The John V. Roach Honors College Hosts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Fogelson Honors Forum
February 2020
He’s probably most well-known for being the all-time leading scorer in the NBA, a six-time champion, and the league’s only six-time MVP, but there is so much more than basketball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He’s also a regular contributing columnist for international publications like The Guardian and The Hollywood Reporter, a best-selling author (both in fiction […]
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The Big Picture: Storytelling and Identity in an Honors Course
January 2020
TCU’s Coordinator of Special Projects, Dr. Whitnee Boyd, has taught Honors College Life and Identity for two semesters. Sharing identity through storytelling—in and outside of TCU—has been the core of her class. “There’s so much more depth and breadth of people and experiences out there in Fort Worth,” Boyd said. Boyd hopes to expose students […]
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Dr. Ron Pitcock Honored with Fort Worth Business Press Corporate Philanthropy Award for His Work with Honors Course, “Nature of Giving & Philanthropy”
October 2019
Each year, the Fort Worth Business Press presents its Corporate Philanthropy Awards, which honor community-minded companies and individuals who are philanthropic leaders in their organizations and communities. This year’s award recipients included a familiar face – Assistant Dean, J. Vaughn & Evelyne H. Wilson Honors Fellow, Director of Prestigious Scholarships, and Honors Professor Ron Pitcock. […]
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Graduating Senior Chosen for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) in Germany
May 2019
Alli Jones is a graduating Honors senior and Chancellor’s Scholar in the School of Music and was recently selected as a participant of the 2019-2020 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX). The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is a fellowship funded by the German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State. It is […]
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Three Graduating Honors Students Earn Fulbright Scholarship
April 2019
In the 2018-2019 school year, TCU had eight Honors students and alumni named as semi-finalists in the Fulbright Scholar Program. The John V. Roach Honors College is excited and proud to announce that three graduating seniors have earned the distinction of Fulbright Scholar: Caroline Jones, a double major in Political Science and Design Studies, is […]
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