Tag: Trinity College

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Rev. Marcus G. Halley Appointed Trinity College Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life

Rev. Marcus G. Halley has been appointed Trinity College’s chaplain and dean of spiritual and religious life, effective Aug. 4. Halley has served since 2019 as dean of formation of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut and he also is priest-in-charge for the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. In the past, he was missioner for […]

June 14, 2021

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Dr. Angel Pérez Named CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling

The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) on Monday named Dr. Angel B. Pérez the next chief executive officer of the organization. Pérez succeeds Dr. Joyce E. Smith, who is retiring after more than 30 years as the association’s deputy executive director, executive director and CEO, said NACAC, in a statement. Pérez is currently […]

May 5, 2020

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How to Make Our Institutions More Accessible

While higher education is abuzz with goals of cultivating greater access and success for historically underrepresented groups, many institutions still engage in practices that work against these goals. If we are truly going to open our doors wider, we can’t do so without transforming our own policies and practices.

August 6, 2018

Students

Study: Wide Racial Gaps Persist in College Degree Attainment

Compared to White adults in the United States, Black adults are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree and Latino adults are only half as likely – with both groups attaining degrees at a lower rate in 2016 than White adults did back in 1990, according to a new report by The Education Trust.

June 18, 2018

Faculty & Staff

Trinity College Loses Donors, Students After Professor’s Posts

HARTFORD, Conn. — The president of a private Connecticut college says several incoming students have withdrawn and about $200,000 in donations has been lost over a Black professor’s social media posts about White supremacy. Trinity College president Joanne Berger-Sweeney said Monday that 16 incoming students and some past donors cited the scandal involving sociology professor […]

August 1, 2017

Students

Trinity College Fights Ex-student’s Request for Anonymity in Lawsuit

HARTFORD, Conn. — A former Trinity College student who was suspended in the middle of his final semester for allegedly copying another student’s homework assignments is seeking to remain anonymous as he fights the discipline in a lawsuit against the private liberal arts school in Hartford. Trinity officials are opposing the former student’s request to […]

August 1, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Trinity College Closes Due to Threats Made After Professor’s Post

HARTFORD, Conn. — A private college in Connecticut has closed its campus due to threats made against the school after a professor’s social media post. Trinity College says it received multiple threats related to social media posts by Johnny Eric Williams. The campus of the liberal arts school in Hartford is closed until further notice. […]

June 21, 2017

Students

Police: 30 Hurt in Off-campus Deck Collapse in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. ― A pair of crowded decks collapsed during a party at an off-campus house near Trinity College in Connecticut, injuring about 30 people, Hartford police said Sunday. College spokeswoman Kathy Andrews said 28 students were taken to hospitals after the Saturday collapse and most of them were treated and released by Sunday morning. […]

September 11, 2016

Students

Presidents: Outcomes Promising for Underprivileged at Elite Institutions

One part of a panel discussion at The New York Times Schools for Tomorrow conference touched on data that indicates that underprivileged students are more likely to graduate when enrolled at elite institutions as compared to less-selective institutions.

September 17, 2015

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ACE Preparing Female Minorities for Higher Ed Presidencies

In 2013, ACE launched the Spectrum Executive Leadership Program to increase the number of women and people of color in presidencies.

March 17, 2015