Trinity and National Catholic Reporter to Co-sponsor “A Washington Briefing for the Nation’s Catholic Community,” May 6-7, 2010
Trinity Washington University and the National Catholic Reporter are co-sponsoring “A Washington Briefing for the Nation’s Catholic Community,” on Thursday and Friday, May 6 and 7, 2010. The conference will be held on Trinity’s campus with hotel accommodations at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill.
President McGuire Interviewed on C-SPAN’s Nationally Broadcast “Q&A”
President McGuire was featured on Sunday, March 7, in an hour-long interview on “Q&A,” a program that is broadcast nationally on C-SPAN. President McGuire spoke about Trinity, trends and issues in higher education, and other topics. Click here to watch the interview on the C-SPAN web site. The interview followed the publication of a major profile...
President McGuire Profiled in Washington Post Magazine Cover Story
The Washington Post Magazine featured a major profile of President Patricia McGuire on Sunday, February 14, 2010. The cover story portrays President McGuire as a visionary and exemplary leader who, over the past 20 years, has led Trinity’s transformation from a small college to a highly diverse, vibrant, multifaceted university that is a “model for urban...
Two Trinity Alumnae Confirmed by U.S. Senate for Key Posts in Administration
The U.S. Senate has confirmed two Trinity alumnae, M. Patricia Smith ’74 and Ellen Gloninger Murray ’70, to serve in top posts in the administration of President Barack Obama. Smith was confirmed by the Senate on February 4 to serve as Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor, the third highest position in the department. ...
Dr. Robert Maguire Presents Senate Testimony: “Reconstructing to Rebalance Haiti after the Earthquake”
Dr. Robert Maguire, associate professor of international affairs, director of the Haiti Project at Trinity and chair of the Haiti Working Group at the U.S. Institute of Peace presented testimony before the Subcommittee on International Development, Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, on February 4, 2010,...
President McGuire: Measuring Success for the Real Majority in Higher Education Today
President Patricia McGuire authored an article for the January/February 2010 issue of Trusteeship magazine, published by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. In her article, “Measuring Success for the Real Majority in Higher Education Today,” she calls attention to the fact that U.S. Department of Education studies reveal that almost 75 percent...
Dr. Robert Maguire: To Rebuild Haiti, Start With Its Young People; Los Angeles Times Op-ed
Dr. Robert Maguire, associate professor of international affairs, director of the Haiti Project at Trinity and chair of the Haiti Working Group at the U.S. Institute of Peace, co-authored an op-ed about the future of Haiti that was published in the Los Angeles Times on January 31, 2010. In “To Rebuild Haiti, Start With Its...
NBC News, Today Show, Feature Broadway Debut of Alice Boyle Duffy ’51
Trinity graduate Alice Boyle Duffy ’51 recently made her debut on Broadway (at the young age of 81!) in Noel Coward’s play “Present Laughter,” with Victor Garber in the lead. Duffy reflected on her journey to Broadway in an interview with NBC reporter Ann Thompson that aired on the Today Show on January 27 and...
Sisters of Notre Dame Celebrate the Life of Sr. Dorothy Stang, Saturday, Feb. 13
Eco-Martyr: Guardian of the Amazon Rainforest Snow Update: This event will take place as scheduled, on Saturday, February 13, 1:00 pm. Trinity will be OPEN. The Sisters of Notre Dame will celebrate the life of Sr. Dorothy Stang, SND, an American missionary who was murdered in 2005 in the Brazilian forest, on Saturday, February 13, 1:00 pm,...
Trinity Kicks Off Black History Month on Wednesday, Feb. 3, with Poetry Celebration Featuring A.B. Spellman
Trinity will kick off Black History Month on Wednesday, February 3, with a poetry celebration featuring renowned author A.B. Spellman. The celebration in Social Hall begins at 4:30 pm with student performances, followed by a poetry reading by Spellman. The author will sign copies of his book of poetry, Things I Must Have Known.