When comparing the Class of 2011 to previous classes, particularly its preceding class, much of the statistics remained the same, though a few figures changed dramatically. This year the admissions committee had to be especially careful concerning the size of the Class of 2011, said Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Larry Dow.
2 CommentsAssociate Professor of Modern Languages and Literature Anne Lambright recently won a prestigious grant from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation to study the cultural impact of terrorism in Peru. Lambright is a recipient of the Millicent C. McIntosh Fellowship, which is a grant that supports "especially promising" newly tenured faculty "who would benefit from additional time and resources to continue their scholarly work, but whose family and other obligations make it difficult for them to be away from their homes for extended periods of time," according to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation's Web site.
0 CommentsDespite the fact that hundreds of students in the Class of 2009 were forced to live off-campus due to this year's housing shortage, many of them report to be adjusting to their new independent lifestyles very well. This semester approximately 200 members of the junior class are living in off-campus housing, out of the 387 that are currently enrolled at Trinity in Hartford.
5 CommentsThis past Sunday countless students, faculty, and Trinity administrators came to pay their last respects to a dear professor, colleague, and friend, Professor of Chemistry Lisa Nestor, who passed away this summer to cancer. Nestor was born in Alexandria, VA on January 10, 1957 and was raised in Williamsburg, VA.
0 CommentsRecently, Trinity has purchased new furniture for dormitories in order to comply with the California standard for fire codes. The standard requires that upholstered furniture and bedding products be flame-retardant, as those items act as a significant fuel source in fires and are difficult to extinguish once ignited.
1 CommentsScholars and students both around the world and at Trinity are beginning to see the ways that computer science can aid in humanitarian causes. Simultaneously, Trinity is helping to promote the field in new and innovative ways that will appeal to students who might not have been attracted to computer science originally.
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