This year, Trinity College alumni and friends have a new opportunity to plant their names on the campus they love—and Michael Scott ’12 is doing so, literally. With a $5,000 gift to Trinity’s new Viridis Project, Scott’s support will be recognized with a plaque beside an ornamental tree on the lush grounds of Trinity’s…… Continue Reading
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Class Notes November 2024
NEWS ALUMNI from multiple years enjoyed a Sip ‘n’ Stroll in Niagara on September 21. The group toured Stratus Vineyards, sampled wines and learned about winemaking, followed by reconnecting and meeting new alumni on the patio. ALEXANDER ADOLPHE ’22 won three gold medals across three events at the IDBF Dragonboat Club Crew World…… Continue Reading
Trinity’s Extraordinary Eggplant Wins CNE Gold
The Food Systems Lab at Trinity College won first prize in August at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)’s Best in GrowTO 2024 People’s Choice Award in the “Funniest Fruit or Vegetable” category. This summer, we grew tomatoes, peppers and eggplants on Trinity’s Munk Building rooftops. The…… Continue Reading
Alternative Realities: Effective Critiques of Secular Modernity
These two books by author Paul Tyson, while different in their subject matter and approaches, are both related to an overall project of challenging the hegemony of secular modernity as the default world view of Western culture and academia. Because secular modernity, with…… Continue Reading
The Rev. Matthew Cadwell: Leading Boston’s Old North Church
Rev. Dr. Matthew Cadwell ’13 completed a PhD at the Trinity College Faculty of Divinity and now leads the famous and historical Old North Church in Boston. Fellow alumni Rev. Matthew Kieswetter and Dr. David Danner asked him five questions about his journey, his work and more. 1. You pastor…… Continue Reading
Looking back on the Divinity Online Book Club
A Future That’s Bigger than the Past: Divinity Summer Book Club One of the goals of our Divinity Associates Executive over the last few years has been to expand our reach to include alumni and friends beyond the GTA. It was in this spirit that we tried something new: a seven-session Zoom-based book club from…… Continue Reading
Conversations with the New Provost: Nicholas Terpstra
On July 1, 2024, Nicholas Terpstra became the 16th Provost and Vice-Chancellor of Trinity College. As Professor of History at U of T, he holds cross-appointments with the Centre for Medieval Studies, Department of Italian Studies and Department for the Study of Religion. Welcome to Trinity! Nicholas Terpstra and incoming Trinity students are simpatico on…… Continue Reading