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  • Coleen Grissom

    Coleen Grissom, Ph.D.

    • Professor Emerita , English
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  • I retired June1, 2019 after serving Trinity in various roles for 58 years / from head resident and instructor in English to Vice President for Student Affairs and professor of English.

    • Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
    • M.A., Syracuse University

    • THE WORLD ACCORDING TO COLEEN, a collection of personal essays.
    • A Novel Approach to Life, a sampling of speeches (orally delivered essays) from my past fifty years as an educator.

    • Seminar on Atwood
    • Contemporary novel

    Alumni Affairs established a scholarship in my name for Trinity students

    Teach Literary Excursions for San Antonio Library Foundation. Serve for 26 years so far as ms. Of ceremonies at the Book and Author Luncheon, fundraiser for UT Health, formerly the Cancer Therapy and Research Center

    • English

    andrew dansby with coleen grissom in the 1990s
    Remembering a Trinity Professor’s Passion For Fiction
    Monday, April 22, 2024

    One alum's tribute to Coleen Grissom, Ph.D.

    Alumni
    Faculty
    Trinity Magazine: Spring 2024
    a clip art style landscape of Trinity's campus and a sketch of Coleen Grissom holding baloons overlaid on a collage of book covers
    A Novel Approach to Life
    Friday, April 19, 2024

    In memory of Coleen Grissom's Lit Picks contributions, read an excerpt from one of her books

    Trinity Magazine: Spring 2024
    Coleen Grissom stands at a podium smiling
    Coleen Grissom's Lit Picks: A Comprehensive List
    Monday, April 08, 2024

    Grissom recommended more than 150 titles to magazine readers since 2010

    Trinity Magazine: Spring 2024
    Close up headshot of Coleen Grissom in front of her bookcase.
    Live by the Word
    Wednesday, January 31, 2024

    Professor, author, and Trinity icon Coleen Grissom leaves behind legacy of wit, compassion, and...

    Obituaries
    Faculty
    Staff
    a collage of the book covers of some of Coleen Grissom's Winter 2023 lit picks
    Downright Weird
    Monday, December 04, 2023

    Coleen Grissom’s "Lit Picks" for Winter 2023

    Trinity Magazine: Winter 2023
    a collage of the book covers of some of Coleen Grissom's 2023 lit pick displayed on a wall shelf
    Longtime Favorites and New Discoveries
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023

    Coleen Grissom’s "Lit Picks" for Spring 2023

    Trinity Magazine: Spring 2023

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