From tax tips to primary elections, TCU and its faculty are in the news.
INSTITUTIONAL
March 15, 2024
The Dallas Morning News鈥�
The next graduating class of鈥痶he Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine鈥痑t TCU assembled at the Fort Worth Stockyards鈥� Cowtown Coliseum to learn their news together
during a Match Day event. Sam Sayed, whose family immigrated from Egypt in the 鈥�70s, shared the moment with his 16-year-old
daughter, who used to go to class with him when she was younger. 鈥淚t鈥檚 surreal,鈥� Sayed
said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of nervous anticipation.鈥濃��Dr. Stuart Flynn, the founding dean of the medical school, said he鈥檚 proud to see how students from
its second graduating class are 鈥渃arving their own paths for future classes and generations.鈥�
March 14, 2024
贵辞谤产别蝉鈥�
Artificial Intelligence has revolutionized the marketing landscape, offering businesses
unprecedented insights into consumer behavior and preferences. The ethical implications
of AI in marketing were recently discussed at the annual鈥疊usiness School DEI Collaborative
Conference鈥痟osted by鈥�茄子视频. The conference brought together experts from academia and industry to explore the
intersection of AI and DEI in business schools. During the session, the question of
whether a business could be ethical when using AI in marketing was raised, highlighting
the growing concern about the potential misuse of this powerful technology.
March 14, 2024
The Waxahachie Sun鈥�
Presbyterian Children鈥檚 Homes and Services (PCHS) recently announced that the鈥�Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) of 茄子视频鈥痟as inducted the organization as a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Ambassador
Organization. In January, PCHAS, which includes a facility in Waxahachie, was initiated
as a TBRI Ambassador Organization with four other agencies. 鈥淚t鈥檚 clear to us that
PCHAS embodies and is committed to sharing our vision to bring hope and healing to
children around the world,鈥� said Danica Knight, Rees-Jones director of KPICD and psychology professor. 鈥淧CHAS helps to make this
vision a reality by amplifying our impact and doing so with integrity, creativity
and tenacity.鈥�
March 11, 2024
础谤肠丑颈苍别肠迟鈥�
This year's winners of the annual Brick in Architecture Awards were announced by the
Brick Industry Association. The award celebrates artistic and technological advancement
of the material and the skilled use of brick masonry in architectural designs. The
茄子视频 Music Center鈥痺on the Education 鈥撯�疌olleges and Universities category. The building was designed
by Bora Architecture & Interiors, the bricks were manufactured by Acme Brick Company,
and the mason contractor was Wilks Masonry LLC.
March 8, 2024
Fort Worth Business Press鈥�
The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce will honor鈥�茄子视频鈥痺ith the Spirit of Enterprise Award at the chamber鈥檚 2024 annual meeting. The Spirit
of Enterprise Award, presented by American Airlines, recognizes local enterprises
for outstanding contributions to the development of the Fort Worth community. 鈥淲e
are deeply grateful to receive the Spirit of Enterprise Award from the Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce, which recognizes our commitment to Fort Worth and its vibrant
community,鈥� said Chancellor鈥�Victor J. Boschini, Jr. President Daniel W. Pullin said, 鈥淥ur longstanding partnership with Fort Worth and its residents is a huge source
of pride for TCU.鈥�
March 8, 2024
The Dallas Morning News鈥�
Higher education experts from around the country gathered at鈥痶he TCU Neeley School of Business鈥痶his week to talk about the three-letter acronym crowding legal landscapes and campaign
agendas: DEI. While TCU ought to be immune from most legislative dictation on DEI
as a private university,鈥�Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, the university鈥檚 chief inclusion officer, warned it鈥檚 not unaffected by the consequences.
鈥淲e all drink from the same water here in the state of Texas,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hese are
huge issues and challenges that we are facing.鈥�
March 7, 2024
Fort Worth Magazine鈥�
The Fort Worth Chamber will present鈥�茄子视频鈥痺ith its Spirit of Enterprise Award at the 2024 annual meeting, chamber officials
said. Victor J. Boschini, Jr., TCU chancellor, said, 鈥淥ur 150th anniversary year was a remarkable one, thanks to
the amazing support of the people of Fort Worth. We are proud to be part of our city鈥檚
storied history and to contribute to its economic vitality.鈥濃�� TCU had a landmark 2023
marked by significant milestones, including its 150th anniversary, as well as the
ongoing construction of a new medical campus in Fort Worth鈥檚 medical district and
graduation of the first class from the鈥疉nne Burnett Marion School of Medicine鈥痑t TCU.
