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Study Abroad Spotlight: Japan

John V. Roach Honors College students are among the many Horned Frogs who embrace the world as their classroom, learning in new and unexpected ways in locales around the globe. The summer course “Honors Abroad: Games and Culture in Japan” took students to the “land of the rising sun.”

Meg Wilhorn and Jack Sewell

Honors Students Help Secure $50,000 in Funding for Nonprofit at National Conference

Posted on Jul. 12, 2021, by Ryann Swanson

TCU Honors seniors, Meg Wilhorn and Jack Sewell, hold the $50,000 check they secured for the Communities in Schools (CIS), the nonprofit they advocated for at The Philanthropy Lab national conference in June.

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Dr. Andrew Ryder named Visiting Lecturer for the 2021-22 academic year

Posted on Jul. 01, 2021, by Ryann Swanson

Dr. Andrew Ryder has accepted the position of Visiting Lecturer in the John V. Roach Honors College for the 2021-22 academic year.

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Honors alumna, Makenna Barbara, receives $5,000 award for research paper

Posted on Jun. 07, 2021, by Ryann Swanson

Honors alumna Makenna Barbara ‘19 has been awarded the 2021 Charles H. Dow Award by the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) Association for her paper, The Efficacy of Modified Momentum Based Technical Indicators on U.S. Equities: A Study of Parabolic SAR.

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Career Ready: TCU Class of 2021 Already Making an Impact

Posted on May. 03, 2021, by Ryann Swanson

The TCU Center for Career & Professional Development shines the spotlight on a sampling of TCU’s amazing spring class of 2021, who share about their time on campus and what’s next for their careers.

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Honors Student Spotlight: Kynnedi Rone

Posted on Mar. 30, 2021, by Ryann Swanson

Kynnedi is pursuing University Honors, as well as a double major in Psychology and Strategic Communication, and hopes to enter the field of lifestyle and brand management for high profile athletes after graduation.

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Dr. Wendy Williams (back row, far left) poses for a photo with Honors students in Japan in the summer of 2019.

Honors professor reflects on experience abroad, importance of a global perspective

Posted on Mar. 23, 2021, by Ryann Swanson

Dr. Wendy Williams poses for a photo with Honors students in Japan in the summer of 2019.

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Dr. Frederick Gooding, Jr. Earns Senior Research Fellowship at National Gallery of Art

Posted on Mar. 03, 2021, by Ryann Swanson

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.

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Spring 2021 Trivia With Honors

Posted on Feb. 01, 2021, by Ryann Swanson

"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!

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First-Year Honors Student Appears In Netflix Holiday Movie "Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square"

Posted on Dec. 09, 2020, by Ryann Swanson

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.”

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