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.

The Master, Roger Mosey, hosted drinks in Perth, Western Australia, on April 6th for our community there. Alumni who
attended, pictured from left to right, are:

Philip Raymont (SE 2000, Education); Stephen Adams (1976, Medicine); Roger Jennings (1965, Natural Sciences); James
Walters (1997, Theology); Harry Oxer (1951, Medicine) Rob Ross (1992, Chemical Engineering); and Peter Chong (2001, Business
Administration).

There was a large turnout for Selwyn's MA degree ceremony on Saturday April 2nd, which was made up mainly of those who arrived at the College to start their undergraduate courses in 2009. The graduands gathered in Old Court on a glorious Spring day and then processed to the Senate House for the awarding of their degrees.

A Selwyn PhD student, Rashmi Becker, has been leading a project to capture photographs of people across the UK with learning disabilities and autism. Rashmi, who was also an undergraduate at the College, is behind a book and exhibition depicting images of people with a learning disability. It challenges negative perceptions by highlighting their everyday moments and their milestones in life – from leaving school to getting married.

The College held a three-minute thesis competition this week. The intention was to provide students with an opportunity to
present about their work (projects or dissertations and not regular supervision essays) briefly and in a convivial
atmosphere. A wide range of students from both the JCR and MCR took part, and our photographs show two of the winners. Rob

A group of five Selwyn first year students made the national final of a competition to develop the power of the internet to solve social and environmental issues. The challenge was issued by Cisco, who wanted students to show how “the internet of everything” – the concept of embedding physical objects (tools, vehicles, buildings) with technology and connecting them to the internet – is becoming a vital part of the modern world.

The College is pleased to announce that Dr Janet O’Sullivan has been elected as Vice-Master to succeed Dr Michael Tilby, who will retire at the end of this academic year.