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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.”

Amal Clooney
Honors News

Amal Clooney Announced as the 2023 Fogelson Honors Forum Speaker

Posted on Jul. 06, 2023, by Ryann Swanson

Join us for a conversation with Amal Clooney, award-winning barrister specializing in international law & human rights and visiting professor at Columbia Law School on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. in the BLUU Ballroom.

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Honors Laureates
TCU Honors Experience

Making Their Mark: Honors Laureates Prepare to Lead On

Posted on Jul. 06, 2023, by Ryann Swanson

This May, the John V. Roach Honors College held its semesterly Laureate Ceremony in the Ed Landreth Auditorium. Honors students, faculty, staff and guests gathered to celebrate the students’ notable achievements.

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Nature of Giving Class with their donations to nonprofits
Course Profile

TCU's "Nature of Giving" Course Gives $1.2 Million Dollars Since Its Inception

Posted on Jun. 14, 2023, by Ryann Swanson

The "Nature of Giving" course was founded after a local philanthropist wanted to teach students the ethics of philanthropy by giving them a first-hand opportunity to experience the difficulty of giving well.

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Chicago Mural
Student & Alumni Feature

Honors Laureates, Dr. Courtney Sullivan '17 and Dr. Brandon Zsigray '14, Featured in TCU's Sesquicentennial Chicago Mural

Posted on Jun. 09, 2023, by Ryann Swanson

To celebrate TCU’s Sesquicentennial, the university is highlighting notable Horned Frog leaders with a series of hand-painted murals in major cities across the United States. The next mural unveiled in Chicago, Illinois celebrates two Honors College Laureates who are leading on as empathetic health care leaders.

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Ellen Brown, winner of the 2023 Boller Award
Student & Alumni Feature

Honors Seniors Compete for the Boller Award

Posted on May. 24, 2023, by Ryann Swanson

This spring, seniors in the John V. Roach Honors College presented their Departmental Honors theses at their college- and school-level research and creative project symposiums.

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Zackary Hawley
Faculty & Staff Feature

Q&A with 2023 Honors Professor of the Year, Zackary Hawley, Ph.D.

Posted on May. 18, 2023, by Ryann Swanson

For over 60 years, Honors students have recognized an outstanding faculty member as Honors Professor of the Year, which is considered to be one of the highest honors bestowed upon a faculty member at TCU. Students chose Zackary Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of economics, as the 2023 Professor of the Year.

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Andrew Vargas
Student & Alumni Feature

Class of 2023 Senior Spotlight: Andrew Vargas

Posted on May. 03, 2023, by Ryann Swanson

The John V. Roach Honors College congratulates our May 2023 graduates! We proudly celebrate the accomplishments of our students, like Andrew Vargas a piano performance major.

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Zackary Hawley, 2023 Honors Professor of the Year, with students and Dean Ron Pitcock
Honors News

Celebrating 60 Years of Honors at TCU During the Sesquicentennial

Posted on May. 01, 2023, by Ryann Swanson

Students, faculty and staff from across campus gathered at the Brown-Lupton University Union on April 27, 2023 for the annual Honors College Banquet. The college celebrated 60 years of Honors at TCU and the accomplishments of the Honors College community. Awards commended students and faculty on their scholarship, integrity and creativity.

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Student & Alumni Feature

Class of 2023 Senior Spotlight: Dawson Holder

Posted on Apr. 20, 2023, by Ryann Swanson

The John V. Roach Honors College congratulates our May 2023 graduates! We proudly celebrate the accomplishments of our students, like Dawson Holder, an interdisciplinary inquiry: entertainment law major.

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