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TCU's Counseling & Mental Health Center supports students in innovative ways.

Honoring 9/11 Memories

Twenty years later, those with the closest ties to 9/11 are still picking up the pieces

MD School: Year Two

Medical students move from the classroom to the operating room.

Veterans Share Their Experiences in New Book

The collection of personal accounts covers military life from World War II to the present day.

Google Calling

Sneha Popley earned a scholarship from Google. Now she works for the tech giant.

Eyes on the Goal

NCAA Elite Eight is great, but TCU women’s soccer dreams bigger.

An illustration of a watering pot drips water onto a plant growing from a woman's head.

Alumni, Features

Generation Z Embraces Therapy

Parents often resist the counseling that their children welcome.

Features

Easing Student Stress: A Q&A with Eric Wood

The director of counseling and mental health says colleges must support students.

Max Duggan, a quarterback, looks for a receiver to throw the football to.

Sports: Riff Ram

What Quarterback Max Duggan Admires About Coach Patterson

The junior from Council Bluffs, Iowa, talks about leadership and why he chose TCU.

Jenn Colella, right, plays Beverley Bass in the Broadway musical Come From Away. Candace Kennedy/The New York Times/Redux

Features

‘Come From Away’ Inspiration Beverley Bass Tells Her Story

An American Airlines pilot got diverted on 9/11, and her story has landed on Broadway.

Alumni

Sara Hirsh Bordo Captures the Stories of ‘9/11 Kids’

The filmmaker created a documentary about people who lost a parent in 9/11 and consulted on Wonder Woman 1984.

SHANKSVILLE, PA - SEPTEMBER 10: A woman adjusts an bouquet of flowers at Flight 93 National MemorialÕs annual Luminaria on the eve of 16th Anniversary ceremony of the September 11th terrorist attacks, September 10, 2017 in Shanksville, PA. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field outside Shanksville, PA with 40 passengers and 4 hijackers aboard on September 11, 2001. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

TCU Presents: How to Remember

Twenty years have passed since 9/11. The memories still hold significant power.

Letters

Chancellor: TCU Has Long Prioritized Integrated Wellness

How is everyone feeling? It’s an important question.

Features, Research + Discovery

Can a Lynching Spark Change?

Fred Rouse died at the hands of a mob in 1921. Now Adam W. McKinney leads a drive for reconciliation and remembrance.

Texas Health Resources CEO Barclay Berdan '76 visits a COVID-19 vaccination clinic, April 15, 2021. Photo by Rodger Mallison

Alumni, Features

Barclay Berdan Leads the Covid Vaccination Effort in DFW

The Texas Health Resources CEO is a case study in crisis leadership.

A view of the columns that are part of the TCU Veterans Plaza

Campus News: Alma Matters

Veterans Plaza Honors 89 Fallen Frogs

The memorial pays tribute to those who died for their country.

Wendy Macias, assistant professor of strategic communication and associate dean for undergraduate studies in TCU's Bob Schieffer College of Communication. Professor Macias's recent research has focused on health communication, including the efficacy of direct-to-consumer drug advertisements. Photo by Mark Graham, October 23, 2020

Research + Discovery

Social Networks, Media Play a Powerful Role in Public Perception of Disease

TCU professors study media’s impact on effective messaging regarding illness and treatments.

A portrait photo of Kyle Walker in front of a colorful map.

Research + Discovery

Open-Source Data Tools Help Put Kyle Walker on the Map

The director of TCU’s Center for Urban Studies created two free tools that allow people to tap into U.S. Census Bureau information to make their own maps.

Research + Discovery

Lindsay Ma Studies How Corporations Can Restore Brand Loyalty After a Crisis

Consumer-brand identification plays a key role in overcoming customer dissatisfaction after a corporate fiasco.

Research + Discovery

Brandon Manning Examines Black Masculinity

His book Played Out: The Race Man in 21st Century Satire is an examination of inclusion and social justice.

Research + Discovery

A Role Model for Women in Medicine

OB-GYN chair April Bleich prepares future doctors for a lifelong journey with their patients.

Illustration of Botham Jean wearing a crown with the word SAFETY on it.

Campus News: Alma Matters

On Stage: For Bo

Theatre TCU’s spring 2021 production of For Bo: A Play Inspired by the Murder of Botham Jean by Officer Amber Guyger was re-imagined for a virtual format.

An illustration of a person in front of a computer screen displaying a Zoom video call with four other people.

Alumni

Team Building in a Virtual Workplace

Figuring out how to engage employees starts with listening and learning.

Terrence Maiden grew up in South Dallas and is passionate about bringing new opportunity to this often-overlooked area. Photo by Ross Hailey

Alumni, Features

Terrence Maiden’s RedBird Revival

The alumnus is transforming an old mall into new hope for his childhood South Dallas neighborhood.