Reasons to be Optimistic Today
In times when the world feels challenging, and often dark, the stories of Trent's Luminaries shine a light on meaningful progress.
Business ideas are just solutions to a problem
Safiya Khaki Business Student
Future of Indigenous identity in virtual and physical spaces
Zhaawanong Webb Reclaiming Indigenous Identity
stepping away from your desk and into nature
Lisa Nisbet Spending time in nature
People are joining us to build the future
Marina Morgenshtern Immigrant Employment Integration
the dual roles of mining and EV in creating a climate-friendly future
Ian Power Mining and Electric Vehicles
Inspiring women in business; empowering women
Anita Erskine Business
Power of ambition and balancing athletic and academic success
Grace VandenBroek Rowing
tackling systemic barriers facing marginalized people
Naomi Nichols Community led Solutions for Social Justice and Addressing Homelessness
Power of education... mentorship
Ken Hartwick OPG Business Leadership
More Trent Luminaries
Dr. Stephen Stohn
Trent Chancellor, entertainment lawyer, and television producer
Gillespie Siblings
Trent Aumni & Flying Colours Corp. Executives
Erin Bennett-Rilling
Student, joint major in History and Sociology
Dr. Michael Hickson
Department Chair and Associate Professor, Philosophy
Dr. Roberta Bondar
Trent's ninth chancellor and first female Canadian astronaut to launch into space
Dr. Feyzi Baban
Associate Professor, International Development Studies & Political Studies
Dr. Melanie Buddle
Historian and Principal of Peter Gzowski College
Linwood Barclay
Trent alumnus and New York Times bestselling author
Dr. Mary May Simon
Former Trent chancellor and governor general
Dr. Ainsely Lewis
Post-doctoral fellow in Trent’s Emery Lab
Dr. Lucie Edwards
Trent alumna, governor emeritus, and former Canadian high commissioner
Chetwynd Osborne
Environmental & Life Sciences Ph.D. candidate
Dr. Moira Howes
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Yann Martel
Trent Philosophy alumnus & award-winning author
Emily Whetung
Trent alumna & Chief, Curve Lake First Nation
Dr. Don Tapscott
Trent’s first alumni chancellor, business executive, author, consultant, and speaker
Dr. Anne Pasek
Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture and the Environment; professor within the School of the Environment and the Department of Cultural Studies
Dr. Marguerite Xenopoulos
Canada Research Chair of Global Change of Freshwater Ecosystems and Professor of Biology
Dr. Suresh Narine
Chair of the Sustainable Guyana Program, director of the Trent Centre for Biomaterials Research; professor, Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry; director of Guyana's Institute of Applied Science and Technology
Dr. Elizabeth Russell
Trent Centre for Aging & Society director and associate professor, Psychology
Dr. Scott Henderson
Dean and head of Trent University Durham GTA
Audrey Wilson
Trent Alumna and Research Assistant