Headlines & Publications
Jackie Hoermann-Elliott: "Woman. Mother. Ph.D.?" for Fort Worth Weekly
6/27/18
"In May, I earned my doctorate from Texas Christian University. In June, a media firestorm was unleashed on the subject of women earning doctorates," writes Jackie Hoermann-Elliott, PhD, in an op-ed for Fort Worth Weekly. "Last week, British cultural historian and columnist Dr. Fern Riddell set the Twitterverse aflame with her cheeky hashtag #ImmodestWomen, seeking a conversation among British and North American professors about Western culture’s resistance to seeing female scholars as equal intellectual partners."
Jackie Hoermann-Elliott: "Documenting school rights" for Fort Worth Weekly
3/29/17
"At a public lecture in February at TCU, Huckaby stood in front of dozens of Fort Worthians and wove together an intricate, tapestry-like narrative of her public education research, intentionally complicated by her philosophical stances as a black feminist, a budding documentarian, and an advocate of participatory democracy," writes Jackie Hoermann-Elliott, PhD, in a profile of professor and activist Mayme Francyne Huckaby for Fort Worth Weekly.
Gretchen Busl: "Humanities research is groundbreaking, life-changing… and ignored" for The Guardian
10/19/15
"Most arguments for 'saving' the humanities focus on the fact that employers prize the critical thinking and communication skills that undergraduate students develop. Although that may be true, such arguments highlight the value of classroom study, not the value of research," writes Associate Professor Gretchen Busl, PhD, in an op-ed for The Guardian. "But humanities research teaches us about the world beyond the classroom, and beyond a job."
Gretchen Busl: "Is fluency the goal of language learning?" for The Hill
5/6/15
"Language departments are often the first cut in a budget crisis, and many universities have lowered or even eliminated foreign language requirements," writes Associate Professor Gretchen Busl, PhD, in an op-ed for The Hill. "Nonetheless, some states are working to encourage students to learn languages at the high school level."
Agatha Beins: "Traffic patterns in this community showcase the urgency of making a safe way for cyclists to share the road" for HuffPost
4/7/15
"After living in New Jersey for six years, I love the slower pace of Denton and the way drivers tend to be respectful and courteous," Associate Professor Agatha Beins, PhD, writes in her HuffPost op-ed. "They pass slowly, giving a wide berth. However, when I get to work, the scene is not so nice."