Following an international search that included a highly competitive pool, Gateway International is pleased to announce that Dr. Rebecca Hovey has been appointed the inaugural Senior Director for Global Engagement at Trinity College. Rebecca has served as the College’s Interim Director of the Office of Study Away since February 2023. Reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Rebecca will begin her new position on September 1, 2023.
Rebecca will build on Trinity’s long standing strengths in global education and the College’s strategic goals. Her commitments align closely with the institutional focus on integrating global learning into the curriculum and the College’s engagement in Hartford and other urban locations.
A respected senior leader in the field of global education, Rebecca served as Dean for Global Studies and Director of the Lewis Global Studies Center at Smith College from 2010 to 2022. Prior to that, she worked for a decade at the School for International Training (SIT) Study Abroad, as Dean and Regional Director of Latin America and the Caribbean.
With a Ph.D. from Cornell University in City and Regional Planning, Rebecca’s work is informed by her own teaching and research experience. She has held visiting positions at both Dartmouth and Cornell, and has published broadly. For a decade, she served as co-editor of the NAFSA Global Studies Literature Review. Conversant in Spanish, she also brings important language and intercultural skills to her work.