Welcome to Faculty Highlights, a blog that features the scholarship and achievements of Trinity College faculty. Click on the links below for our latest entries, or search our archive of stories by date, name, subject, or category in the right-hand column.
Since the 2007 publication of Who Will Write Our History? Emanuel Ringelblum, the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Oyneg Shabes Archive, Samuel Kassow, Charles H. Northam Professor of History at Trinity, has won numerous awards, been elected a Fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research, lectured often and widely, and been recognized as one of the world’s leading scholars on Read full article »
James Trostle, Charles A. Dana Research Professor of Anthropology, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to teach a graduate seminar at the University of Chile in Santiago. The Fulbright, which will run from March through July 2014, will also allow Trostle to lecture at different sites in Chile, and conduct research on the health impact of road development. A medical anthropologist Read full article »
In the autumn of 2007, Xiangming Chen arrived at Trinity to become the founding dean and director of the College’s Center for Urban and Global Studies (CUGS), which began that year thanks to a major donation from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Chen brought with him strong credentials—a distinguished 18-year career at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an Read full article »
We explore the diverse and often interdisciplinary academic interests of our faculty members by highlighting some of their recent scholarly output, including publications, conference participation, lectures, performances, exhibits, and more.
The following items call attention to professional achievements by members of the Trinity faculty, such as election to office in a professional organization and receipt of external grants, fellowships, and awards.
Trinity faculty members and their research are frequently cited by media sources, and they are also contacted by journalists to discuss their scholarship or comment on current events and issues. Below are selected examples.