History
Trent University came about from public discussion in 1957 about the possibility of opening a post-secondary institution in the Trent Valley. The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society.
Trent University is a non-denominational, public institution founded in downtown Peterborough, Ontario. Trent University was granted a provincial university by Trent University Act, 1963 In 1963, the university opened Rubidge Hall, Catherine Parr Traill College for women, and Peter Robinson College for men in 1964. The governor general, Georges Vanier officially opened Trent University in 1964.
The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership.
The first students were admitted in September, 1964. Although Trent University is predominantly undergraduate, graduate programs are offered at the master's and doctoral level.
The university offered Canada's first Native Studies program in September, 1969.
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