INSTITUTIONAL
2024 Best Dallas-Fort Worth Area Colleges with Speech Language Pathology Degrees
Sept. 15, 2023
Niche
Niche has listed TCU as No. 2 on their 2024 Best Colleges with Speech Language Pathology degrees. Niche
users give it an average review of 3.9 stars. One senior said, “TCU has an incredibly
inclusive and supportive community. The professors genuinely care about their students
and want their students to succeed. Many have their Ph.D., with years of real-world
industry experience. They are great resources as mentors both in and outside the classroom.
The school spirit of TCU is unlike any other school.”
'Street Seats' tickets on sale now for 41st annual GM Financial Parade of Lights
Sept. 14, 2023
Fort Worth Report
In honor of TCU’s Sesquicentennial, head football coach Sonny Dykes is serving as the 2023 Parade of Lights’ Grand Marshal. TCU’s 150th year has been
devoted to celebrating the positive impact of Horned Frog alumni, students, faculty,
staff and other leaders in the Fort Worth community, across the country and across
the globe. “TCU is proud to sponsor the Grand Marshal float in recognition of the
community and people that have supported TCU’s mission for 150 years,” Chancellor
Victor J. Boschini, Jr. said. “Coach Dykes is a great representation of the Horned Frog spirit and we are
proud he will lead the beloved Parade of Lights.”
Add-Ran College: Hood County's connection to TCU
Sept. 7, 2023
Hood County News
Some people might not know the direct connection that Hood County has to the current-day Texas Christian University. The story begins with two visionary brothers, Addison and Randolph Clark, who embarked
on a mission to create the region’s first institution of higher learning in the Hood
County town of Thorp Spring. In the autumn of 1873, with just 13 eager minds, Add-Ran
Male and Female College opened its doors, becoming a beacon of co-education, a pioneering
concept in its time. By the end of that school year, the student count had grown to
75. In 1889, Add-Ran College aligned itself with the Brotherhood of the Christian
Churches of Texas. Its name transformed to Add-Ran Christian University, and a new
chapter began.
Full Moon Paddles at TCU Provide Adventure
Sept. 7, 2023
Campus Rec Magazine
TCU’s Campus Recreation and Wellness has found a unique way to engage with students
through the department’s Full Moon Paddles program. Emily Tumilty, coordinator of Outdoor Programs, said: “Sometimes, it’s hard for students to take
a whole weekend or day away, so Full Moon Paddles allow participants to take a brief
moment out of their busy schedule to rest, retreat and reflect.”
4 DFW universities earn top rankings on new list of best colleges in U.S.
Sept. 6, 2023
CultureMap Fort Worth
Four Dallas-Fort Worth area universities have risen through the ranks in a highly
anticipated new list of the country's best universities. Niche, an education review
and ranking website, named TCU the sixth best college in Texas for the third consecutive year. The university receives
an A+ grade in four of the 12 ranking categories, including athletics, student life
and campus. It was ranked No. 2 out of 333 Best Christian College in America and No.
12 out of 1,287 Best College Campuses in America.
FACULTY
NCHC Fellows
Sept. 15, 2023
NCHC Fellows are distinguished individuals who have given substantial time and energy
to furthering the cause of honors education. Among the 2023 Fellows is Beata M. Jones, professor of professional practice. “In 2005, I had the privilege of helping to
establish and consequently lead for seven years a unique business honors program at
the Neeley School of Business,” she said. “Named Neeley Fellows, this initiative became
a sanctuary for aspiring business leaders, where dreams took flight and innovation
knew no boundaries.”
Ex-CIA Agent On The 1 Item You Need To Pack For Safer Travels
Sept. 14, 2023
HuffPost UK
If you love travelling but want all the intel on staying safe abroad, former CIA and
FBI agent Tracy Walder has your back. Walder, adjunct faculty in criminal justice, said the first thing
she does when entering a hotel room is use the security lock on the door. “Keep that
lock locked,” she advised in a video. “There’s no reason to have it unlocked if you’re
inside your room.” She also travels with a rubber doorstop which she’ll simply pop
under the door at night to prevent anyone from accessing her room and recommends setting
up an app that alerts her contacts about her location in case of an emergency.
Sidney Thompson is telling Bass Reeves’ story - and helping Taylor Sheridan do the
same
Sept. 14, 2023
Head Topics
Writing consultant Sidney Thompson is acting as a creative consultant for Paramount+’s Western drama on the lawman premiering
this fall. “He had a fascinating life,” he said. Thompson authored the Bass Reeves
Trilogy, two of which have been published. The Paramount+ series focuses on Reeves’
work in Indian Territory where he became a prominent lawman during the post-Reconstruction
era.
It's time to reinvent contraceptive methods — with patients in mind
Sept. 12, 2023
The Quinnipiac Chronicle
If you know someone who takes a form of birth control, you’ve probably heard different
stories about it. Sarah E. Hill, professor of women, health and sexual psychology, wrote, “Almost half of all women
who go on the pill stop using it within the first year because of the intolerable
side effects, and the one frequently cited is unpleasant mood changes.”
It's Time For U.S. Companies To Embrace Lean Manufacturing
Sept. 11, 2023
MarketScale
A pressing concern arises from the United States’ diminishing expertise in operations
management over the past few decades. With fewer universities offering specialized
courses and an increasing number of executives lacking foundational knowledge in the
field, the intricacies of operations management risk being oversimplified or misunderstood. Tyson Browning, professor of operations management, said, “Experts are always calling for more lean,
no matter what the times. Over the past three years, though, the just-in-time, low-inventory,
lean operation and supply chain model has been stressed, to say the least, to the
point where lean has been questioned. Rather, resilience became the buzzword, and
keeping inventory just in case was often the answer.”
