The College was delighted to hear about old members who featured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

We’re deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sarah Corp, who studied at Selwyn from 1994-97. She went on to become one of the best television news producers of her
generation. We offer our condolences to Sarah’s husband Charles and to her family and friends.

The College has admitted its first three Fellow Benefactors. This is a new category of recognition for our major supporters: people who have been exceptionally generous in their donations to Selwyn. Their benefactions go towards strengthening our teaching and to supporting new generations of students, through bursaries, scholarships and outreach. We’re enormously grateful to them for helping Selwyn look to the future with great confidence.

2016 is seeing an American presidential election campaign like no other. The populist Donald Trump, who has never held elective office, is leading the Republican field and the Democrats are on the verge of nominating their first ever woman candidate for President. How much of this is a reflection of the legacy of the man currently occupying the White House, Barack Obama? And how will history judge the achievements of the first African-American President?

Selwyn is delighted to welcome Sophie Wilson as its latest Honorary Fellow. Ms Wilson, a Selwyn alumna who began her university studies in 1975, has had a remarkable career as a computer scientist and software engineer; and she was installed into the Honorary Fellowship at a ceremony in Chapel on Thursday April 21st. These are her achievements:

All 31 Cambridge colleges were represented at a dinner in Singapore on Monday April 11th and at a similar event in Hong Kong on Wednesday April 13th to mark the latest stage of the University's endowment campaign – which aims to raise £2 billion to maintain our global reputation for teaching and research. There was a strong presence of Selwyn alumni, along with the Master and the Development Director.