Trinity College Post Office Assistant Dennis Llewellyn readies mail for delivery. Llewellyn was among the essential staff members remaining on campus during the spring after the college moved to remote instruction. Photo by Nick Caito
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Features
Griffin Paterson ’20 said that when he took the cover photo, looking through the Long Walk’s Fuller Arch at Northam Towers, he was imagining a parallel universe without COVID-19, one where he would walk through the archway, step on the Luther-Roosevelt stone, and graduate with his friends and classmates. “In that moment, though, all that was left was a shadow—my shadow—of what was supposed to be,” said Paterson, who earned a B.A. in political science with a minor in Hispanic studies. “COVID-19 had cast a shadow all over the world, and in it consumed my final moments as a college student. All I had left of my time at Trinity was memories, shadows of the past.” For more from Paterson and some of his classmates, please see Through their eyes. To read an overview of Trinity’s response to the pandemic, please see Historic shift amid COVID-19.
The Trinity Model: Adaptation and Unexpected Leadership
Talking about the importance of a liberal arts education is preaching to the choir when addressing Trinity alumni. The translatable nature of liberal arts skills to address new challenges and problems is demonstrated in this issue of the magazine, which recounts powerful stories of Trinity alumni who are on the front lines of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.