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Trumbull College is one of Yale's most beautiful and intimate residential colleges, with a Gothic architecture and a vibrant community. Learn about its history, facilities, events, and contact information from the Head of College and the Dean.
Trumbull College is one of fourteen undergraduate residential colleges of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The college is named for Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut from 1769 to 1784 and advisor and friend to General George Washington.
Trumbull College is located at 241 Elm Street in New Haven and is one of the smallest residential colleges at Yale. It is also by far the most picturesque, a granite fortress that looks just the way people think Yale is supposed to look, with Jacobean chimneys, gothic arches, and a Norman dining hall.
Trumbull College was named for Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull, member of a family who traces its lineage back to the Turnbull family of Scotland. The name Turnbull owes its heraldic origin to the gallantry of a young peasant. In around 1315, a king engaged in a chase was attacked by a bull.
Mar 30, 2023 · D. S. Fahmeed Hyder, a professor of biomedical engineering at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science and professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at the Yale School of Medicine, has been appointed the next Head of Trumbull College, Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis announced at an event in the college last night.
Jan 11, 2013 · Trumbull College, one of Yale University's residential colleges, was named for Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull. The building's Gothic architecture, by James Gamble Rogers, matches well with his design for neighboring Sterling Library.
Mar 29, 2023 · Sharif-Hyder, who currently serves as associate secretary for the University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct, will join Hyder as the next Associate Head of Trumbull College. Sharif-Hyder has a background in psychology and international affairs.
