In this issue: Summer 2018
Letters
Chancellor’s Letter: We’ve Got the Wright Stuff
Congressman Jim Wright’s papers are now part of Mary Couts Burnett Library’s Special Collections.
Features
A Look Inside Special Collections
The library’s vault of historic writings and artifacts chronicles the history of TCU and Fort Worth.
Research + Discovery
Real Media Bias or Fake News?
Political scientist Adam Schiffer unpacks the bias charge against the media.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Faculty By the Numbers
In 2017, 669 full-time professors, instructors and lecturers disseminated knowledge and mentored students.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Stacy Landreth Grau: Design Thinking Guru
With design thinking, a marketing professor encourages students to try, try some more and remember to work together.
Alumni
James Chase Sanchez’s Documentary Airs on PBS
Documentary filmmaker and alumnus wins an award for Man on Fire.
Research + Discovery
The Evolution of Female Military Entertainers
Kara Dixon Vuic unravels the role of “girl next door” entertainers.
Alumni, Web Extras
TCU Magazine Podcast: Deborah Simpkin King
Deborah Simpkin King ’76 talks to host James Creange ’17 about the impact of music, its cathartic powers and the way it connects people.
Alumni
Personal Exit Strategy and Office Politics
Smart companies have an exit strategy if things don’t go as planned and improvement seems unlikely. They are necessary for people, too.
Research + Discovery
Gender Inequality in Marketing
Catherine Coleman investigates the link between marketing campaigns and inequalities women experience in economic markets.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Object Lesson: If This Tree Could Talk
The TCU Class of 1912 transplanted a tree to mark the university’s move to Fort Worth.
Research + Discovery
Stopping Anthrax with Antibiotics
An enzyme may be key to stopping tough bacterial infections.
Campus News: Alma Matters
What is Creativity? Faculty Respond
TCU professors discuss the importance of creativity across all disciplines.
Alumni
Tina Mullone Choreographs a Dance Career
MFA grad never stops moving as she leaps from ballet to modern to more
Alumni, Web Extras
TCU Magazine Podcast: Elvis Gallegos
The alumnus discusses how concepts he learned from Coach Gary Patterson have transferred to other facets of his life.
Alumni, Sports: Riff Ram
First Person with Lindsay Shoulders Westbrook ’06
The spirit coordinator and Showgirls director brought the iconic white boots to Horned Frog game day.
Alumni
What is your favorite mascot memory?
Readers share tales of the TCU horned frog through the years, from Addie to SuperFrog.
Campus News: Alma Matters
On Stage: A Fool’s Appeal
Theatre TCU performed the timeless comedy Tartuffe at the Jerita Foley Buschman Theatre in March.