Events

National Voter Registration Day

Tuesday, September 17 – 12:15–1:15 p.m. – Outside of Mather
Stop by for information about how to register and how to
apply for an absentee ballot, and come meet Connecticut’s Deputy Secretary of State Jacqueline Kozin! FLYER

Ballots and Beverages! (For faculty)

Monday, September 30 – 5:00–7:00 p.m. – Parkville Market’s Brick Room (1400 Park St, Hartford)
Join us for a panel discussion on how faculty can contribute to GOTV efforts in 2024 and beyond. Our panel of experts will include CT House Majority Leader Representative Jason Rojas, CT Deputy Secretary of the State Jacqueline Kozin, and Professors Dang Do (Trinity) and Tanya Rhodes Smith (UConn). Connect with colleagues and learn more about opportunities to share your research with policymakers, journalists, and civic leaders to advance evidenced-based policymaking. To preview faculty resources on encouraging student voting, see the guide here.

Sponsored by Professor Abigail Fisher Williamson and The CT Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network. Please register here

Vice President Debate Watch Party (For Students)

Tuesday, October 1 – 8:30 p.m. – McCook Auditorium
Sponsored by: Political Science, Public Policy, and Pi Sigma Alpha—Trinity’s Political Science Honor Society

Policy Implications of the 2025 Election

Wednesday, October 9 – 4:30 p.m. – Dangremond Family Commons
Professors Chambers, Do, and Hamidi will offer comments on key policy areas such as women’s rights, race and ethnicity, and nuclear policy. Q and A to follow.

Congressional Candidates Debate

Thursday, October 24 – 7:00–8:30 p.m. – Cornelia Center
hosted by the Hartford League of Women Voters

The participating candidates are:
John Larson (D)
Jim Griffin (R)
Mary Sanders (G)

Watch the event stream from Hartford Public TV here.

The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics

Tuesday, October 29 – 12:15–1:30 p.m. – Dangremond Family Commons
Join us for a discussion of partisan think tanks and US Politics with Professor EJ Fagan, University of Illinois Chicago

Breakfast with Professor EJ Fagan

Tuesday, October 29 – 9:00 a.m. – Fire by Forge (539 Broad St, Hartford, CT 06106)
Please RSVP to Professor Williamson by October 21st is you are interested in attending the breakfast at 9am on October 29^th at Fire by Forge. If it is a small group we might move the breakfast but Forge is good for large groups. There will also be about an hour for him to meet with faculty and students after his talk. We hope you can attend and invite your students to attend.

The Day After the 2025 Election

Wednesday, November 6 – 4:30 p.m. – Dangremond Family Commons
Join professors Gleason, Laws, and McMahon for an analysis of the 2025 election with discussion to follow.

The Democratic Party and Catholic Voters in the 2020 Election

Thursday, September 29 – 4:00 p.m. – Zoom
Greenberg Center

Thirsty Thursdays – Voter Registration

Thursday, October 6 – 11:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. – Mather Dining Hall

 “Faith-based Persuasion in the Public Square: Natural Law and Its Competitors”
A Conversation Among Scholars

Friday, October 14 – 2:00 p.m. – Smith House, 123 Vernon St.
Greenberg Center

Thirsty Thursdays – Voter Registration

Thursday, October 13 – 11:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. – Mather Dining Hall

The Logistics of Elections

Thursday, October 13 – Noon–1:00 p.m. – The Old State House

All in Challenge Webinar

Tuesday, October 18 – 4:00–5:00 p.m. – Zoom
College Student Voter Access Briefing & Discussion w/ Dept. of Education Officials; Register HERE

Women of Color on Campus with Kamora Herrington and Hillary Brown

Wednesday, October 19 – 6:00–8:00 p.m. – Terrace Rooms, 2nd Fl Mather Hall
WGRAC’s Reproductive Justice & Rights Program Series

Untangling the Tally: Media & Elections

Thursday, October 20, 2022 – Noon–1:00 p.m. – The Old State House

Thirsty Thursdays – Voter Registration

Thursday, October 20 – 11:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. – Mather Dining Hall

Thirsty Thursdays – Voter Registration

Thursday, October 27 – 11:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. – Mather Dining Hall

Untangling the Tally:  Barriers to Voting

Thursday, October 27 – Noon–1:00 p.m. – The Old State House