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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.

Covid-19, Anxiety and Death

The pandemic brought the specter of death closer to home, but confrontation with mortality has benefits, too.

Red Bird Flies Again

Terrence Maiden '00 is revitalizing southern Dallas with a real estate venture.

Calling Campus Home

Savvy design and innovative furnishings illustrate TCU’s investment in residential halls.

director of TCU's Counseling & Mental Health Center, talks through the signs of trauma.

Web Extras

Eric Wood: Recognizing and Processing Trauma

In a video, the director of TCU’s Counseling & Mental Health Center talks through the signs of trauma.

Alumni, Web Extras

Brandon Kitchin Returns to Journalism

“It’s very emotional. It’s very powerful,” the writer says about his Summer 2021 cover story.

Campus News: Alma Matters

Faculty Roundtable: What Social Justice Initiative Means the Most to You?

From Black Lives Matter to Rethinking Schools, faculty talk about civic activism platforms.

An illustration of two designers working together.

Features

Business and Design Students Matched With Entrepreneurs

Venture Builders gives students real-life experience while giving seasoned professionals fresh perspectives.

Alumni

Todd Weiler Is an Advocate for Change

The former assistant secretary of defense led inclusion initiatives for transgender children of military families.

Assistant professor of chemistry Ben Sherman’s research focuses on the electrochemical aspects of creating highly efficient solar cells. Photo by Mark Graham, October 15, 2020

Research + Discovery

Ben Sherman Ties Photosynthesis to Affordable Solar Energy Cells

The chemist is working to improve photovoltaic cells that can convert sunlight.

The odd couple of renovation. Luke Caldwell (right), and Clint Robertson (left) are the forces of nature behind Boise's home transformations, as seen on HGTV's Boise Boys.

Alumni, Features

HGTV’s Clint Robertson Builds an Empire

The Boise Boy and jack-of-all-trades is no stranger to TV or starting from scratch.

Research + Discovery

Theatre Students Adjust and A.D.A.P.T. in Pandemic

A free-form digital project combines creativity with technology.

Alumni

Chef Gabrielle McBay Makes Cooking Easy

The You Have Food at Home author shares life advice and a savory pop tart recipe.

Web Extras

Podcast: Intentional Dialogue Training With Ebony Rose

TCU’s senior learning and development consultant gives a lesson in speaking confidently and bridging cultural differences.

Slate Journalist Joel Anderson '00 works at his home in Palo Alto, CA on Monday, October 26, 2020. Photo by James Tensuan

Features

Breaking the News

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

Research + Discovery

Texas Populists Fought for Shared Solutions

The 19th-century political movement has influenced policies and politicians long after it faded from power.

Sports: Riff Ram

Du Mapaya’s Career Leaps Forward

The senior triple jumper from Zimbabwe is a six-time All-American.

Alumni

Jess Erwin Saves Bears at Grand Teton National Park

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

Research + Discovery

Why New Corporate Practices Stall

Corporate governance resists untested ideas, and Ryan Krause identified why these innovations fall by the wayside.

Research + Discovery

Looking Past Test Scores for School Success

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

Alumni

Job Hunting Over Age 50

For those still ready and willing to work, there are resources for continuing employment beyond retirement age.

Tim (L) and Terrence (R) Maiden. Terrence and twin brother Tim Maiden, both former TCU football players and ’00 graduates, run a nonprofit named Two Wins that serves Southern Dallas youth through athletics and opportunities that expand perspectives on life possibilities. Photographed in Dallas, TX by Ross Hailey, February 25, 2021

Alumni

Maiden Brothers’ Community-Based Programs Nurture Potential in Dallas Youths

Education can lead to limitless possibilities, they say.

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.

Sid Richardson (left) with great nephew Edward Perry Bass who is sitting on a paint pony; his father Perry Bass (right) and mother Nancy Lee Bass and Annie Richardson Bass (Sid's sister, Perry's mother, and Edward's grandmother), Dutch Branch Ranch, Benbrook, 1947

Mem’ries Sweet

Legacies of Sid W. Richardson and Annie Richardson Bass Live on with TCU Buildings

The Texas siblings were close and it seems fitting their buildings are, too.

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.

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.