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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.
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Media Highlights Impact, Intrigue of Honors Course
360 West recently featured work being done in a TCU course on philanthropy. The Nature of Giving course in the John V. Roach Honors College has been offered for over a decade now, but it gained enough popularity that a second section was added for spring 2024.
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Frederick Gooding Speaks to AP on Caitlin Clark Conversation
The Associated Press recently quoted a TCU faculty member in its story about the abundant attention given to both the WNBA and star Caitlin Clark.
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Class of 2024 Graduates Reflect on Successes & Next Steps
The John V. Roach Honors College celebrates the Class of 2024 — the largest in Horned Frog history. The Class of 2024 is extra special, full of history makers and record breakers who persevered through the height of COVID-19 during their first year and participated in TCU’s 150th celebration during their final year.
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Student Filmmaker Victor Torres Produces Short Film for Departmental Honors Thesis
Victor Torres ’24, a Film, Television and Digital Media (FTDM) major, produced a short film, “The Coin Collector," for which he became a finalist for the TCU Boller Competition.
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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.
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Honors Student Named Finalist for Prestigious Truman Scholarship
Dominic Mendlik, a double major and Honors College student, is a 2024 Truman Scholarship finalist.
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Director of Nationally Competitive Scholarships to Map Elite Success
Tracy Rundstrom was named TCU’s first full-time director of nationally competitive scholarships. While the role is housed in the John V. Roach Honors College, this new position will serve the entire student body.
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Challenges to Democracy Roundtable Highlights Need for Change in American Politics
The party-first nature of the current political landscape — and how to fix it — was the topic of “Challenges to Democracy,” a moderated, bipartisan roundtable hosted by the John V. Roach Honors College on Jan. 31.
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Q&A with Three New Honors Professors of Professional Practice
The John V. Roach Honors College was pleased to hire three outstanding new professors of professional practice over the past year: Kristin Ferebee, Ph.D.; Sylviane Greensword, Ph.D.; and Sarah Vartabedian, Ph.D. Learn more about the new Honors faculty members and how they plan to enrich the Honors experience.