April 27, 2026
Texas Christian University’s AddRan College of Liberal Arts is taking part in NPR’s Academic Minute, a national program that brings university research to a broad audience.
The AddRan College of Liberal Arts is adding a class next fall called Transfer Student Success to support all TCU transfer students navigate the campus and find community.
In early April, Tawil learned she was the recipient of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Marwan M. and Ute Kraidy Centennial Fellowship in the Study of the Arab World and Latin America, a position devoted to full-time research and/or writing.
Dominic Mendlik, a double AddRan major and Honors College student, is a 2024 Truman Scholarship finalist.
Ja’nae Jackson ’22 advises Horned Frogs to “bet on yourself.” The Fort Worth native shares her story from New Haven, Connecticut, where she is currently working as a research assistant and part-time student in a pre-doctoral political science program at Yale University.
Documentaries. Docudramas. Podcasts. YouTubers. Books. The true crime genre is rampant. Katherine Polzer, associate professor and undergraduate director in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, talked to TCU News about navigating its magnetic draw.
The AddRan Ambassadors program is a transformational experience for students to learn how to market their liberal arts degree, enhance their leadership skills and gain real-world experience while paired with a mentor through a year-long program. Sophomore Jack Graham, a political science major from California, shares why he signed on to be an ambassador.
In recognition of his 42 years of dedicated service to his students and the greater Horned Frog community, James “Jim” Riddlesperger, Ph.D., has been nominated as a 2024 Piper Professor.
It may be one of TCU’s newer student organizations, but the TCU Mock Trial Team is already winning cases and making a name for itself on the competition circuit.
Board of Visitors member Lou Black ’90 has very fond memories of her four years in AddRan; she graduated with a bachelor’s in political science and a minor in general business. Her father had dreamed of attending the university, but couldn’t afford it. Instead, it was Black who finally made that family dream come true.
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