Winter 2022 - TCU Magazine

Risky Business

TCU fights cybercriminals by thinking ahead.

Let There Be Light

First-generation college students succeed with advocacy and the support of community.

A Servant Leader

Chancellor William Tucker’s careful eye toward the future prepared TCU for its transformation into a top national university.

By a Child’s Side

CASA looks out for kids in court, with the help of TCU students and alumni.

Rumen Cvetkov’s Sound Travels Far

A TCU-trained viola virtuoso is earning ovations.

The Class of 2026 Share Their Application Essays

Four members of the Class of 2026 share the essays that helped them secure a place at TCU.

Suited woman sits on a bench with wooden amphitheater set in background.ench, with a wooden theatre set in background.

Research + Discovery

Stereotypical Shakespeare Adaptations

Shakespeare may be required reading, but pair it with modern thinking, Ariane Balizet says.

Image from a series of photos of the Ensemble Concert Series: Frog Corps and Friends in the Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU. Features TCU Frog Corps, Flower Mounds HS Con Brio, Mansfield HS Tenor-Bass Choir, and North Mesquite HS Tenor-Bass Choir. Photo by James Anger, April 6, 2022

Campus News: Alma Matters

Van Cliburn Concert Hall Design Takes Center Stage

Explore the adjustable acoustics at the Van Cliburn Concert Hall in this interactive graphic.

Benjamin Ireland sits on a railing at the Japanese Garden inside the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. He is looking off into the distance and a pond is behind him.

Research + Discovery

Benjamin Ireland Reunites Families Broken by War

The professor’s passion for history changed the destiny of a family across the world.

Mike Miles in a purple jersey holds out an orange basketball with "TCU" lettering

Unfinished Business

Mike Miles Jr. was predicted to be a second-round NBA Draft pick, but he returned to lead Men’s Basketball to new heights.

A family of five poses on the porch of their new home.

Mem’ries Sweet

FrogHouse Raised Walls and Leaders

A Habitat for Humanity project changed everyone who touched it.

Research + Discovery

Saving The Urban Forest

Brendan Lavy is researching how tree preservation ordinances protect a valuable natural resource.

A seated woman, drink in hand, speaks enthusiastically with a homebuyer.

Alumni

Agent And Advocate

Maria Mason guides area homebuyers, focusing on clients who are Spanish speakers and TCU alumni.

A close-up picture of a portion of Woodrow Blagg's mixed-graphite drawing, "The Rescue."

To Save A Species

Woodrow Blagg’s detailed drawing captures TCU’s Rhino Initiative at work in Africa.

Research + Discovery

Found in Translation

David Moessner uses his knowledge of ancient languages to illuminate meaning in the Bible.

Four dancers in purple, form a starburst-like shape under a spotlight. Their outstretched arms and legs are lit on an otherwise dark stage. .

Campus News: Alma Matters

Movement And Music

Joy Bollinger returns to TCU to choreograph a new work set to live strings.

Alumni

Safe Search

Our career expert offers tips for avoiding cybercriminals while looking for a job.

Risky Business

Let There Be Light

A Servant Leader

By a Child’s Side

Rumen Cvetkov’s Sound Travels Far

In this issue: Winter 2022

The Class of 2026 Share Their Application Essays

Stereotypical Shakespeare Adaptations

Van Cliburn Concert Hall Design Takes Center Stage

Benjamin Ireland Reunites Families Broken by War

Unfinished Business

FrogHouse Raised Walls and Leaders

Saving The Urban Forest

Agent And Advocate

To Save A Species

Found in Translation

Movement And Music

Safe Search