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Trinity College Chaplain the Revd Dr Colleen O’Reilly AM explains the history of and meaning behind Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, including why Christians eat pancakes and where the ash received on foreheads comes from.
Category: Theological School
Many Foundation Studies students celebrate Chinese New Year, and here, three students share how they celebrate in Melbourne.
Category: Foundation Studies
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we share the love story of former Trinity students Isabelle (TC 2014) and George (TC 2016) McPharlin, who met at Trinity College in 2016. They both lived and worked at Trinity, before getting married in our chapel in 2019. There are two sides to every story, so here are George and Isabelle’s recollections of their blossoming romance.
Category: Residential College
Kaylor shares what she loves most about Melbourne, how she made friends, and how Australia’s education system is different to that in her home country of China.
Category: Foundation Studies
A big congratulations to the members of the Trinity College community who were recognised this year with Australia Day honours.
Category: People
Psychology lecturer Dr Rita George explains how cushions played a key role in helping her reach her career goals and why Finding Nemo is the movie that has it all.
Category: Foundation Studies
Dr David Collis, our Pathway School’s Director of Curriculum and Academic Development, reflects on the silver linings of the pandemic and encourages us to look at the world anew as we adapt to new ways of teaching and learning.
Category: Foundation Studies
Trinity College Theological School, the University of Divinity and Perth’s Wollaston Theological College will partner in 2021.
Category: Theological School
Kirsty Beilharz reflects on her year of remote learning through Trinity’s Theological School.
Category: Theological School
Foundation Studies student Ivan Ilin is studying our October Fast Track program from Saint Petersburg in Russia. Things have been challenging in 2020, but as Ivan notes, we have nothing but today, so it pays to look on the bright side.
Category: Foundation Studies
Residential College student Kevin Chen reflects on the challenges and opportunities presented in 2020.
Category: Residential College
Ethan Taylor is a man on the move and it seems only a matter of time before we see his name on political ballot papers.
Category: People
Matthew Blair decided to apply for Trinity College in his final year of high school, mostly because it sounded ‘fun’. He subsequently found himself having three of the best years of his life, and, after graduating, starting a career with Pitcher Partners in Melbourne.
Category: Residential College
A pilot program has been announced to let a small number of international students back into Australia via Darwin this week, however earlier comments made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison suggest that bringing international students into the country isn’t a high priority for the Australian Government. But with limited international student arrivals and a mass exit of currently enrolled students, bolder action is needed – because the situation is hurting far more than the education sector.
Category: Foundation Studies
The Revd Canon Prof Dorothy Lee, Trinity's Stewart Research Professor of New Testament, and Dr Muriel Porter, Honorary Research Fellow at the Trinity College Theological School, pose the question on The Conversation of whether the Anglican Church is about to split.
Category: Theological School
