March 27, Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom, 6 p.m. FREE, open to the public KERA’s Krys Boyd will moderate a discussion with top scholars, journalists, and policy makers on global affairs. PARTICIPANTS Krys Boyd, moderator Host and managing editor of Think, KERA Bio Boyd began her career along the U.S.-Mexico border, working simultaneously at radio and television stations… Read more »
Communication
Election 2016: What’s next?
Texas Christian University alumnus Bob Schieffer will be on hand for a post-election, pre-inauguration Q&A session as he examines the voter frustrations of the 2016 presidential campaign and discusses Washington’s ability to change. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 29 in Room 141 of the J.M. Moudy Visual Arts and Communication Building North, 2805 South… Read more »
Bob Schieffer College of Communication is first Campus Consortium partner in Texas
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and Texas Christian University’s Bob Schieffer College of Communication are pleased to announce that the Schieffer College’s Department of Journalism has become the Pulitzer Center’s first university Campus Consortium partner in Texas. The partnership was announced Oct. 8 in Washington, D.C., at the Pulitzer Center’s 10th anniversary festivities. “Our… Read more »
New podcast series investigates the state of journalism
Last month, in its “State of the News Media 2016” report, the Pew Research Center shared that two-thirds of U.S. adults said they learned about the presidential election from digital sources, including news sites, apps and social networking sites. By comparison, Pew reported, in 2012, just 17 percent of U.S. adults said they turned to… Read more »
‘Think Global’ discussion addresses local and global impact of sex slavery
THINK GLOBAL: Sex Trafficking April 4, 6 p.m., Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom [map] FREE, open to the public Around the world, and right here in Dallas-Fort Worth, countless women are forced, coerced or tricked into sexual servitude. A complex web of economic, social and political factors leave these women dependent on their traffickers and deprived of other options…. Read more »
New ‘Think Global’ series addresses the Syrian refugee crisis
THINK GLOBAL: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Now Nov. 2, 5-7 pm, Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom FREE, open to the public Watch the livestream. Conflict, persecution and poverty are creating more refugees than the world has seen in decades. With millions on the move, what does the future hold? Join scholars, innovators and activists for the… Read more »
Kristie Bunton chosen as new dean of Bob Schieffer College of Communication
Today, TCU announced that Kristie “Kris” Bunton has been named the new dean of the Bob Schieffer College of Communication. Bunton comes to TCU from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she has held the position of associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since 2011. She holds degrees in Journalism… Read more »
Not your typical spring breakers: 18 TCU students travel to Panama to work with international NGOs
Watch students from last year’s Global Academy describe their experiences. Follow this year’s class at TCUGlobalAcademy.tumblr.com. While hundreds of college students will flock to the beaches of Panama City, Florida, this spring break, 18 TCU students are heading to the other Panama City — in Central America. As part of the TCU Global Academy, these… Read more »
Tickets to Eleventh Annual Schieffer Symposium on the News on sale at 5 p.m. today
The Bob Schieffer College of Communication will host the Eleventh Annual Schieffer Symposium on the News at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, in Ed Landreth Auditorium, 2800 S. University Dr., on the TCU campus. Bob Schieffer, moderator of CBS’ Face the Nation, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent and TCU alumnus, will again host this year’s… Read more »
Schieffer Symposium panelists announced; tickets available starting March 6
The 11th annual Schieffer Symposium will be held in Ed Landreth Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. on April 8. Tickets to the event will go on sale at 5 p.m. CST on Friday, March 6, at SchiefferCollege.tcu.edu. Around 300 complimentary tickets are available to TCU students; however, spots must be reserved by emailing schieffercollegeRSVP@tcu.edu. About This… Read more »