Fall 2019 - TCU Magazine

Master of Liberal Arts Program Encourages Critical Thinking

The degree gives graduate students a chance to take lifelong learning and leading a step beyond.

What Kind of Job Can You Get with a Liberal Arts Degree?

After this class, liberal arts majors see the opportunities.

Faculty from Other Disciplines Use Liberal Arts

How do you merge the liberal arts with your curriculum?

A History of Innovation

AddRan College Through the Years

Letters

TCU Students Can Do Anything

These words caught my eye recently: “What can you do with a liberal arts degree from AddRan? Anything.”

Alan Royal wants to improve equity in higher education. He shares his experiences at TCU with students considering college as he encourages them to pursue their dreams. Photo by Lisa Helfert

Alumni

Alan Royal Promotes Equity and Inclusion to Help Scholars Succeed

The alumnus mentors young students as they pursue higher education and careers.

Tatiana Arguello's recent work focuses on the part language plays in causing and resolving conflict. Photo by Joyce Marshall

Features, Research + Discovery

Tatiana Arguello Explores Conflict in Central American Literature

The assistant professor of Spanish and Hispanic researches the lasting effects of war.

Komla Aggor, professor of Spanish and Hispanic studies, co-edited two books examining how Latin American's Afro-Hispanic population uses literature and film to understand its cultural identity. Photo by Rodger Mallison

Features, Research + Discovery

Komla Aggor Traces Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Through Language

Descendants of African slaves use the Spanish language to understand their history in Latin America.

Research + Discovery

Identity Transcends Race and Place

Stories illuminate cultural and linguistic hybridity in the Afro-Hispanic diaspora.

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.

Murderer back on the crime scene - Forensic science

Campus News: Alma Matters

Show Your Syllabus: Crime Fiction

The class utilizes storytelling from Edgar Allan Poe to Law & Order.

Research + Discovery

Jeffrey Todd Understands the Power of Words

In a Q&A, the associate professor of German and French discusses how the roots of language influence thought and explains why musicians make talented language learners.

Alumni, Features

English Degree Equals Opportunity Across the Globe

Jennifer Klein used her command of language as a consultant for the World Bank and a children’s advocate.

Todd Kerstetter, professor of history, studies the history of human settlement around rivers — and how people continually rebuild after floodwaters disrupt their lives. Photo by Joyce Marshall

Research + Discovery

The Endless Cycle of Rebuilding After a Flood

Todd Kerstetter chronicles the constant power struggle that comes with attempting to create a life along a river.

Ashley Coles, assistant professor of geography, said if useful information is available to people, they are likely to use it and keep themselves safe. Photo by Joyce Marshall

Research + Discovery

Why Motorists Risk Driving on Flooded Roads

Ashley Coles studies why drivers take their chances in high water, and how cities can prevent such risk-taking.

Campus News: Alma Matters

Show Your Syllabus: Weddings Unveiled

In this sociology class, students learn about the history of the wedding and its place in society.

Rob Garnett, associate dean and honors professor of social sciences, discusses the responsibility of economics. Photo by Glen E. Ellman

Campus News: Alma Matters, Research + Discovery

Factoring Humanity and Happiness into Economic Calculations

In a Q&A, Rob Garnett, professor of economics, honors professor of social sciences and associate dean in the John V. Roach Honors College, combines economics with happiness.