Honors Professor Reflects on the Historical Importance of Information Spread and Human Connection
August 2020
Dr. Juan Carlos Sola-Corbacho is a historian with a passion for equity and an avid interest in the dissemination of information across time. Born in Spain, he grew up in a culture where he notes, “the situation of women was terrible.” He remembers, “There were maybe three or four limited roles that women could play […]
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Honors Professor Sets Up In-Home Studio for Virtual Lectures
July 2020
When TCU was forced to pivot to online courses because of the global coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Mikio Akagi, assistant professor of the history and philosophy of science, decided to set up a makeshift studio in his living room – equipped with a tripod, tripod mounts for his phone and computer, a lavalier microphone, wireless earbuds […]
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Meet Honors’ Newest Faculty Member: Assistant Professor of Game Studies, Dr. Wendi Sierra
July 2020
Wendi Sierra has been a gamer for as long as she can remember. In fact, her earliest memories included playing video games with her parents. The family was fond of World of Warcraft, and Sierra recalls, “When I was a broke grad student, I actually got my parents in-game presents because I couldn’t afford to […]
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2020 Senior Spotlight: Honors graduate takes the lead on evolutionary psychology research
May 2020
Honors graduate Tori Short came to TCU as a pre-med student with an interest in neuroscience. Her freshman year, she volunteered to serve as an undergraduate research assistant for Dr. Sarah Hill’s lab and discovered a passion for social and evolutionary psychology. That’s also where she met Honors Lecturer Dr. Randi Proffitt Leyva, who was […]
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2020 Senior Spotlight: Honors graduate starts educational non-profit aimed at combatting systemic oppression
May 2020
Honors graduate Ali Carter knows the power of education – he’s experienced it firsthand. He grew up in Oklahoma City, where he remembers watching athletes play football through the fence on the fields of an elite college preparatory school, Heritage Hall, until police shooed him away. Carter eventually attended Heritage Hall, where he was able […]
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