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Watercolor illustration depicting three students in a mock trial setting. Two sit behind a small white desk sign labeled “TCU Prosecution.” A third student, wearing a grey-blue suit, white shirt and red tie, stands and gestures while holding papers.

Winter 2025

Making Their Case

The verdict is in: TCU Mock Trial becomes a national contender in a few short years.

Winter 2025

As TCU Provost, Floyd Wormley Jr. Leads with Heart, Humor and Hard-Won Wisdom

The academic leader brings clarity, conviction and a scientist’s curiosity shaped by years spent balancing lab work, mentoring and a growing call to serve in higher education.

Drawing of two individuals holding the lower two points of a five-point red-striped star, set against a blue backdrop.

Winter 2025

Government of the People

The Winter 2025 cover story examines America’s declining civic engagement and how educators and students are working to strengthen democracy.

Black-and-white photograph of author Catherine O’Connor looking toward the camera, with a shadowy wood backdrop behind her.

Winter 2025

Catherine O’Connor finds acclaim with debut novel “Dust Covered Lies”

The landscape architect and TCU Press author picked up fiction writing in her mid-50s.

Photograph of Chancellor Daniel Pullin, in a professorial role, speaking to a group of students seated around a wooden table in a classroom. The image is framed by a window bar that divides the scene in half.

Winter 2025

From the Chancellor

Research is shaping the future of TCU, Chancellor Daniel Pullin writes.

Cartoon-style illustration of a person in business attire with a red tie standing on a wall clock, holding a monocular to their eye and looking to the right.

Winter 2025

The Element of Time

Career expert Mike Caldwell shares how strategic timing can help job seekers stand out and seize new opportunities.

Photograph of TCU student Matthew Miamidian piloting an aircraft, wearing sunglasses and an aviation headset, with a view of water and land visible through the cockpit windows.

Winter 2025

Flying Frog: Matthew Miamidian Navigates TCU Courses and the Skies

In our latest “Student File,” meet the TCU junior who’s balancing business studies with hours in the cockpit.

Illustration of a semi-transparent purple Frog Fountain set in a prairie landscape with trees, an orange sky and a large golden sun.

Fall 2025

A New Story on Ancient Land

TCU’s Native American and Indigenous Peoples Initiative inspires curiosity, cultivates understanding and builds relationships.

Photograph of TCU alum Alonso Sánchez in a dark suit, white shirt and gray patterned tie, leaning against a railing and smiling, with a large reddish-orange and deep blue globe behind him.

Fall 2025

Educational Ambassador

TCU and Harvard alum Alonso Sánchez drives educational projects in developing nations as a senior economist at the World Bank.

Photograph of TCU alumna Shawn Lassiter in a blue dress, standing on a street beside a white couch where five other people sit, all facing the camera. An American flag and a Texas flag appear in the top-right corner as a car drives past on a sunny day.

Fall 2025

Shawn Lassiter Creates Sustainable Models That Help Communities Thrive

Through BRAVE/R Together, the TCU alumna works to advance education, health and economic growth.

Features

Making Their Case

As TCU Provost, Floyd Wormley Jr. Leads with Heart, Humor and Hard-Won Wisdom

Government of the People

Catherine O’Connor finds acclaim with debut novel “Dust Covered Lies”

From the Chancellor

The Element of Time

Flying Frog: Matthew Miamidian Navigates TCU Courses and the Skies

A New Story on Ancient Land

Educational Ambassador

Shawn Lassiter Creates Sustainable Models That Help Communities Thrive

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