Over the last several months, our associates’ community has repeatedly been touching on the theme of “the church outside the walls,” having inaugurated a year of events last May with a visit from theologian and priest Sam Wells. A sub-theme, taken from one of Wells’ recent books, is “humbler church, bigger God.” Both of those…… Continue Reading
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Spotlight on Melinda Jacobs ’12
My Trinity connections I chose Trinity because I wanted to study international relations, and Trinity was the only school that offered a truly interdisciplinary IR program. As a Loran Scholar, I was fortunate to be able to live in residence all four years, which was transformative for me. Being from New Brunswick, I really…… Continue Reading
Book It! February 2025
DEBORAH CHANTSON ’05 In Past Perfect Vacation, an exhausted, pregnant, 40-year-old working mom of soon-to-be three kids magically time-slips into her 20-year-old goddess-like body and gets a chance to relive her university life doing all the things she can’t in the future and couldn’t in the past. As an added bonus for alumni readers, U…… Continue Reading
In Memoriam: Juliana Saxton ’54
Juliana Saxton ’54 passed away on December 19, 2024. Described as “force of nature,” she leaves a deep legacy as an artist and educator. From her student involvement with Hart House Theatre, she went on act in theatre, television and film. She then embarked on a distinguished career in academia, becoming a master teacher and…… Continue Reading
Class News February 2025
Congratulations to members of the Trinity community who were recognized with 2024 Arbor Awards, U of T’s highest honour for volunteer service in January: Shannon R. Garden-Smith, Matthew E. Kieswetter, Ross McKean, E. Jane Speakman, and C. Ann Wainwright. View pictures of the event here and read the awards citations here. MICHAEL ADRIAN SMITH ’87 has joined…… Continue Reading
Five Questions with Rev. Dr. Heather McCance
Trinity Divinity alum Rev. Dr. Heather McCance, MDiv ’96, Th.M ’10, started as President of the Atlantic School of Theology (AST) in 2023. Now that she has had a year to settle in, we reached out to get her thoughts on AST, her role, and on the church. Prior to arriving at AST, Heather split…… Continue Reading
Five Questions with Jen Gommerman ’93, Chair of Immunology
Professor Jen Gommerman (’93; ’98 PhD, U of T) is Chair of the Department of Immunology at U of T. She currently holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Tissue-Specific Immunity; serves as Immunology Pillar co-lead for CoVaRR-Net, a pan-Canadian consortium studying variants of concern; and is the co-director of HI3, a consortium…… Continue Reading