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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.
Honors professor reflects on experience abroad, importance of a global perspective
Dr. Wendy Williams poses for a photo with Honors students in Japan in the summer of 2019.
Dr. Frederick Gooding, Jr. Earns Senior Research Fellowship at National Gallery of Art
Dr. Frederick W. Gooding, Jr., associate professor of African American studies in the John V. Roach Honors College at Texas Christian University, has been named a Leonard A. Lauder Visiting Senior Fellow by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. for the period of June 15 through August 15, 2021.
Spring 2021 Trivia With Honors
"Trivia With Honors" is returning for the Spring 2021 semester - join us for a few games of general trivia, hosted by former Honors staff member, Cameron Navarro!
First-Year Honors Student Appears In Netflix Holiday Movie "Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square"
In early 2019, Banks’ home studio in Atlanta canceled classes to allow dancers a chance to attend open auditions for a movie directed by Debbie Allen that would begin filming in the summer, “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.”
Honors professor builds connections with students in and outside of the classroom
Honors professor of humanities Dr. Dan Williams’ work with the College (then the Honors Program) began in the early 2000s when he worked to schedule Honors courses with Dr. Peggy Watson (the director of the Honors Program from 2003 until 2009, when she became the founding dean). Though he worked closely with Watson for a number of years, he did not officially become a part of the College until 2012.
Honors Interior Design student advocates for the importance of Architectural Lighting Design
Vanesa Gjeçi, a senior Honors student majoring in Interior Design with an Architectural Lighting Design minor, chose to craft her Departmental Honors project as a tool for advocacy and education instead of a strictly creative project because, to her, there is no better time than now to devote her work and intelligence to advocacy.
Honors faculty member uses teaching as a way to promote social justice, advocacy
Dr. Lynn Hampton, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Honors College, once aspired to a political career, with dreams of becoming a United States senator during her adolescence.
How the global pandemic changed an Honors student's spring 2020 semester abroad
Braedon Lee Sims started the spring 2020 semester with his first flight overseas to England to participate in the Oxford Exchange Program at St. Catherine’s College at the University of Oxford.
Dr. Wendi Sierra prepares for an online semester with unique virtual experiences for her students
Honors’ newest faculty member, Dr. Wendi Sierra, comes to TCU with multiple years of experience teaching online and feels ready for the fall semester. She designed her course, “Games and Learning” to provide students with a unique virtual experience that she hopes will keep them both enthused about and engaged in the material.