“Research turned out to be one of the best things I did in my undergraduate career. In the summer after my sophomore year I did research on multiple sclerosis in the neuroscience lab at Children’s National Medical Center and that opened a lot of opportunities for me; as a result, I went to Stanford in ...

On a glorious April afternoon, it was standing room only as students and faculty packed into the Payden Center to present this year’s undergraduate research projects and hear from some of the best student researchers, and check out many prestigious research opportunities on display during Spring Research Day. This has become an important “new tradition” ...

For most, “spring break” is a welcome reprieve from the stresses and workload of college life. But for several years, a group of Trinity students have traded all that for an Alternative Spring Break of community service in Selma, Alabama. The Edmund Pettus Bridge in this poverty-stricken city will live in infamy as the site of ...

Silvia Medina-Balcazar is passionate about her biochemistry major and her minor in mathematics. She’s president of Ladies FIRST, a student club at Trinity focused on science and math. She mentors D.C. high school students who are interested in STEM – science, technology, engineering and math. When she was invited to go to Capitol Hill and advocate ...

The disappearance of 8-year-old Relisha Rudd in 2014 sent shockwaves through the Washington, D.C., area. Rudd had been living in the homeless shelter at D.C. General, and several weeks had gone by before it was reported that she was missing. The search for her was unsuccessful, and she remains missing to this day. Dr. Cynthia Greer, ...

Donald Graham Honored at Commencement Trinity presented an honorary doctor of letters to Donald Graham at Commencement in May in recognition of his lifetime of achievement, his commitment to making higher education accessible to thousands of students, and for his advocacy of Dreamers and D.C. students. Graham, the former chairman and publisher of The Washington Post ...

Learn more about Trinity’s vibrant campus life and special events. View the videos featured in this issue of the TRINITY magazine.   Building Bridges: A community service trip to Selma Provides Students Insights on the Civil Rights Movement. Watch the video the Trinity students created capturing their experience.         Donald Graham Honored at Commencement: See the former Washington Post publisher deliver his inspiring remarks ...