Author Archives: Andrea Herrmann

Book It! September 2023

CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT ’96 Dirty Money: Financial Crime in Canada reveals how globalization and technology have spun an extensive web of clandestine processes that disguises how financial criminals operate, the channels they use, and how they suborn banks and institutions. Co-edited by Jamie Ferrill, the book brings together contributors from the public and private sectors to identify…Continue Reading

Book It! June 2023

SAMANTHA MAJIC ’01 Celebrities in the United States have drawn significant attention and resources to the complex issue of human trafficking—a subject of feminist concern—and they are often criticized for promoting sensationalized and simplistic understandings of the issue. In this comprehensive analysis of celebrities’ anti-trafficking activism, however, Samantha Majic finds that this phenomenon is more…Continue Reading

Kenneth Oppel ’89 answers The Trinity Questionnaire

Kenneth Oppel ’89 wrote his first novel at age 14. He wrote his second novel, The Live-Forever Machine, for a creative writing course while he was studying English and Cinema Studies at Trinity College. Oppel also wrote book reviews for The Varsity, was assistant editor of The Trinity University Review, and made movies as part…Continue Reading

Class Notes: June 2023

NEWS ROBERT ’48 and ANN SPENCE’S 75th wedding anniversary We received this lovely update and photo from Sandy Spence, the granddaughter of two Trinity alumni: “My grandparents, Bob and Ann Spence (Robert G. Spence and C. Ann Spence) met on their first day at UofT, on the way to line up at Trinity College. Grandfather…Continue Reading

Thank you, Trinity Volunteers!

National Volunteer Week (April 16-22, 2023) is an opportunity to celebrate the generosity and spirit of Trinity’s incredible volunteers. We spoke with three alumni ranging from just over a decade to 65 years post-graduation to learn about their “why” for giving back. Meet three amazing Trinity alumni from different generations, each of whom continues to…Continue Reading

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Reunion!

Spring Reunion is around the corner! From May 31 to June 4, 2023, generations of Trinity alumni will come together in what one describes as “a network of joy.” Do you know what JCR stands for? The correct answer will earn you one point in a trivia competition—and you’ll know where to find members of…Continue Reading