Campus News: Alma Matters

Winter 2012

Q & A with … paleoanthropologist Donald C. Johanson

Noted paleoanthropologist shared insights about his 1974 discover of 3.2 million-year-old fossil of a female skeleton Lucy while on campus in November.

Winter 2012

Political advisers: Close election hinges on youth

Before the election, former White House advisors Paul Begala and Ari Fleischer said presidential race would be tight and make history.

Winter 2012

Learning to serve . . . TCU’s commitment to community service

TCU nurtures students’ commitment to community service in and out of the classroom.

Summer 2013

Getting Gatsby

Film-Television-Digital Media Professor Joan McGettigan explores Hollywood’s fascination with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s elusive character.

Summer 2013

Adding it up . . . new ways to teach math

Workshop offers new ways to teach math to students with Down syndrome and cognitive disabilities.

Summer 2013

Skills set . . . TCU Writing Camp

College of Education Writing Camp helps about 80 high school students sharpen their prose.

Summer 2013

Covering the bases . . . Amy Otte

After six-week summer study abroad program in the Dominican Republic, TCU junior explores career in Latin American baseball culture.

Summer 2013

Inspiring change . . . Liz Schmidt, 2013 Newman Civic Fellow

Social work student named a 2013 Newman Civic Fellow for student leadership.

Summer 2013

Gambling for freedom . . . TCU history Prof. Gene Allen Smith

History professor Gene Smith examines how some slaves earned emancipation during The War of 1812.

Summer 2013

Going global . . . TCU Fulbright Scholars

A record five members of the Class of 2013 receive prestigious Fulbright Scholarships.