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Trinity College has hired 11 new faculty members<\/a> to tenure-line positions this year.<\/p>\n

Diego Baena<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Language and Culture Studies
\nPh.D. in Spanish, Princeton University<\/p>\n

Benjamin B. Bruce<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Mathematics
\nPh.D. in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n

Anand Butler<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Economics
\nPh.D. in Economics, University of Colorado Boulder<\/p>\n

Samuel P. Catlin<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Religious Studies
\nPh.D. in Comparative Literature and Religion (dual degree), University of Chicago<\/p>\n

Dominick Cooper<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Philosophy
\nPh.D. in Philosophy, Georgetown University<\/p>\n

Ruoxing Gao<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Engineering
\nPh.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan<\/p>\n

Philipp M. Gemmel<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Chemistry
\nPh.D. in Chemistry, University of Chicago<\/p>\n

Shoshana Goldstein<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Urban Studies
\nPh.D. in City and Regional Planning, Cornell University<\/p>\n

Valeria Jim\u00e9nez<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Economics
\nPh.D. in Economics, Universit\u00e9 Sorbonne Paris Nord<\/p>\n

Rachel M. Keeffe<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Biology
\nPh.D. in Zoology, University of Florida<\/p>\n

Michael Thompson-Brusstar<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Political Science
\nPh.D. in Political Science, University of Michigan<\/p>\n

All began their appointments on July 1, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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