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TCU raises tuition again, but most students don’t pay sticker price

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportNovember 25, 2025December 1, 2025

Scholarships, grants and other financial aid typically cut down on costs. The average amount a student actually pays also differs depending on their family’s income.

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TCC provost terminated after some faculty told to return portions of summer pay

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportNovember 21, 2025December 2, 2025

Former Provost Shelley Pearson said she was told she was fired for reasons related to “faculty salary issues,” and that she disagreed with the college’s findings.

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A TCC vice president on leave as college navigates overpayment of some faculty

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportNovember 21, 2025November 24, 2025

Faculty who taught virtual courses had been told to repay a portion of summer salaries because of overpayment.

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Texas Wesleyan theater students’ unseen efforts get their show on the road

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportNovember 19, 2025November 24, 2025

The student production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” is the result of weeks of behind-the-scenes work.

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Taking the wheel: TCC students begin internships at Autobahn

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportNovember 9, 2025November 18, 2025

The program between Tarrant County College and the Fort Worth car dealer is a pipeline for filling jobs in a high-demand field.

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Building innovation and the workforce: Tarrant leaders stress power of higher education

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportNovember 5, 2025November 7, 2025

Preparing students for the workforce drives Texas Wesleyan’s efforts to integrate career skills into teaching well before graduation

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TCU to end stand-alone departments focused on women and gender, race and ethnic studies

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportOctober 22, 2025October 28, 2025

Faculty members said the merger follows a lack of support for the departments amid political challenges.

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New TCC faculty senate to comply with Texas law overhauling such groups

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportOctober 20, 2025October 28, 2025

Trustees previously abolished the faculty senate on Aug. 21 before Senate Bill 37 took effect Sept. 1.

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For businesses along Berry Street, less parking is a small price to pay as TCU grows

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportOctober 12, 2025October 14, 2025

TCU’s transformation of Berry Street is underway with nearby restaurants feeling some effects — particularly with parking.

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This TCU professor knows Taylor Swift’s music ‘all too well’

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportOctober 9, 2025October 16, 2025

Universities across the country — including TCU, UTA and Houston’s Rice University — have offered classes studying Taylor Swift.

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