In this issue: Winter 2021
Features, Research + Discovery
Vietnam Nurses Struggled on Two Fronts
Army nurses faced bloodshed overseas and miniskirts at home.
Features, Mem’ries Sweet
How TCU Won a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
For 50 years, the honor society has signified academic excellence at the university.
Features, Mem’ries Sweet
1971: A Timeline
A look back at what was going on at TCU and around the world in 1971.
Features
TCU Debaters Leverage Critical Thinking Skills to Form Winning Arguments
Speech and Debate team members evaluate defenses and form educated opinions.
Alumni
Attorney Ron Hurdle Broke Barriers at TCU
From the university’s first Black cheerleader to a top attorney, the alumnus leads wherever he goes.
Alumni, Features
A Look Behind the Winter 2021 Cover
Charles Varner’s art leads the 1971 yearbook and the Winter 2021 TCU Magazine.
Features, Mem’ries Sweet
Jefferson Airplane Concert Pushed the 1970 Limits of TCU
The band rocked on campus and caused a stir. But maybe that was the point.
Alumni
Jennifer Giddings Brooks Reigns On
TCU’s first Black homecoming queen now has her own educational consulting group.
Letters
Chancellor: Looking Back Helps Us Look Forward
1971 was quite a year. And I can speak from personal experience.
Research + Discovery
Keeping the Oneida Language and Culture Alive
Wendi Sierra’s video game teaches the tribal language and folklore.
Research + Discovery
Miriam Ezzani Researches the Role of Educators in Ending Educational Inequality
Self-reflection and anti-oppressive practices help ensure all students have a chance to succeed.
Research + Discovery
Making All Students Welcome: A Q&A with Frank Hernandez
The College of Education dean focuses on Latino and LGBTQ communities.
Research + Discovery
Human Trafficking Victims Can Advise Social Workers
Mary Twis explores techniques to listen to and support survivors as they rebuild their lives.
Sports: Riff Ram
Maggie Martin Leads the Dutchmen
In purple and white overalls, the senior leads the TCU student sections on game day.
Campus News: Alma Matters
We Can, Together Mural Stands at the Heart of Campus
Twelve students in Dan Jian’s drawing class collaborated on an art installation for TCU’s Race and Reconciliation Initiative.
Alumni
How to Make Your Job Application Stand Out
Applying for jobs can be exhausting, but there are ways to make it easier.
Research + Discovery, Web Extras
Miriam Ezzani on the Unified Voice and Structural Inequality
She worked with school leaders to institute anti-oppressive system.
Amorette Hinderaker: For the Sake of Argument
Expanding perspectives is one way to lead discourse, she says.