Texas's power grid continues to face pressure
Sept. 8, 2023
KRLD-AM (Dallas, TX)
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Energy Tom Seng said given the constant demand that the energy grid has faced due to historically
high temperatures, ERCOT is managing the power grid well. “You're going to have maintenance
issues especially when you've been running them,” said Seng. “Think about this stretch
that we've had, these things are running hard every single day.”
Frothing liquor and the science behind the TikTok hack that softens the taste of spirits
Sept. 7, 2023
Fox News
The internet is hacking hard-to-swallow alcohol. TikTok users have discovered that
taking a milk frother to a liquor of choice changes the taste of the beverage. Chemistry
Professor Eric Simanek explained how using a frother could change the liquor's chemical properties. Frothing
introduces “a little bit of heat,” which can speed up chemical reactions and change
the composition of the drink, Simanek said. Frothing also introduces oxygen, which
can “react with flavorful molecules. However, that reaction is likely to be very slow,”
the chemist added.
Former Texas Congresswoman Mayra Flores says she was ‘attacked by a pervert’ in fundraising
appeals
Sept. 7, 2023
Killeen Daily Herald
Mayra Flores, a South Texas Republican who served in Congress for just over six months
after a special election last year, has an unusual fundraising message as she tries
to regain a House seat. “I was attacked by a pervert,” say emails she’s been blasting
nearly every day this summer to would-be supporters. James Riddlesperger, political science professor, said, “The acceptable range of rhetoric that we use
and the way we characterize our political opponents has become much more rancid.”
Sketchy business: Fort Worth art teachers connect community through murals
Sept. 4, 2023
Fort Worth Report
Students from Fort Worth ISD and TCU, have been working to paint murals, which help
college students connect with the community and build lasting relationships, said Rosangela Boyd, director of service learning and academic initiatives in leadership and student
involvement.
Renowned biomechanist and human performance expert will lead Department of Kinesiology
at TCU
Sept. 4, 2023
Fort Worth Report
Internationally renowned biomechanist and physiologist Peter G. Weyand was named the new chair of the Department of Kinesiology in the Harris College of
Nursing & Health Sciences. “I am extremely grateful and excited to have the opportunity
to lead TCU’s kinesiology department at a particularly opportune time,” Weyand said.
‘A historical footnote until’ Paxton: Texas impeachment history
Sept. 3, 2023
KXAS-TV
Impeachment trials in the Senate are rare. Before Ken Paxton, the Texas House had
only impeached one other statewide official more than 100 years ago. “It's really
been a historical footnote until the impeachment of Attorney General Paxton of course,”
said longtime political science professor James Riddlesperger, “The scarcity of those impeachments tells the story.”
Tim Scott is the top Black Republican in the GOP presidential primary. Here's how
he discusses race
Sept. 3, 2023
Associated Press
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, a presidential candidate, introduces himself as
the product of early-life mentors who taught him not to be bitter and that he has
had success as a Black American because he worked hard. But Frederick Gooding Jr., an African American studies professor, said untold more Black Americans have worked
just as hard as Scott but struggled against invisible barriers. “He did work hard,”
he said. “But it’s not quite that simplistic.”
STUDENTS
Deep dive: Segregation crippled Fort Worth’s aquatics. Here’s how the city could recover
its pools
Sept. 14, 2023
Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth’s Polytechnic Heights neighborhood illustrates the impact of racial segregation
on the health of communities, historian and Ph.D. candidate Cecilia Sanchez Hill said. Initially a majority white neighborhood, the neighborhood has since transitioned
to a majority Black neighborhood and then a majority Hispanic neighborhood, according
to the most recent U.S. census. “When that community becomes majority Black, you do
see a disinvestment of city services,” Sanchez Hill said. “When you have a community
that’s lost that access to that power structure, then you have less opportunities
to bring money into it and bring city funds into your community.”
ALUMNI
Q&A: DNAWORKS Executive Director
Sept. 13, 2023
Fort Worth Magazine
Columbian native Andrés Franco MM ’02, MM ’03 is ready to pick up the baton as first executive director of DNAWORKS—a nonprofit
arts and service organization based in Fort Worth and Pittsburgh dedicated to social
dialogue and healing through the arts. “I'm very excited about this opportunity for
many reasons,” he said.
Education is the key of life, preach JOA stakeholders
Sept. 10, 2023
Jamaica Observer
Michael Frater ’05, Jamaica Olympic Association director and chairman of its Athletes' Commission, is
an Olympic gold relay medalist and the 2005 World Athletics Championships 100m silver
medallist, among other sterling accomplishments. He is an inductee of the Lettermen's
Hall of Fame at TCU where he distinguished himself in being named in 2003 an All American
Academic and was a multiple All American Athlete. He maintains that “there can be
no doubt. You've got to engage your mind formally and in a structured way if you wish
to increase your chances at a successful career and be able to run and endure that
marathon in life. Education, training and knowledge are the water stops along the
route that refresh and hydrate you.”
Amy Jackson, the Influencer Behind Fashion Jackson, Launches Mayson the Label
Sept. 7, 2023
Women's Wear Daily (WWD)
Amy Jackson ’06, an early influencer with her blog Fashion Jackson, is striking out with her own
elevated women's sportswear collection, called Mayson the Label. She created the brand
based on her experience in the fashion space and a desire to create the ideal capsule
collection of luxe staples. After launching her blog, Fashion Jackson, in 2013, she
gained a following and quit her job to focus on growing her community. With an audience
that has swelled to almost 1 million people, Jackson has drawn on the dialogue and
trust with her followers to inform the making of Mayson.