March 7, 2024
Fort Worth Report鈥�
The Fort Worth Chamber today announced it will recognize鈥�茄子视频鈥痺ith the Spirit of Enterprise Award at the 2024 annual meeting March 27 at Cowtown
Coliseum. University President Daniel W. Pullin鈥痵aid, 鈥淭ogether, we are a community of culture, leadership and innovation dedicated
to building a stronger future. We share in each other鈥檚 success and the spirit that
makes Fort Worth 鈥楬ome of the Horned Frogs.鈥欌�濃��
March 1, 2024
The Violin Channel鈥�
Founded in 1998 in the TCU School of Music, the鈥疢imir Chamber Music Festival鈥痯rovides public performances for Fort Worth audiences
and offers an educational opportunity for young aspiring musicians. This year鈥檚 edition
will be held from July 1 -12 and will celebrate the event's 27th anniversary. Mimir鈥檚
Emerging Artist Program is available for pre-formed string quartets and piano trios
who are seeking the opportunity to work with leading chamber musicians from across
North America.
FACULTY
March 14, 2024
Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)鈥�
When Texas historian鈥�Gregg Cantrell鈥痶ook part in casual, online discussions with colleagues last summer to discuss the
state of his industry, he wasn鈥檛 sure what the result would be. 鈥淎n informal group
started holding informal meetings with no official structure, no membership rolls,
no nothing,鈥� Cantrell said. Less than a year later, Cantrell, professor and Erma and鈥疪alph
Lowe Chair in Texas History, is the founding president of the Alliance for Texas History,
a member-supported nonprofit.
March 13, 2024
Fort Worth Report鈥�
Suzy Lockwood鈥痟as spent over 20 years working in nursing education in Fort Worth. Lockwood, who
serves as associate dean for nursing and nurse anesthesia at鈥疶CU鈥檚 Harris College
of Nursing & Health Sciences,鈥痟as seen class after class of students earn their nursing
degrees and venture into the health care industry. But in recent years, she has seen
a growing need for more nurses locally. 鈥淲e need nurses and there are different pathways
that work best for (people) to get their degree, whether there are problems with financial
constraints or access,鈥� Lockwood said.鈥� The Texas Nurses Association has warned that
the state鈥檚 nursing shortfall is pegged at about 30,000 鈥� a number that threatens
to double by 2032 if left unaddressed.
March 13, 2024
KSWO-TV (Lawton, OK)
The Right to Recess Act would make recess mandatory for grades K through fifth, using
research from the LiiNK Project. The 茄子视频-based project focuses
on how physical activity affects academic progress in children and has shown how more
physical education leads to better quality academic outcomes for children. Debbie Rhea, director of LiiNK Project and associate dean at TCU, worked with Chattanooga schools
over the course of a year to get it implemented at the school.
March 11, 2024
KERA News (Dallas, TX)鈥�
Attorney General Ken Paxton鈥檚 lawsuits accusing at least seven school districts of
electioneering ahead of last week鈥檚 primaries have school administrators and attorneys
worried about how it will shape the conversation around school vouchers this election
year. James Riddlesperger, political science professor, said, 鈥淥bviously, what the Republican leadership at
the state level is trying to do is leverage letting go some money for public schools
and for teacher salaries predicated upon some kind of a school voucher program,鈥� he
said. 鈥淎nd teachers are opposed to school vouchers.鈥�
March 11, 2024
Fort Worth Star-Telegram鈥�
Harrison Miller Moseley鈥痺as many things, and at the top of an impressive list was his work as mathematician
for the Manhattan Project. 鈥淚 was just doing my job,鈥� he modestly told TCU Magazine back in 2008. After his work building the bomb was done, he realized that his skills
were a part of something that would change the course of history. When 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥�
snagged seven Oscars Sunday night, Moseley鈥檚 work on America鈥檚 first atomic bomb took
a Tinseltown shine. Not that the life of the TCU alumni and professor needed any more
burnishing. His young life as one of the 鈥�12 Mighty Orphans鈥� at the Masonic Home and
School of Texas was featured on the big screen across America in 2021. After the bombing
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Moseley realized the gravity of his work. It was greater
than he ever imagined. He searched for a simpler life. The perfect opportunity arose
when鈥�Newton Gaines, Moseley鈥檚 former TCU professor, asked him to come back to Fort Worth and teach.
He began as professor in 1950, teaching at TCU for the next 40 years. He retired in
1990, enjoying a life with his wife, Doreen, and his children and grandchildren. Moseley
was diagnosed with Parkinson鈥檚 disease a few years later. He died in 2014.
