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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 Professor Reflects on the Historical Importance of Information Spread and Human Connection
Dr. Juan Carlos Sola-Corbacho is a historian with a passion for equity and an avid interest in the dissemination of information across time.
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Honors Professor Sets Up In-Home Studio for Virtual Lectures
When TCU was forced to pivot to online courses because of the global coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Mikio Akagi, assistant professor of the history and philosophy of science, decided to set up a makeshift studio in his living room – equipped with a tripod, tripod mounts for his phone and computer, a lavalier microphone, wireless earbuds and three soft box lights.
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Meet Honors' Newest Faculty Member: Assistant Professor of Game Studies, Dr. Wendi Sierra
Wendi Sierra's courses at TCU will cover a variety of topics associated with gaming, including educational games, the health uses of games, gamification and consumer loyalty programs, representation in gaming and more.
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2020 Senior Spotlight: Honors graduate takes the lead on evolutionary psychology research
Honors graduate Tori Short came to TCU as a pre-med student with an interest in neuroscience.
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2020 Senior Spotlight: Honors graduate starts educational non-profit aimed at combatting systemic oppression
Carter and a group of friends to start a non-profit organization, Foundation for Liberating Minds (FLM), to combat racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, and other systems of oppression. According to its mission statement, FLM is dedicated to “enabling minds to promote open-mindedness without the exclusion rendered by our society.”
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Honors Student Spotlight - Hannah Thornton
Hannah Thornton is pursuing University Honors along with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies.
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The John V. Roach Honors College Hosts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Fogelson Honors Forum
In October 2019, the John V. Roach Honors College welcomed Abdul-Jabbar to TCU as the keynote speaker for the annual Fogelson Honors Forum.
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Honors Student Brings Improvisation Into Research
Grant Lattanzi came to TCU with aspirations of an acting career. However, after his experience conducting an independent research project, his dream changed course. “My career trajectory has completely changed from career actor to aspiring professor,” he said.
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The Big Picture: Storytelling and Identity in an Honors Course
TCU’s Coordinator of Special Projects, Dr. Whitnee Boyd, has taught Honors College Life and Identity for two semesters. Sharing identity through storytelling—in and outside of TCU—has been the core of her class.