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Trinity College alumnus Stanislav Knezevic ’21 was awarded a Yenching Scholarship from the Yenching Academy of Peking University in China.

From college students to Farm Bureau members and employees, seven people participated in this year's Legislative Internship Program with the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation.

February 26, 2021 Guest Submission My experience graduating from the University of Michigan in 2010 made me realize the importance of representation. The lack of diversity at my university pushed me to go into education. I wanted to be a familiar face to other students of color. I wanted students who were walking in similar shoes to know that they could come from a low-income family and graduate from a prestigious university too. Little did I know the push representation would have on my career change in less than a decade. My journey in politics began a few years before coming to the Univ...

Alumni posted Feb 16 As the chief of staff to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, Paul Mounds Jr. ’07 is helping to manage the state government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I always tell people, ‘I don’t work in politics; I work in public service,’” Mounds says. Paul Mounds Jr. ’07, chief of staff to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont. Photos by Nick Caito. Born in Hartford, Mounds grew up knowing that he wanted to serve his community. He chose to attend Trinity because of its strong political science program and its Legislative Internship Program, which gave him early e...

January 25, 2021 Guest Submission As an eternal optimist, I believe people from different backgrounds and beliefs not only can work together, but this is how true progress happens and a better world is built. It became harder for me to keep this mindset during the past year seeing the division in the country grow deeper surrounding criticism of the BLM, politicization of COVID-19 protocols, the Presidential election, the insurrection on the United States Capitol, and, in the last few days, the need for a heavy National Guard presence at the Texas Capitol. Fear and imposter syndrome had beg...