Stories

TCU Works Cross-Disciplines: Using Business to Elevate the Impact of Social Work
A collaboration effort in the works for over a year has now come to fruition, with Texas Christian University’s Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences social work program and a Neeley School of Business consulting club, Student Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations, partnering with a local nonprofit serving children.
Frogs Stand Up for Others
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we all underwent critical moments ranging from racial violence and political discord to the pain of losing loved ones. Amidst these difficult times, it is prideful to know that fellow Frogs continue to fight on behalf of others and encourage movements for change.
TCU Team Physicians Help Student-Athletes Prep for Optimal Performance
Elite athletes are special individuals with exceptional skill sets. Each athlete is from a different background and had access to different resources growing up. Most student-athletes have trained all their lives for this moment, but when the best of the best come together to compete in Division One Athletics, everyone starts fresh.
Poverty in Young Adults: Q&A with TCU Social Work's Ashley Palmer
Homeless shelters in Fort Worth have surpassed capacity and community leaders fear the situation could worsen as winter draws near. Harris College students recently had the opportunity to participate in a poverty simulation where they walked a mile in the shoes of someone living in poverty.
Give Back to Fort Worth This Holiday Season
Holidays are a time to give thanks for all that you have, and what better way to do that than by giving back to those around you? Here are some ways to get involved this holiday season with local organizations.
TCU Police Commander Bleeds Purple ... and Compassion
Steve Enright is a commander with the TCU Police Department who decided to complete his undergraduate degree after 32 years with the Fort Worth Police Department and joining TCU Police in 2019.
An Interpersonal Approach
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, Tee Tyler, Ph.D., LCSW, has developed a teaching approach, called the Interpersonal Classroom Model (ICM), designed to help students talk across lines of difference in the classroom, such as race, religion and gender identity.
ICYMI: 2022 Harris College Student Research Symposium Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2022 HCNHS Student Research Symposium award winners!
Lynn Jackson's Heart for Helping
The Harris College professor works to improve the world as a social worker, volunteer, activist and mentor.