March 10, 2024
dubainews.tv
In most states, the most effective 鈥� and often only 鈥� option for residents to resolve
open government disputes is to sue. The news agencies and CNHI鈥檚 50-state review uncovered
a patchwork of systems for resolving open government disputes. Some states, like Arizona
and Indiana, have offices that can review residents鈥� complaints but can鈥檛 compel agencies
to comply with their findings. Others give their attorneys general authority to issue
opinions or take matters to court, though experts say they rarely pursue litigation
or prosecution. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 one of the real challenges with any of these laws is that
even when they have enforcement tools built in, civil liability or criminal liability,
that they are so rarely enforced,鈥� said鈥�Chip Stewart, media law professor.
March 8, 2024
Canada Free Press鈥�
In countries with higher levels of economic freedom, people are less likely to subscribe
to social norms that prioritize men over women in education, the labour force and
political leadership, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, an
independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think tank. 鈥淚nternational Women鈥檚
Day is an opportune time to consider the relationship between economic freedom and
those social norms that prioritize men over women in schools, the workforce and politics,鈥�
said鈥�Rosemarie Fike, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, TCU economics instructor, and author of Economic Freedom and Gender Norms. 鈥淭he evidence is clear 鈥� countries that embrace economic freedom are more likely
to have gender norms that treat men and women more equally,鈥� Fike said.
March 6, 2024
KFDA-TV (Amarillo, TX)鈥�
In a recent episode of The Chat,鈥�Patrick Hopkins, assistant professor of accounting in TCU鈥檚鈥疦eeley School of Business, shared tax
tips to save time and money. For example, 鈥淥ne of the things that I like to tell people,
a lot of the complexities the average taxpayer might have come up against has been
reduced some. Only about one in 10 returns needs to worry about itemizing. The main
reason for that is that everyone is entitled to their base level of a deduction 鈥�
things like your mortgage interest, those charitable contributions given to your church
and state property taxes, that are nowhere near $27,000-$28,000, you probably don鈥檛
have a very complicated return.鈥�
March 6, 2024
Fort Worth Star-Telegram鈥�
A candidate with the support of Donald Trump and another backed by Texas Attorney
General Ken Paxton 鈥� outsiders in their respective congressional races 鈥� are advancing
to the next round of voting, following the recent election. For the first time in
years, North Texas voters had a slate of all new candidates in U.S. House seats. The
races are part of a bigger picture statewide, said鈥�Jim Riddlesperger, a political science professor. 鈥淭he Republican electorate in this primary was very
conservative, and it has been hard for even what I would call mainstream conservatives
to catch a wave,鈥� he said.
March 6, 2024
Fort Worth Report鈥�
Several Tarrant County Republican primary contests echoed statewide results, shifting
local political power farther to the right and toward political action committees
that poured money into the races. After a contentious legislative session, well-funded
challengers mounted challenges against Republican incumbents who participated in the
impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton or opposed Gov. Greg Abbott鈥檚 push to pass
a signature school voucher program.鈥�James Riddlesperger, a political science professor, said the impact of former President Donald Trump
and low turnout also need to be considered when analyzing the primary results.鈥�淗is
name was literally on the ballot. Paxton and Abbott鈥檚 names were not on the ballot,
and while they were prominent in ads, orchestrating campaign contributions, I think
we鈥檇 be remiss to think that their influence could be separated from the influence
of Donald Trump,鈥� Riddlesperger said.鈥�
March 6, 2024
颁谤补蝉迟.苍别迟鈥�
The number of active oil rigs in the U.S. has declined by nearly 70% since 2014, while
our production continues to break records. The oil industry used to set up rigs in
places where there might be oil, drill straight in and hope for the best. But there
have been some important technological developments in the last few decades. Among
them, horizontal drilling, said鈥�Tom Seng, assistant professor of professional practice. 鈥淲hen you drill horizontally, you鈥檙e
kind of passing through, let's call it the meat of the oil field there, the pay zone.鈥�
And because those horizontal wells can extend 10,000 feet or more, Seng said, they
reach much more oil than vertical wells. He also says digital sensors and imaging
technology help companies locate oil reserves faster. 鈥淭he drilling engineer is literally
moving these drill bits based on real-time information that the operator is receiving,鈥�
he said.
