45-618: Trinity Hall (formally The College or Hall of the Holy Trinity in the University of Cambridge ) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge . Founded in 1350, it is the fifth-oldest surviving college of the university, having been established by William Bateman , Bishop of Norwich , to train clergymen in canon law after the Black Death . Trinity Hall has two sister colleges at
90-526: A Master , even when the Master is female. However, there are some exceptions, listed below. Girton College has always had a Mistress, even though male candidates have been able to run for the office since 1976. Also see List of current heads of University of Cambridge colleges . The above list does not include several former colleges that no longer exist. These include: Emeritus Emeritus ( / ə ˈ m ɛr ɪ t ə s / ; female version: emerita )
135-529: A diocesan bishop or auxiliary bishop retires, the word emeritus is added to their former title, i.e., "Archbishop Emeritus of ...". The term "Bishop Emeritus" of a particular see can apply to several people, if the first lives long enough. The title was applied to the Bishop of Rome, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI , on his retirement. In Community of Christ , the status of emeritus is occasionally granted to senior officials upon retirement. In Judaism , emeritus
180-428: A Hall. The new foundation's name may have been a punishment for the college's master, Stephen Gardiner , who had opposed the king's remarriage and had endured much of the college's land being removed. It is incorrect to call it Trinity Hall College, although Trinity Hall college (lower case) is, strictly speaking, accurate. A similar situation had existed once before when Henry VI founded King's College (in 1441) despite
225-455: A connection which remains to this day. In 2019 and 2020, the College experienced unwelcome publicity after the reporting of allegations of sexual misconduct scandals involving Dr William O’Reilly, the former Acting Senior Tutor, and Dr Peter Hutchinson, a former fellow. In 2015, 10 students submitted formal complaints of verbal sexual harassment by Dr Peter Hutchinson, a college fellow. Hutchinson
270-633: A further allegation of sexual assault, which he denied. Tortoise reported that the College's Master, Jeremy Morris , had been made aware of the allegations against O'Reilly, but had allowed him to continue teaching for a further five months and oversee the student disciplinary process until the complaints were investigated by police. Tortoise alleged that as of the date of publication, no formal investigation had been made into this complaint, and no safeguarding measures had been put in place. In February 2020, Morris and O’Reilly agreed to "step back" from their roles in college pending investigation. In March 2020,
315-495: A range of facilities and services to their members in addition to accommodation, including: catering, library facilities, extracurricular societies, and sporting teams. Much of sporting life at Cambridge is centred around college teams and inter-collegiate competition in Cuppers . Student activity is typically organised through separate common rooms for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Another important element of collegiate life
360-480: A response document that that indicated the actions it had taken to make improvements to the structures and culture of the institution. In June 2023, allegations of plagiarism by O'Reilly publicly emerged, having been first reported to the university in 2021. Documents shown to the Financial Times showed how nearly half of O'Reilly's published article ' Fredrick Jackson Turner ’s Frontier Thesis, Orientalism , and
405-622: A spy and member of the Cambridge Five . The Hesperides disbanded in 1976, but was re-founded in 2020 to encourage literary activity after the COVID-19 pandemic ; speakers have included Trinity Hall alumni Nicholas Hytner and Sophie Winkleman . On 31 May 2022, Mary Hockaday was announced as the next Master. The current Dean is the Revd Dr Stephen Plant. The role of Dean incorporates that of Chaplain in other colleges. Colleges of
450-405: A top University at an intimate level". Cambridge colleges provide most of the accommodation for undergraduates and postgraduates at the university. At the undergraduate level they have responsibility for admitting students to the university, providing pastoral support, and organising elements of their tuition, though lectures and examinations are organised by the faculties and departments of
495-410: Is formal hall , which range in frequency from weekly to every night of the week during Full Term. Colleges also provide funding, accommodation, or both, for some of the academic posts in the university, with the majority of Cambridge academics being a fellow of a college in addition to their faculty/departmental role. Fellows may therefore hold college positions in addition to their academic posts at
