Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Fall 2022

Total Immersion

International STEM graduate students must navigate a new land and unfamiliar ways.

The word faith etched in concrete on bricks on the TCU campus.

Fall 2022

Building Interfaith Bridges

By keeping the faith dialogue open and respectful, TCU prepares students for a religiously diverse world.

Dongwoo Kim, assistant professor of economics in TCU's AddRan College of Liberal Arts, discusses his research into correlations between public employee pension plans, salaries and employee retention. Photo by Leo Wesson, October 19, 2021

Fall 2022

Lessons From Teacher Pensions

Dongwoo Kim does the math on retirement and retaining educators.

Jie Zhuang, assistant professor of communications studies is researching the acceptance of Covid vaccine in the African-American community. She is posing at a sign, in Fort Worth, advertising free Covid testing.

Fall 2022

Closing the Covid Vaccination Gap

Jackie Zhuang’s research points to strategies to overcome Black Americans’ hesitancy.

Summer 2022

A Weapon Against Covid

An existing anti-rejection drug could combat life-threatening inflammation in Covid patients.

Yashoda Bhagwat, associate professor of marketing, has researched the cost of corporate sociopolitical activism. She is photographed in downtown Fort Worth in Burnett Park with the sculpture “Man with a Briefcase” by Jonathan Borofsky.

What’s the Cost of Corporate Sociopolitical Activism?

Knowing customers helps firms assess the risk versus reward of speaking out, Yashoda Bhagwat says.

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.

Winter 2022

Benjamin Ireland Reunites Families Broken by War

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

Retirement Plans Help Schools Retain Teachers

Even before Covid-19 burnout prompted some teachers to retire earlier than they’d planned, Dongwoo Kim had been researching how better retirement savings options could stem such career departures.

Spring 2022

Making College a Reality

TCU’s College Advising Corps helps North Texas high school students plot their next steps.

Sneha Popley sits on the beach in California.

Fall 2021

Sneha Popley Is a Champion for Young Scholars

Sneha Popley earned a scholarship from Google. Now she works for the tech giant.

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