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Roach Honors Alumna Takes on Survivor Season 51

Roach Honors alumna and current TCU medical student Thien An Nguyen ’23 reflects on her TCU experience and how it prepared her to compete on Season 51 of CBS’ Survivor.

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Challenges to Democracy Roundtable Highlights Need for Change in American Politics

The party-first nature of the current political landscape — and how to fix it — was the topic of “Challenges to Democracy,” a moderated, bipartisan roundtable hosted by the John V. Roach Honors College on Jan. 31.

March 18, 2024, by Don Vaughan
portraits of three TCU Honors professors

Q&A with Three New Honors Professors of Professional Practice

The John V. Roach Honors College was pleased to hire three outstanding new professors of professional practice over the past year: Kristin Ferebee, Ph.D.; Sylviane Greensword, Ph.D.; and Sarah Vartabedian, Ph.D. Learn more about the new Honors faculty members and how they plan to enrich the Honors experience.

February 16, 2024, by Megan Murphey-Jones
TCU Honors Student Autumn Henry ’24

McNair Scholar Researches Impact of COVID-19 on College Students' Mental Health

TCU Honors student and social work major Autumn Henry ’24 conducts research that examines the mental health impact COVID-19 had on college students.

February 6, 2024, by Lily Green
Two Honors students

A Year to Remember

Take a look back at the John V. Roach Honors College’s top moments of 2023.

January 12, 2024, by John V. Roach Honors College
Amal Clooney with Dean Pitcock and Carrie Currier speaking at forum

Amal Clooney Visits with Honors Students and Guests at the Fogelson Honors Forum

The John V. Roach Honors College has been hosting renowned speakers through the Fogelson Honors Forum for over 20 years. This year's speaker was human rights lawyer and co-creator of The Clooney Foundation for Justice, Amal Clooney.

October 31, 2023, by Jamie Plunkett
President Pullin, Dr. Gooding, Jr. and Dr. Pitcock at DEI awards

Video Honors DEI Award Winner Frederick Gooding Jr.

This year’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award was presented to Frederick W. Gooding Jr., Dr. Ronald E. Moore Honors Professor in Humanities, for extensive work examining DEI-related issues and creating a space in the classroom for students to openly explore these topics. He also was the inaugural chair of TCU’s Race & Reconciliation Initiative, a study of TCU’s history related to race.

October 11, 2023, by Amanda Ashmead