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#1732923136738540-553: Is also used in business and nonprofit organizations to denote perpetual status of the founder of an organization or individuals who made significant contributions to the institution. Phil Knight , for example, is the co-founder of Nike , and after decades of being the CEO , he is now the emeritus of the company. Following her decision to retire from Democratic leadership, the House Steering and Policy Committee voted to grant Nancy Pelosi
585-418: Is also used when a person of distinction in a profession retires or hands over the position, enabling their former rank to be retained in their title. The term emeritus does not necessarily signify that a person has relinquished all the duties of their former position, and they may continue to exercise some of them. In descriptions of deceased professors emeriti listed at U.S. universities, the title emeritus
630-407: Is an honorary title granted to someone who retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but is allowed to continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus". In some cases, the term is conferred automatically upon all persons who retire at a given rank, but in others, it remains a mark of distinguished service awarded selectively on retirement. It
675-513: Is attested since the early 17th century with the meaning 'having served out one's time, having done sufficient service'. The Latin feminine equivalent, emerita ( / ɪ ˈ m ɛr ɪ t ə / ), is also sometimes used, although in English the word emeritus is often unmarked for gender. A tenured full professor who retires from an educational institution in good standing may be given the title " professor emeritus ". The title " professor emerita "
720-683: Is located in Front Court, while the Junior Combination Room is adjacent to the college bar in North Court. Both the MCR and JCR have highly active committees and organize popular socials for their members across the term. Trinity Hall's oldest and largest society, the Boat Club was founded in 1827, and has had a long and distinguished history; notably from 1890 until 1898, when the college stayed Head of
765-491: Is often a title granted to long-serving rabbis of synagogues or other Jewish institutions. In some cases, the title is also granted to chazzans . Rabbi Emeritus or Cantor Emeritus is largely an honorific title. Since 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus has been given to a senator of the minority party who has previously served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate . It
810-452: Is replaced by an indication of the years of their appointments, except in obituaries , where it may be used to indicate their status at the time of death. Emeritus (past participle of Latin emerere , meaning 'complete one's service') is a compound of the Latin prefix e- (variant of ex- ) meaning 'out of, from' and merere (source of 'merit') meaning 'to serve, earn'. The word
855-401: Is sometimes used for women. In most systems and institutions, the rank is bestowed on all professors who have retired in good standing, while at others, it needs a special act or vote. Professors emeriti may, depending on local circumstances, retain office space or other privileges. The adjective may be placed before or after the title (e.g., "professor emeritus" or "emeritus professor"). When
900-478: The Black Death in England of the 1340s included the loss of perhaps half of the population; Bishop Bateman himself lost nearly 700 of his parish priests, and so his decision to found a college was probably centred on a need to rebuild the priesthood. The site that Bateman chose was the original site of Gonville Hall , which had been founded three years earlier, but was financially struggling. Bateman's clerical aim for
945-553: The University of Oxford : All Souls and University College . Notable alumni include theoretical physicists Stephen Hawking and Nobel Prize winner David Thouless , Australian Prime Minister Stanley Bruce , Pakistani Prime Minister Khawaja Nazimuddin , Canadian Governor General David Johnston , philosophers Marshall McLuhan and Galen Strawson , Conservative cabinet minister Geoffrey Howe , Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham , writer J. B. Priestley , and Academy Award-winning actress Rachel Weisz . The devastation caused by
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#1732923136738990-426: The "old" colleges and 7 of the 15 "new" ones admit both male and female students as both undergraduates and postgraduates, without any age restrictions. Eight colleges restrict entry by sex, or by age of undergraduates, or admit only postgraduates: No colleges are all-male, although most originally were. Darwin , founded in 1964, was the first mixed college, while in 1972 Churchill , Clare and King's colleges were
1035-494: The 13th and 20th centuries. No colleges were founded between 1596 ( Sidney Sussex College ) and 1800 ( Downing College ), which allows the colleges to be distinguished into two groups according to foundation date: The oldest college is Peterhouse , founded in 1284, and the newest is Robinson , founded in 1977. Homerton , which was first founded in the eighteenth century as a dissenting academy (and later teacher training college), attained full college status in 2010. All 16 of
