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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.
Honors Professor, Mikio Akagi, Receives Teaching Excellence Award at Convocation
Honors assistant professor of the history and philosophy of science, Dr. Mikio Akagi, received the Maryrose Short Teaching Excellence Award.
Dr. Frederick W. Gooding, Jr., named inaugural holder of the Dr. Ronald E. Moore Professorship in Humanities in the John V. Roach Honors College
Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr., on behalf of the Board of Trustees of Texas Christian University, is pleased to announce the Dr. Ronald E. Moore Professorship in Humanities in the Honors College at TCU has been awarded to Dr. Frederick W. Gooding, Jr., associate professor of African American studies in the John V. Roach Honors College.
Honors Students Help Secure $50,000 in Funding for Nonprofit at National Conference
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.
Dr. Andrew Ryder named Visiting Lecturer for the 2021-22 academic year
Dr. Andrew Ryder has accepted the position of Visiting Lecturer in the John V. Roach Honors College for the 2021-22 academic year.
Honors alumna, Makenna Barbara, receives $5,000 award for research paper
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.
Career Ready: TCU Class of 2021 Already Making an Impact
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.
Honors Student Spotlight: Kynnedi Rone
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.
Honors professor reflects on experience abroad, importance of a global perspective
Dr. Wendy Williams poses for a photo with Honors students in Japan in the summer of 2019.
Dr. Frederick Gooding, Jr. Earns Senior Research Fellowship at National Gallery of Art
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.