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Roach Honors Alumna Takes on Survivor Season 51

Roach Honors alumna and current TCU medical student Thien An Nguyen ’23 reflects on her TCU experience and how it prepared her to compete on Season 51 of CBS’ Survivor.

Roach Honors Advisors

Advisor Insights: Thriving from Day One in Roach Honors College

John V. Roach Honors College Academic Advisors share insights and advice for students in preparation for a new year.

August 15, 2025, by Zane Stoller
Students meeting about literacy program

Promoting Social Innovation in Fort Worth: How Roach Honors Students are Tackling Illiteracy

This past spring, 13 students in the John V. Roach Honors College at Texas Christian University (TCU) set out to better understand the city’s educational ecosystem. As part of the Design for Social Impact course, led by Associate Dean Stacy Landreth Grau, Ph.D., Roach Honors students created real solutions to improve literacy in Fort Worth.

July 10, 2025
2025 Gilman Scholars

Six TCU students named Gilman Scholars to Lead On Globally

Six TCU students across five colleges have received the nationally competitive Gilman Scholarship, which supports a summer or semester-long experience abroad.

June 30, 2025
Chancellor Boschini Receives Honors Laureate

Boschini Named Honorary Roach Honors Laureate After 22 Years of Leadership

Roach Honors Students collaborated with faculty and staff to surprise and honor Chancellor Victor J. Boschini through a ceremony where students assumed the roles of TCU faculty and administrators guiding Chancellor Boschini.

May 29, 2025
SuperFrog

The Face Behind the Mask: Roach Honors College Graduate Shares Experience as SuperFrog

For Dominic Minatel ’25 commencement weekend was not only a celebration of his accomplishments, it was a long-awaited reveal. Walking the stage as an Honors Laureate from the John V. Roach Honors College and earning his degrees in religion from the AddRan College of Liberal Arts and communication studies from the Bob Schieffer College of Communication, he disclosed to a packed Schollmaier Arena that he is also known as SuperFrog.

May 11, 2025, by Lance Sanders
Nature of Giving

Roach Honors College Students Donate $200,000 to Several Local Non-Profits

The week before finals, inside the debate chamber of Scharbauer Hall, Roach Honors students gathered for two high stakes debates, each lasting over 9 hours. At the end of each debate, students would make decisions that would carry real-world implications and impact lives across the Fort Worth community.

May 5, 2025, by Lance Sanders