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TCU AddRan College Faculty Share Research on NPR's Academic Minute

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.

Antoinette DeNapoli in India for Maha Kumbh Mela with attendees.

Women of Devotion: Antoinette DeNapoli Researches Female Ascetics Leading Change

DeNapoli’s research seeks to understand how women navigate religious spaces traditionally dominated by men.

March 27, 2025, by Riane Cleveland
Professor David Moessner holds his Festschrift for a picture.

The Power of Narrative: Professor David Moessner Honored with Festschrift

Being honored with a Festschrift in academia is rare, which made the recognition all the more surprising and joyful for A.A. Bradford Chair and Professor of Religion David Moessner.

January 14, 2025, by Riane Cleveland
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Alumna Angela D. Mack (Ph.D. '23) Wins National Award for Dissertation

The National Council of Teachers of English's Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) has named AddRan alumna Angela D. Mack (Ph.D. ’23) as the recipient of the 2024 CCCC James Berlin Outstanding Dissertation Award for her dissertation “Black Storytelling in Southside Funky Town, Texas: From the 76104 Zip Code to the Life and Legacy Work of Atatiana Carr-Jefferson as a Mattering of Black Life.”

February 7, 2024, by Megan Murphey-Jones
1814 Thomson Map of the Atlantic Ocean

AddRan Partners with University of Georgia to Celebrate the Legacy of Groundbreaking African American Poet Phillis Wheatley Peters

AddRan College of Liberal Arts and the University of Georgia (UGA) are midway through a year-long collaborative project celebrating the 250th anniversary of the publication of Phillis Wheatley Peters’ book of poems in 1773, a milestone in the history of African American and transatlantic literature.

May 19, 2023, by Andrew Barker
Westminster Abbey on a clear day.

As New King is Crowned, Instructor Weighs in on New Reign

As King Charles III takes the throne, Brandy Joliff Scott, instructor of political science and a specialist in British politics, gave her thoughts on the role of the monarchy in the British system and what the landscape might hold with a new king.

May 5, 2023
Balancing Stones

Helping Horned Frogs Flourish

Religion and Philosophy Professors Want To Help Students Flourish Through Meditation and Mindfulness.

September 8, 2022, by Collin Yoxall
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An Impressive Body of Work

Undergraduate Sociology Major Assists Professor on Research Examining the Relationship Between Body Image and Gender

June 22, 2022, by Collin Yoxall
Fighter Jets Flying in Formation During the Korean War. USAF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

History Takes Flight

Graduate and Undergraduate History Students Get Big-Name Support for Research Into the Costs of War for America’s Aviators.

June 10, 2022, by Collin Yoxall