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Chef José Andrés Inspires at the Fogelson Honors Forum
The Fogelson Honors Forum, hosted by the John V. Roach Honors College is a distinguished lecture series that brings together students, faculty, and the Fort Worth community for discussions with influential leaders. This year's Fogelson Honors Forum speaker was world renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés. José shared his journey, philosophies and impact, leaving a profound impression on attendees.
Ron Pitcock Named Dean of the John V. Roach Honors College
TCU announced Ron Pitcock, Ph.D., has been named Dean and Wassenich Family Endowed Chair of the John V. Roach Honors College following a nationwide search.
Beata Jones Named to National Collegiate Honors Council Board of Directors
Texas Christian University will be represented nationally in honors education with the appointment of Beata M. Jones, Ph.D., professor of Business Information Systems Practice, Neeley Distinguished Teacher, Honors Faculty Partner and Graduate eLearning Fellow, to the National Collegiate Honors Council Board of Directors.
Gooding to Appear in Museum Lecture Series
Frederick Gooding Jr., the Dr. Ronald E. Moore Honors Professor of Humanities in the John V. Roach Honors College, will be featured in the spring lecture series at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Gooding is the chair of TCU’s Race & Reconciliation Initiative and will address the topic “Navigating the Road to Reconciliation” at his lecture.
New Honors Course Challenges Students to "Read" City
A brand-new Honors Colloquium, “City as Text: Fort Worth,” doesn’t require any physical or digital textbooks. Instead, Honors professors Wendy Williams and Frederick Gooding, Jr., who teach separate sections of the course, encourage their students to “read” the city of Fort Worth to understand it as they would any useful textbook.
Honors Professor Dan Williams Publishes New Book of Poetry
Lamar University Literary Press recently announced the publication of Dan Williams’ newest book of poetry.
Honors Professor, Mikio Akagi, Receives Teaching Excellence Award at Convocation
Honors assistant professor of the history and philosophy of science, Dr. Mikio Akagi, received the Maryrose Short Teaching Excellence Award.
Dr. Frederick W. Gooding, Jr., named inaugural holder of the Dr. Ronald E. Moore Professorship in Humanities in the John V. Roach Honors College
Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr., on behalf of the Board of Trustees of Texas Christian University, is pleased to announce the Dr. Ronald E. Moore Professorship in Humanities in the Honors College at TCU has been awarded to Dr. Frederick W. Gooding, Jr., associate professor of African American studies in the John V. Roach Honors College.
Honors Students Help Secure $50,000 in Funding for Nonprofit at National Conference
TCU Honors seniors, Meg Wilhorn and Jack Sewell, hold the $50,000 check they secured for the Communities in Schools (CIS), the nonprofit they advocated for at The Philanthropy Lab national conference in June.
Dr. Andrew Ryder named Visiting Lecturer for the 2021-22 academic year
Dr. Andrew Ryder has accepted the position of Visiting Lecturer in the John V. Roach Honors College for the 2021-22 academic year.