Trumbull College is one of Yale’s fourteen residential colleges. The colleges are close-knit communities, where undergraduates and faculty members live, eat, learn, and socialize together.
The Head of Trumbull College is Professor D.S. Fahmeed Hyder. In his role as chief administrative officer, he sets the intellecutal and cultural tone, and is responsible for student’s physical safety and well-being. Together with Associate Head of College Anita Sharif-Hyder, he oversees and cultivates the college’s social life, hosting study breaks, College teas, and other events.
Trumbull’s Residential College Dean is Surjit K. Chandhoke. Dean C. Serves as the primary adviser to its sudents, providing guidance on academic and personal matters, and serving as a referral to other important resources across campus.
Named after the first governor of the state of Connecticut, Trumbull is perhaps the most beautiful and intimate of the colleges. Trumbull sits right in the middle of campus adjacent to Sterling Memorial Library; with a picturesque courtyard and Gothic edifice designed by James Gamble Rogers, it looks just the way one envisions Yale to look.
Located in downtown New Haven, on Elm Street between York Street and Rose Walk, and defined on the north by the the Library’s most majestically fenestrated wall, Trumbull finds itself at the center of Yale, both physically and in spirit.
Architect James Gamble Rogers, B.A. 1889, who designed eight of Yale’s residential colleges, considered Trumbull, which he modeled after King’s College, Cambridge, to be his masterpiece.
Although it may be the smallest of Yale’s residential colleges, Trumbull is objectively its best!
Motto & Cheer
Trumbull’s motto is “Fortuna Favet Audaci” which translates to “Fortune Favors the Brave.”
Trumbull’s cheer, also used as a greeting, exclamation, and general spreading of the TrumLove, is an ebullient “MOO-RAH!”
Events & Activities
There is always something to do at Trumbull College!
Hear from knowledgeable guest speakers at a College Tea and engage in thought-provoking conversations on topics ranging from sustainable land stewardship to technology law to competitive chess. Join our friendly Resident Fellows and Graduate Affiliates for study breaks, apple-picking excursions, trips to the local farmers’ market, evenings at the Yale Rep, and other exciting outings. Cheer on our IMs Teams in their quest for Tyng Cup glory. Learn how to throw a pot, practice your pirouettes, develop your own pictures, showcase your artwork, or direct an undergraduate production. Dance the night away at one of of our famous formals, and run amok with the other Bulls at Pamplona, the college’s annual spring festival.