Changes to a teaching certification program in the College of Education will give students more flexibility as they enter the workforce, an associate professor in the program said. With the new EC-6 program, certified students will be qualified to teach grade levels from early childhood to sixth grade, rather than through only the fourth grade with the former EC-4 program. (0) comments
By Alexandria Bruton Staff Reporter As the university continues working toward becoming a more eco-friendly campus, it will face some challenges, university officials said. Last spring the university signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. (0) comments
The Bank of America Foundation donated a $20,000 grant that will benefit the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic, the chairman of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department said. Christopher Watts, chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders, said the money will be used to offset costs in providing speech and hearing therapy. (0) comments
A feminist sociologist will be speaking about the extent of her research as well as the misconceptions and stereotypes of feminism Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center . Karen Steele, the women's studies program director , said speaker Monica Casper will intertwine the responsibilities, obstacles and experiences of being a woman, mother and feminist in her speech, "Body Politics: Private Talks of a Public Feminist. (0) comments
Residential Services is sponsoring the first diversity poster competition on campus to encourage students to visually express how they perceive diversity and what it means to them. Ashanti Williams, the hall director for Brachman, Martin Moore, and Wiggins halls, said the competition is designed to get students to visualize and think about diversity on a broader spectrum. (1) comment
TCU Police detained two men and one woman on suspicion of motor vehicle burglary Monday night, but no arrests were made, a TCU Police official said. Sgt. Alvin Allcon said TCU police stopped and searched a maroon Ford sedan after a suspected burglary in the parking lot of the Bayard H. (1) comment
Traveling and spending time outdoors led Ian Dalziel to apply to the Navy; however, after learning that a lazy eye would keep him from being enlisted, a keen curiosity for the Earth led him in another direction. Dalziel, a research professor at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin, presented his lecture "Is There a Supercontinent Cycle in Earth History: Paleontology over the Last Billion Years" Monday night at the Sid Richardson Building. (0) comments
The New Jersey attorney general is investigating JuicyCampus.com for what it calls "unconscionable commercial practices," according to a statement from her office. JuicyCampus and the companies associated with it have been subpoenaed, according to a statement from the office released Tuesday. (0) comments
The events will continued as planned, but without the controversial Chicago pastor, according to the Brite Divinity School. (0) comments
Three candidates for the dean of the College of Communication position will be given open forums to present their ideas for the college to the university community to fulfill part of the hiring process starting Wednesday. After one of the four candidates for the position removed her name from the list of those being considered, the dean-hiring process will continue for the remaining three candidates, said John Tisdale, chairman of the search committee and associate professor of journalism. (0) comments
The new Neeley School of Business dean is a perfect fit for TCU because of his ties to the university and his record of research, the chairman of the Neeley dean search committee said. Homer Erekson, dean and professor at the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for six years, will replace Dan Short as dean of the Neeley School of Business this summer. (0) comments
An event honoring Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., pastor will be moved off campus because of security concerns, and university officials will not give details. Chancellor Victor Boschini said security on campus is a priority but did not elaborate on the nature of the concerns. (10) comments
When the Brite Divinity School honors the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at a banquet this weekend, it will do so for Wright's work during more than 30 years of ministry, not 30 seconds of misconstrued comments, supporters of the controversial pastor said. The media frenzy surrounding Wright hit the university last week when Brite stood by its decision to recognize the pastor despite provocative remarks, and university officials voted to move the event off campus citing security concerns. (5) comments
The Faculty Senate is investigating whether to revise TCU's course retake policy because it is more forgiving than many other universities', a faculty senate member said. The committee is researching what the impact would be on student GPAs if the current policy is changed, said Blaise Ferrandinothe academic excellence committee chair. (0) comments
The university will now offer a Latina/o studies minor within the AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The new minor is an interdisciplinary program that is not bound by geographical borders, like the Latin American studies minor that was canceled last year, said Hjamil Martinez-Vazquez, a religion professor and the main proponent of the new program. (0) comments
Oxford University in England and TCU will team up with the world's largest wind-energy producer to conduct a five-year research project to focus on the impact of wind power development, Chancellor Victor Boschini said Wednesday during a news conference. The research, funded by FPL Energy LLC, will be coordinated by TCU's Institute for Environmental Studies and Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute, Boschini said. (0) comments
Reactions have been strong and donations to the university may be jeopardized because of Brite Divinity School's decision to honor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the parent relations director said Tuesday. April Culver, director of parent relations, said she has received numerous angry phone calls from students' parents threatening to stop giving to the university if Wright is given the Black Church Leader Award. (6) comments
President Andrew Jackson knew winning was not guaranteed, but still loved to gamble. President Bush uses nicknames within his administration. Buried beneath the political history that defines presidents are their pastimes. At 91, Paul F. Boller Jr., best-selling author and TCU professor emeritus of history, will discuss the unheard habits of presidents in an interview symposium tonight called "Presidents at Play: Observations by Dr. (0) comments
From Pakistan to the Middle East, Islam is highly respected, but the West has a different perspective of the religion, said an associate professor of religion. Negative stereotyping of Muslims and Islam is common in society, and Islamic Awareness Week will help correct some of the misinterpretations, said Yushau Sodiq, associate professor of religion. (27) comments
The hands of a local maestro will soon help guide the flutes, percussions, trumpets and horns of the TCU Symphony Orchestra. Miguel Harth-Bedoya, music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, is now the distinguished guest professor of conducting in the School of Music, said German Gutierrez, director of orchestras at the School of Music. (0) comments
Five days before TCU moved an appearance by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright off campus for safety reasons, his Chicago church received a bomb threat, Chicago police said. But TCU officials said that event didn't weigh on the decision to not host the pastor. Wright, whose sound bites have stirred controversy after being aired repeatedly on national TV in past weeks, canceled three appearances in Dallas scheduled for this weekend. (2) comments
From teaching at the only university for the hearing impaired in the country to establishing bilingual education for the deaf in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday's Green Honors Chair speaker has raised awareness of the need for multicultural education for deaf and partially deaf students. (0) comments
His favorite movies include "The Godfather" I and II, and he enjoys watching "SportsCenter," playing basketball and listening to the jazz sounds of Miles Davis. Yes, Democrat Barack Obama, like the other presidential candidates, has a Facebook profile. He, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain all have photo albums, wall posts and a detailed profile. (2) comments
The Korean Student Association has been approved by Student Development Services, making it TCU's newest multicultural student organization. Sang Byeon, a doctorate Biblical interpretation student at Brite and president of KOSA, said the primary mission of the organization is to "promote Korean culture and fellowship between Korean students" at TCU and "harmonious communication" among the members and other people interested in Korean culture. (0) comments
Ever wonder what presidents do outside the White House? Presidents in the 19th century were interested in hunting and fishing, but 20th century presidents loved golf, a former professor and best-selling author said Wednesday. Paul F. Boller Jr., best-selling author and TCU emeritus professor of history, explored the hobbies of America's 43 presidents at an interview symposium Wednesday called "Presidents at Play: Observations by Dr. (1) comment
The preset rules of writing - Times New Roman font, one-inch margins and double-spacing - are changing, a Michigan State University associate professor said. Danielle Nicole DeVoss, associate professor of writing, rhetoric and American cultures and associate chairwoman and director of the Professional Writing program at Michigan State, said her lecture, "Intellectual Property, Multimedia Composing and Digital Writing Research," will focus on how writing is changing shape and how copyright changes in digital spaces. (0) comments
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