Topic: AddRan College of Liberal Arts

Summer 2022

Randy Parker’s Road to Success

Skills learned on the court at TCU helped prepare the Killer Frog for his jobs with GM, Nissan and Hyundai.

Alumni, Features | Topics: AddRan College of Liberal Arts,How I Got Here

Michele Meitl, associate professor of criminal justice in TCU's AddRan College of Liberal Arts. Professor Meitl's recent research focuses on how the US Supreme Court uses social science research when deciding issues of constitutional law. Photo by Leo Wesson, October 18, 2021

Summer 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Use Social Science Research in Rulings

Michele Meitl found that judges cite research to add credibility and transparency to decisions.

Research + Discovery | Topics: AddRan College of Liberal Arts,Research & Discovery

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.

April 8, 2022

Benjamin Ireland Reunites Families Broken by War

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

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.

March 16, 2022

Understanding the Afghanistan Wars

The symposium, honoring Marine Benjamin Schmidt, explores the history and consequences of war.

(L-R) Susie Olmos-Soto, Esther Teixeira and Maria Ciriza coordinate Service Learning in the Latino Community, a course that fosters partnerships between TCU employees and students, in which students help native Spanish-speaking employees study for their GED exams, while the employees help the students improve their Spanish language skills. Photo by Rodger Mallison, September 29, 2021

Spring 2022

Professors Forge New Direction for Service-Learning Class

Pandemic isolation led to a creative partnership.

Topics: AddRan College of Liberal Arts,Feature

Spring 2022

Double the Service

The Service Learning in the Latino Community class forges meaningful connections between TCU students and employees.

Features | Topics: AddRan College of Liberal Arts,Feature

Katie-Rose Watson's first cookbook, The Rose Table (HP, Inc, 2021) published in October. Courtesy of Katie-Rose Watson

November 18, 2021

Katie-Rose Watson Sets the Scene and the Table

Imagine walking into a candlelit dinner party with Caribbean-inspired food spread across an intricately decorated table while the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack plays. Lobster tails, coconut shrimp and Captain Jack Sparrow chocolate rum cupcakes were all part of a themed Disney Dinner made by Katie-Rose Watson ’11. Watson, the creator of The Rose Table