Trinity College

Paul Kurtz dies at 86; secular humanist philosopher

2012-10-28 00:00:00

Philosopher Paul Kurtz was called many unflattering names during his long career, including "Satanic free-thinker" and "dangerous corrupter of young minds." But the name some of his critics considered most damning was the one he most prized. They called...

College degree is still worth the (very considerable) cost

2011-12-28 16:34:54

PASSINGS: Christoph Schlingensief, Franz Schurmann

2010-08-26 00:00:00

Christoph Schlingensief Controversial German theater director Christoph Schlingensief, 49, a controversial German theater director and performance artist, died of lung cancer Saturday. His death was announced by organizers of the Ruhr Triennale cultural...

'Concerning E.M. Forster' by Frank Kermode

2010-01-24 00:00:00

Concerning E.M. Forster Frank Kermode Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 192 pp., $24 E.M. Forster's "Aspects of the Novel" is required reading for students of the genre. Originally delivered in 1927 as the Clark Lectures at Trinity College in Cambridge, the...

New England surpasses West Coast as least religious region in America, study finds

2009-03-16 00:00:00

New England, where the Puritans and others sought religious freedom, has surpassed the West Coast as the least religious region in America, according to a new major national survey. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Religion in America: Portions of a...

School daze: the whirlwind tour

2005-09-11 00:00:00

EXHAUSTED parents, collapsed on sofas in college admissions offices, tell one another this urban legend while waiting for the next campus tour. It's about one family who took their teenager to visit a dozen schools in Pennsylvania in three days. They...

Taking a trip back in time

2005-06-05 00:00:00

PICTURE petroglyphs on a weeklong Southwestern photography and archeology tour. The Oct. 16 excursion, led by photographer Bruce Hukco and research archeologist Scott Ortman, will travel from Cortez, Colo., to Utah, where the group will visit...

Where the Rubber Meets the Road

2013-06-18 11:00:00

A reader, J.P. of East Hampton, broached an interesting subject recently. Contemplating tire wear and noting that there are about one billion tires in use on the roads of this country, he asked some simple questions. “Where does all the worn...

Regional Digest: UConn Football Recruit To Attend Milford Academy

2013-06-18 18:56:22

Football Recruit HeadingTo Milford Academy Tight end Jordan Fuchs of Christ the King (N.Y.) High, a member of the UConn 2013 football class, is heading to Milford Academy. He is a talented basketball player with a bright football future but he could...

West Hartford Student Wins Computer Science Award

2013-06-18 06:28:00

A local high school junior is a winner of the National Center for Women and Information Technology's Award for Aspirations in Computing, according to a news release from the Capitol Region Education Council. Chinedum Uche is a junior at Hall High School...

Sources: Hartford Board Unlikely To OK Extension For Kishimoto

2013-06-18 00:00:00

Will Superintendent Christina Kishimoto get the contract extension she wants? Urging Mayor Pedro Segarra and the board of education not to "cast a cloud of uncertainty" over the city schools' reform plans, Kishimoto has asked the board to approve a two-...

For Hartford Teen, A Personal Project On Leadership

2013-06-15 16:42:00

Tre'Jon Hamm reached for the grand doors of the state Capitol when his cellphone buzzed. "I can't talk to you right now," the 14-year-old told his friend on the other line. Hamm rushed here after school on one of the final days of the legislative...

Martin Scorsese directed this 2011 family fantasy about a little boy who lives in the Paris train station in the 30s. Saturday, June 22, at 2:30 p.m. at Cinestudio, 300 Summit St., on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford.

2013-06-18 00:00:00

Shamika Smith, friend of Gabby Keene, tries to keeps warm during Trinity's 187th Commencement in Hartford Sunday.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Kate Livesay, head coach for Trinity College, rallies her team. Top-ranked Trinity, the defending national champion, beat the College of New Jersey 12-7 in the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse quarterfinals at Sheppard Field in Hartford Sunday.

2013-05-12 00:00:00