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Go to that guest lecture — it’s worth it

Sarah Fisher, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2024

I attended the Roots Commission conference last Thursday and Friday, and it was an incredible experience. Now for a little bit of a shameless plug, if you want to know more about the conference and what...

Author Eula Biss speaks tensions of immunization at the 2019 Reading TUgether Lecture

Author Eula Biss speaks tensions of immunization at the 2019 Reading TUgether Lecture

Jolie Francis August 22, 2019
Biss talks about vampires and Victorian England to explain her decision to vaccinate her son
Photo credit: Matthew Claybrook

Doris Kearns Goodwin lectures on history and leadership

Jolie Francis March 28, 2019
Award-winning author and historian spoke about her time working in the White House
Photo credit: Julia Weis

Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, tells her story of surviving the Holocaust

Julia Weis March 21, 2019
Event draws 2,300 community members to campus
Photo credit: Matthew Claybrook

Renowned architect honors late artist with new project

Jolie Francis January 30, 2019
David Adjaye discusses Ruby City at Laurie

Jennifer Egan lectures on latest novel

Julia Weis February 27, 2018

In front of a crowd of English nerds and lit fans, Pulitzer Prize - winning author Jennifer Egan gave a lecture on her process of creative writing and research. Egan discussed her latest and fifth novel, Manhattan...

Sophomore Rohan Walawalkar presents as part of TEDxTrinityUniversity's first event on effective study habits. Photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak, staff photographer

Student club brings TED talks to Trinity

Gabriella Garriga January 18, 2018

Fifteen years ago, Rohan Walawalkar sat in a car with his mom eating a candy bar — his ideal day. Stuck in traffic, Walawalkar savored every bite of his Cadbury treat, unconcerned with the local homeless...

Trinity students, faculty and staff joined thousands in the San Antonio MLK March, the largest in the nation. Photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer

Lecture, march headline annual series of events to honor MLK

Kendra Derrig January 15, 2018

Trinity University's annual week of events commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. kicked off with a lecture from Kathleen Cleaver, activist, former Black Panther and professor of law at Emory University,...

Daniel Mendelsohn, presented his lecture, “Too Clever by Half,” to a crowd of roughly 200 people. Mendelsohn discussed his career as a classicist and shared stories from the popular epic “The Odyssey,” the topic of his most recent book. The lecture was presented by the Trinity Humanities Collective. 
Photo by Chloe Sonnier, staff photographer.

‘Taking the long view’ with Daniel Mendelsohn

Daniel Conrad November 30, 2017

Daniel Mendelsohn is of two minds about most things. “All criticism, I think, is ultimately an ethical or moral undertaking,” said Mendelsohn, an award-winning author and part-time professor at...

Jeffrey Wasserstrom visits Being Young in Asia FYE. photo by Chloe Sonnier

Visiting California professor clears up misconceptions about youth in Asia

Victoria Abad October 31, 2017

Young student protesters have occupied the business district of Hong Kong various times in the last couple of years in a battle for democracy. Given this situation, Gina Tam, assistant professor of history,...

Anna Rado spoke about her experiences in Nazi Germany and how her belief in God helped her through the experience. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

Holocaust survivor gives lecture at Laurie

Kaylie King October 24, 2017

Anna Rado, a Holocaust survivor and San Antonio resident, gave a lecture in Laurie Auditorium on Monday at 7 p.m. The event was open to the public; roughly 150 people were in attendance. After Rado...

The basketball operations analyst talked to current Trinity students about combining their interests in sports and math. Photo by Allison Wolff

Trinity basketball alum lectures on sports analytics in the NBA

Julia Weis September 7, 2017

What do you get when you combine a love for sports, math and economics? Potentially, a career in Sports Analytics. That’s what Dwight Lutz, class of 2009, did. While at Trinity, Lutz played for the...