Trinity hosted the Northeast Deans meeting in early November. The gathering is held annually at one of the varying member institutions, bringing the deans together over two days to discuss salient issues in higher education and providing an opportunity to share best practices and offer advice within the group.

Tom Mitzel, Trinity’s dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs, said, “I know I treasure this meeting every year, to be able to learn from the wisdom of my colleagues, and to engage in high level conversations about how best to continue offering the highest level of education for our students.”

Attendees pose for a group photo in Hamlin Hall (left to right): Neil Weissman, provost and dean of the college, Dickinson College; Christopher Zappe, provost, Gettysburg College; Robin Rinehart, dean of the faculty, Lafayette College; Joel Martin, provost and dean of the faculty, Franklin and Marshall College; Denise Buell, dean of the faculty, Williams College; Tom Stephenson, provost, Swarthmore College; Abby Van Styck, dean of the faculty, Connecticut College; Jon Chenette, dean of the faculty, Vassar College; Michele Dominy, vice president and dean of the college, Bard College; Cristie Collins Judd, dean for academic affairs, Bowdoin College; Catherine Epstein, dean of the faculty, Amherst College; Beau Breslin, dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs, Skidmore College; Lori Kletzer, provost and dean of the faculty, Colby College; Patrick Reynolds, dean of the faculty, Hamilton College; Therese McCarty, dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs, Union College; and Tom Mitzel, dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs, Trinity College.