A Taste of Honors: A Recap
March 2018
On Tuesday, February 27th, 2018, the John V. Roach Honors College welcomed over 250 guests to its inaugural fundraiser, “A Taste of Honors.” This year, our esteemed keynote speakers included TCU alum, Dr. James I. Cash, Jr. and Doug McMillon, president and CEO of WalMart Inc. The evening began with a meet and greet session […]
Read More‘Serial’ Creators to Visit TCU for Fogelson Honors Forum
April 2016
TCU’s John V. Roach Honors College will welcome the Peabody Award winning creators of the “Serial” podcast, Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, for the 2016 Fogelson Honors Forum Oct. 26. Koenig and Snyder’s presentation, “Binge-Worthy Journalism,” will provide a behind-the-scenes look into how they created the acclaimed podcast, which has been downloaded more than 175 […]
Read MoreStudent Debt: Public Good or Private Problem?
January 2016
By Hayley Zablotsky / John V. Roach Honors College Over the last 25 years, the cost of a four-year college education has risen 440 percent. This is four times more than the rate of inflation during the same amount of time. Because of this trend, college students face more and more debt — currently more […]
Read MoreFogelson Forum Recap: Diane Ravitch Warns of Dangers Facing Education System
October 2015
By Nick Pauszek / TCU 360 The John V. Roach Honors College welcomed Diane Ravitch as the guest speaker of the Fogelson Honors Forum to talk about the state of public education in America Thursday night. Ravitch, the former assistant secretary of education, addressed the crowd in the Brown Lupton Ballroom. She spoke about the danger that public education is […]
Read MoreSpeaker to Discuss Lynching and Anti-LGBT Violence
September 2015
By Hayley Zablotsky / Honors Strategic Communication and Writing Double Major This October, TCU will host Dr. Koritha Mitchell for a public lecture titled Lynching and Anti-LGBT Violence: Making the Connection. Self-described as a “literary historian and cultural critic,” Dr. Mitchell is a scholar, author, and associate professor of English at Ohio State University. Her research […]
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