March 4, 2024
奥补濒濒别迟贬耻产鈥�
WalletHub compiled a list of last-minute tax tips and reminders to make paying Uncle
Sam as painless as possible.鈥�Patrick L. Hopkins, assistant professor of accounting in the Neeley School of Business, said, 鈥淵ou can
prepare most tax returns easily with cloud-based tax software and limited tax code
knowledge. However, if you own your own business or are considered an independent
contractor, you should seek a professional, such as a certified public accountant.鈥�
March 4, 2024
狈别飞蝉飞别别办鈥�
The number of Democrats who voted early in the Texas presidential primaries has dramatically
fallen compared to 2020 in the latest sign of a lack of enthusiasm for Joe Biden鈥檚
re-election bid. There were 200,000 fewer Texans who opted to cast their ballots early
in the primary races, with in-person voting taking place on Super Tuesday. James Riddlesperger, political science professor, suggested the low early voting turnout in Texas could
be down to the 鈥渞elatively low-high profile and high-conflict races鈥� in the state
this year. 鈥淣ormally we have at least one interesting presidential primary and normally
in off years we have the statewide officials like the governor and lieutenant governor
on the ballot,鈥� Riddlesperger told NBCDFW: 鈥淏ut this year, we only have the one statewide
race of note 鈥� and that鈥檚 the Senate race.鈥�
March 3, 2024
奥补濒濒别迟贬耻产鈥�
Every year, the average U.S. household pays nearly $11,000 in federal income taxes.
And while we鈥檙e all faced with that same obligation, there is significant difference
when it comes to state and local taxes. According to鈥�Stephen J. Lusch, associate professor of accounting, not everyone places the same value on certain
services and what services someone values could change over their lifetime. For example,
a family with young children might be very focused on school quality and thus are
willing to pay higher property taxes if the schools are high quality. On the other
hand, a couple whose children have graduated from high school and are now out of the
house may not put as much emphasis on school quality.
STUDENTS
March 4, 2024
BNN Breaking鈥�
In a progressive move toward menstrual equity,鈥疶CU鈥痠s set to offer free feminine hygiene
products across all academic building restrooms starting in the fall. This initiative,
spearheaded by Ignite President鈥�Isabella Marrin鈥痑nd SGA Vice President鈥�Dominic Mendlik, received unanimous support from the Student Government Association. The decision
underscores TCU鈥檚 commitment to combating period poverty and stigma, championing menstrual
products as a basic human right.
March 3, 2024
BNN Breaking鈥�
A significant event at TCU marked an inspiring chapter for women in technology. The
鈥淔all in Love with Tech鈥� gathering, headlined by influential female tech leaders,
served as a beacon of encouragement for aspiring women in a field traditionally dominated
by men. This assembly not only highlighted the increasing presence of women in computer
science but also underscored the importance of fostering an inclusive environment
for all genders. TCU鈥檚 commitment to gender diversity in computer science is further
exemplified through its various clubs and organizations aimed at women in technology,
such as the Women in Computer Science鈥痗lub, led by junior computer science major and
club president鈥�Aliya Suri, who plays a pivotal role in creating a supportive community. Suri鈥檚 leadership reflects
a broader movement within TCU to challenge the status quo and empower women to pursue
their passions in technology without reservation.
March 2, 2024
Fort Worth Report鈥�
鈥�茄子视频, in my eyes, is one of the most spirited yet peaceful campuses to call home away
from home,鈥� writes鈥�Delayna Zepeda. 鈥淚 will never forget the day I stepped foot on the main stairs on Stadium Drive
and walked under the archway where you immediately see the Campus Commons 鈥� such a
picture-perfect view. Fast forward months later, those same commons are now my front
yard. I live in King Hall, which is one of the dorms that outlines our Campus Commons.鈥�
ATHLETICS
March 14, 2024
WFAA-TV
TCU Rifle took home the 2024 NCAA Rifle National Championship. After finishing as runners-up
for the past three years, the women finally won first place, beating out West Virginia
overall. This is their fourth national title. The Horned Frogs remain the only all-female
squad to win a national title.
March 13, 2024
Fort Worth Magazine鈥�
Behind the 40 women who make up the TCU Equestrian team is the voice of three-time
Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year and director,鈥�Haley Schoolfield. As each rider does their best to refine their routines, Schoolfield can be heard
making comments to them as they try and prepare for the upcoming match. 鈥淗orses are
in my blood,鈥� Schoolfield says as she continues to survey the riders in the arena.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 get away from it, even if I wanted to.鈥�
March 8, 2024
KLRT-TV (Little Rock, AR)鈥�
Arkansas football associate head coach and running backs coach Jimmy Smith is reportedly leaving the University of Arkansas to accept the running backs coach
job at TCU. Smith, entering his fifth season with the Hogs, was reportedly linked
to the opening early Friday afternoon. Smith is set to reunite with former Arkansas
coach and current TCU offensive coordinator Kendall Briles. The two were on Sam Pittman鈥檚
coaching staff together from 2021 to 2022.