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Events are planned in September.

Trinity College is opening a new Center for Entrepreneurship, which school officials said will support students, faculty and alumni hoping to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. The new center, which was announced Monday, will be “student-focused and promote entrepreneurial thinking, said Trinity Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs Sonia Cardenas. She said the center will provide any liberal arts major with the confidence and “know-how” to turn their innovative ideas into action.

A 1958 graduate of Hartford’s Trinity College, who went on to become an influential marketing and advertising executive, has gifted the school $4 million for its Human Rights program. The gift from Everett “Ev” Elting Jr. comes about 20 years after he donated $500,000 to create the program, which incorporates the study of human rights into Trinity’s curriculum. Trinity said the gift will be used to enhance the program, which is unique among liberal arts institutions.

The Elting Fund for Human Rights and Global Citizenship will create learning opportunities and advance Trinity’s leadership in human rights education.