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Senior Isabella Marrin Receives US Fulbright Award to Vietnam

Isabella Marrin is the recipient of the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award to Vietnam — the first TCU student to win an award to the Southeast Asian country.

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Student & Alumni Feature / Honors News

Senior Isabella Marrin Receives US Fulbright Award to Vietnam

Posted on Apr. 22, 2024, by Don Vaughan

Isabella Marrin is the recipient of the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award to Vietnam — the first TCU student to win an award to the Southeast Asian country.

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Dominic Mendlik
Honors News

Honors Student Named Finalist for Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Posted on Mar. 28, 2024

Dominic Mendlik, a double major and Honors College student, is a 2024 Truman Scholarship finalist.

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Tracy Rundstrom
Honors News / Faculty & Staff Feature

Director of Nationally Competitive Scholarships to Map Elite Success

Posted on Mar. 25, 2024

Tracy Rundstrom was named TCU’s first full-time director of nationally competitive scholarships. While the role is housed in the John V. Roach Honors College, this new position will serve the entire student body.

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Challenges to Democracy panel
Honors News

Challenges to Democracy Roundtable Highlights Need for Change in American Politics

Posted on Mar. 18, 2024, by Don Vaughan

The party-first nature of the current political landscape — and how to fix it — was the topic of “Challenges to Democracy,” a moderated, bipartisan roundtable hosted by the John V. Roach Honors College on Jan. 31.

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portraits of three TCU Honors professors
Faculty & Staff Feature

Q&A with Three New Honors Professors of Professional Practice

Posted on Feb. 16, 2024, by Megan Murphey-Jones

The John V. Roach Honors College was pleased to hire three outstanding new professors of professional practice over the past year: Kristin Ferebee, Ph.D.; Sylviane Greensword, Ph.D.; and Sarah Vartabedian, Ph.D. Learn more about the new Honors faculty members and how they plan to enrich the Honors experience.

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TCU Honors Student Autumn Henry ’24
Student & Alumni Feature

McNair Scholar Researches Impact of COVID-19 on College Students' Mental Health

Posted on Feb. 06, 2024, by Lily Green

TCU Honors student and social work major Autumn Henry ’24 conducts research that examines the mental health impact COVID-19 had on college students.

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Two Honors students
TCU Honors Experience

A Year to Remember

Posted on Jan. 12, 2024, by John V. Roach Honors College

Take a look back at the John V. Roach Honors College’s top moments of 2023.

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Amal Clooney with Dean Pitcock and Carrie Currier speaking at forum

Amal Clooney Visits with Honors Students and Guests at the Fogelson Honors Forum

Posted on Oct. 31, 2023, by Jamie Plunkett

The John V. Roach Honors College has been hosting renowned speakers through the Fogelson Honors Forum for over 20 years. This year's speaker was human rights lawyer and co-creator of The Clooney Foundation for Justice, Amal Clooney.

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President Pullin, Dr. Gooding, Jr. and Dr. Pitcock at DEI awards

Video Honors DEI Award Winner Frederick Gooding Jr.

Posted on Oct. 11, 2023, by Amanda Ashmead

This year’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award was presented to Frederick W. Gooding Jr., Dr. Ronald E. Moore Honors Professor in Humanities, for extensive work examining DEI-related issues and creating a space in the classroom for students to openly explore these topics. He also was the inaugural chair of TCU’s Race & Reconciliation Initiative, a study of TCU’s history related to race.

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