1080-468: The Acting Senior Tutor, had seriously mishandled a disciplinary process of a student he had a "close relationship" with, who was the subject of multiple allegations of sexual assault. Tortoise reported that O’Reilly himself had given witness testimony on behalf of the student at the disciplinary hearings into the assaults. Moreover, during this disciplinary process O'Reilly was himself the subject of
1125-538: The Ante-Chapel, and the walls decorated with wainscotting and the ceiling with past Masters' crests . The Chapel was extended east in 1864, during which the original piscina was discovered and hidden behind a secret door. The painting behind the communion table is Maso da San Friano 's Salutation , loaned from the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1957, replacing an earlier painting by Giacomo Stella . The Dining Hall
1170-520: The Austrian Militärgrenze' in a 2018 volume of the Journal of Austrian-American History had been plagiarised from the work of a third-year undergraduate. O'Reilly had been responsible for marking the student's work and had commented that it "coined an original narrative." After a two-year investigation by the University, the plagiarism was found by a tribunal to be “the product of negligent acts but
1215-650: The Governing Body authorised an immediate independent external inquiry into the College’s handling of all allegations raised and matters referred to in the Tortoise article, to be led by Gemma White QC. The inquiry recommended Trinity Hall consider disciplinary action against Morris in relation to his handling of one allegation. Morris resigned as Master in August 2021. In September 2022 the College published White's report alongside
1260-721: The Hall is reflected in the foundation of 1350, when he stated that the college's aim was "the promotion of divine worship and of canon and civil science and direction of the commonwealth and especially of our church and diocese of Norwich ." This led the college to be particularly strong in legal studies, a tradition that has continued over the centuries. At first all colleges in Cambridge were known as "Halls" or "Houses" and then later changed their names from "Hall" to "College". However, when Henry VIII founded Trinity College next door, it became clear that Trinity Hall would continue being known as
1305-587: The Mays for 33 consecutive days of rowing, which remains to this day the longest continuous defence by a single club of the bumps headship. The college won all but one of the events in the 1887 Henley Royal Regatta , making it the most successful Cambridge college in Henley's history. The current boathouse, built in 1905 in memory of Henry Latham , is on the River Cam , a short walk from the college. Trinity Hall's Christian Union
1350-581: The University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is composed of 31 colleges in addition to the academic departments and administration of the central university. Until the mid-19th century, both Cambridge and Oxford comprised a group of colleges with a small central university administration, rather than universities in the common sense. Cambridge's colleges are communities of students, academics and staff – an environment in which generations and academic disciplines are able to mix, with both students and fellows experiencing "the breadth and excellence of
1395-414: The central university. All degrees are awarded by the university itself, not the colleges, and all students study for the same course regardless of which college they attend. For postgraduate students, research is conducted centrally in the faculties, departments and other university-affiliated research centres, though the colleges provide a central social and intellectual hub for students. Colleges provide
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1440-559: The centre of Cambridge, on Bateman Street and Thompson's Lane, and on its Wychfield site next to Fitzwilliam College , where most of the college's sporting activity takes place. Mary Hockaday was appointed Master in May 2022 and took up the post in September that year. Trinity Hall has active Junior, Middle and Senior Combination Rooms for undergraduate, postgraduate and senior members of the college community respectively. The Middle Combination Room
1485-518: The city of Cambridge (for example Ridley Hall , Wesley House , Westcott House and Westminster College ) that are affiliated with the university through the Cambridge Theological Federation . These colleges, while not officially part of the University of Cambridge, operate programmes that are either validated by or are taught on behalf either of the university or of Anglia Ruskin or Durham Universities. Most colleges are led by
1530-489: The college's first few decades. The medieval structures remain unaltered, but with their façade altered to a more baroque style during the Mastership of Sir Nathaniel Lloyd in 1710-45. The Chapel was licensed in 1352 and was built by August 1366, when Blessed Pope Urban V granted the College permission to celebrate Holy Mass there. Its present decor stems from its 1729–30 renovation; Lloyd had pre-existing graves removed to
