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Breaking the News

News media adapts to challenges, from shrinking revenue and vanishing jobs to public distrust and a world in chaos.

FarmHouse Fresh

Locally grown, natural skincare products fund sanctuary for rescued farm animals.

Mapping the Universe

Peter Frinchaboy steers TCU in a star-plotting collaboration.

Seeking Shelter

Homelessness is a growing problem around the country — and at TCU.

Virtually Challenged

The creativity of professors gives students a classroom experience online.

Lynn Hampton, an instructor in the Honors College, teaches classes on engaging difference and diversity. Photos taken in studio on 11/13/2020 by Glen Ellman

Features, Research + Discovery

From Beyonce to George Floyd: A Q&A with Lynn Hampton

The sociologist brings race, feminism and social justice to the forefront of her classrooms.

Sue Monk Kidd’s Reading List

Bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd ’70 shared a list of some of her favorite books and most impactful reads.

Alumni

Food Bank Director Leads During Pandemic

Julie Butner adapts to lead the Tarrant Area Food Bank during its hour of greatest need.

Bob Schieffer at the TCU Schieffer Symposium. Photo by Glen E. Ellman

Web Extras

The State of Journalism: A Conversation with Bob Schieffer

The journalist notes what he thinks can calm the cacophony echoing across America.

Paige Shiring, SGA president, speaking at the 2020-21 convocation. Courtesy of the TCU Office of the Provost

Female Frogs Take the Lead

Women head the major SGA positions for the first time in school history.

An article in the TCU student newspaper depicts four Black Jarvis Christian College students talking to one white TCU student.

Mem’ries Sweet

TCU, Jarvis Christian Student Swap Broadened Perspectives

Students from Jarvis Christian College, a historically Black college, spent a week at TCU in 1968.

Francyne Huckaby, professor of education and associate dean of the School of Interdisciplanary Studies, with a video she produced for her studies.

Research + Discovery

Real-life Faces of Education Reform

For Francyne Huckaby, filmmaking brings her academic research to life.

Stacie McCormick hopes to shed light on what books can’t show: How the institution of slavery affected the physical bodies of its victims. Photo by Joyce Marshall

Research + Discovery

Black Theater and Literature Show America’s Painful Past

Stacie McCormick, assistant professor of English, explores the link between slavery and contemporary African American performance and literature.

Omar Harvey and a female student talk in front of a computer.

Research + Discovery

Climate Change? Have Another Cup of Coffee

Omar Harvey studies novel ways to capture and store carbon dioxide.

Alumni

Jess Erwin Saves Bears at Grand Teton National Park

A former teacher forged a career in Wyoming educating visitors about wildlife.

John Moore III surveys recently harvested potato fields at his family's farm in Arvin, CA. Moore is a 4th generation farmer.

Features

Forging a New Supply Chain

Covid causes companies to adapt to supply and demand swings.

A patterned turtleneck shirt that extends to a face covering with a matching hat.

Campus News: Alma Matters

Fashionable Masks

The Art Galleries at TCU’s fall exhibition, CREATE + PROTECT: Fashioning Safety in Times of Pandemic, called for artistic renditions of facial coverings.

Dr. Robin Griffith (left) and Dr. Jan Lacina, both of TCU's College of Education, are co-editors of the textbook Preparing Globally Minded Literacy Teachers: Knowledge, Practices and Case Studies (Routledge, 2020). Griffith is professor of reading and English/language arts; Lacina is professor and associate dean of graduate studies. Photographed at Mary Couts Burnett Library on October 27, 2020 by Joyce Marshall

Research + Discovery

New Textbook Gives Global Insight Into Teaching Literacy

Robin Griffith and Jan Lacina’s writing taps other cultures to teach literacy.

Sports: Riff Ram

Daniela Álvarez Brings Force to Beach Volleyball Team

The 6-foot-2 sophomore plays for the national team in her native Spain. Now she calls Fort Worth home.

Alumni

Living Healthier Lives

Dr. Suzanne Bentz turned her weight struggles into a mission to help others.

Campus News: Alma Matters

Faculty Roundtable: Journalistic Inquiries

If you were a journalist, what would your beat be and why?

Research + Discovery

Looking Past Test Scores for School Success

Are teachers happy? Do students like the library? Jo Beth Jimerson looks beyond numbers.

An illustration of persons standing under a direction sign

Alumni

Can the Career Center Help Me?

The TCU Center for Career & Professional Development offers many services and answers to common questions about career planning.