April 08, 2026 

News worth sharing from Texas Christian University

This year’s LCpl. Benjamim W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society at TCU brings Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Sarah Botstein to campus – joined by a panel of expert academic voices from Columbia University, University of Virginia, University of Maryland and more – for a discussion that invites audiences to reconsider the American Revolution not only as a founding moment, but also as a war with lasting human consequences. 

In a TCU social media series, Dr. April Bleich, chair of obstetrics and gynecology, explains in 60 seconds how the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU is creating a blueprint for addressing maternal health. 

Published in Criminal Justice Review, a new study from the TCU Institute of Behavioral Research pushes back on a common assumption in correctional settings: Criminal history signals who needs substance use treatment. 

In the Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science & Engineering, nutritional sciences professor McKale Montgomery ’07 empowers students and strengthens the Fort Worth community, all while excelling as an ultramarathon champion. Most recently, she became the first woman to claim the overall championship across all divisions at the 2026 Cowtown Marathon.

To read more stories like these, visit TCU News and TCU Magazine.