1575-484: The college. Murray Edwards does not place this restriction on fellows. The Cambridge and Oxford colleges have served as an architectural inspiration for Collegiate Gothic architecture, used by a number of American universities including Princeton University , Cornell University , University of Chicago , and Washington University in St. Louis since the late nineteenth century. There are also several theological colleges in
1620-513: The existence of King's Hall (founded in 1317). King's Hall was later incorporated in the foundation of Trinity College in 1546. Trinity Hall, in addition to having a chapel, also had joint usage of the Church of St John Zacharias with Clare Hall , until the church was demolished to enable the construction of King's College in the 15th century. After this, the college was granted usage of the nearby Church of St Edward, King and Martyr on Peas Hill ,
1665-416: The first previously all-male colleges to admit women, whilst King's formerly only accepted students from Eton College . The last all-male college to become mixed was Magdalene , in 1988. In 1973 Hughes Hall became the first all-female college to admit men, and Girton first admitted men in 1979. Newnham also places restrictions on the admission of staff members, allowing only women to become fellows of
1710-423: The permission of Elizabeth I and probably during the mastership of Thomas Preston , and is now principally used for the storage of the college's manuscripts and rare books; it is one of the few remaining chained libraries left in the country. The new Jerwood Library overlooking the river was opened by Lord Howe of Aberavon in 1999, and stores the college's modern book collection. The college owns properties in
1755-528: The title of Speaker Emerita in recognition of her service as Speaker of the House , while newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson referred to his ousted predecessor Kevin McCarthy as Speaker Emeritus . Cabinet of Singapore also adopted the use of emeritus and so far it has been conferred to Senior Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong in 2011, when he and then- Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew both stepped down from
1800-519: The university: these include roles such as Tutor (responsible for pastoral support), Director of Studies (responsible for academic oversight of students taking a particular subject), Dean (responsible for discipline among college members), Senior Tutor (responsible for the college's overall academic provision), or Head of college ('Head of House'). Colleges are self-governed charities in their own right, with their own endowments and possessions. The University of Cambridge has 31 colleges, founded between
1845-506: Was approved by the Governing Body. He remained an Emeritus Fellow of the College. This resulted in further protest from students and alumni as well as more widespread coverage. The Guardian called it "a gross betrayal to (sic) the students" and "a dangerous environment for women students to study". It was reported in November 2019 that Hutchinson had resigned. In February 2020, a Tortoise Media investigation alleged that William O’Reilly,
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1890-459: Was asked, and agreed, to withdraw permanently from further teaching and from attending social events at which students might be present. However, due to an alleged error by the College in 2017, Hutchinson was invited to a college event, which was also open to students. His attendance was in breach of the prior agreement and resulted in an outcry among students and alumni. Thereafter, in 2019, a formal agreement as to what events Hutchinson could attend
1935-639: Was founded in 1877, making it the second oldest JCR-listed society. It is part of the broader Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union . Trinity Hall's literary society, the Hesperides, was founded in 1923 by Neil McLeod Innes with the intention of discussing literary and artistic subjects. Named after the seminal work of the 17th-century poet Robert Herrick , in its early years the society hosted T. S. Eliot , J. B. Priestley and Nikolaus Pevsner at its various dinners and functions. Old Hesperideans have gone on to some notoriety, none more so than Donald Maclean ,
1980-487: Was not deliberate”. O'Reilly remained in post but Penn State University Press , the journal's publisher, retracted the paper concerned saying that it presented "material without credit." O'Reilly did not contest or dispute the retraction. The College site on the Cam was originally obtained from Bateman's purchase of a house from John de Crauden, Prior of Ely, to house the monks during their study, with Front Court being built within
2025-455: Was rebuilt under Lloyd along similar lines to the Chapel, with rendered walls replaced by wainscotting and medieval beams by baroque carvings. A large portrait of Lloyd dominates the wall behind high table ; Lloyd supposedly made it irremovable from its wainscot surroundings, so that his representation can never be erased from the College. The college library was built in the late 16th century, with
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