Stories

To honor the legacy and contribution of former Harris College Dean Chris Watts, TCU Trustee Marilyn Davies established the Dr. Christopher R. Watts Endowed Scholarship to support COSD students.

What started as a doctoral dissertation nearly a decade ago has now evolved into a federally funded research project to bridge the gap in bilingual speech-language pathology and vocabulary development for young children.

This year marks 50 years of TCU’s Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic (MSHC), which teaches future clinicians how to diagnose and treat individuals with swallowing, speech, language and hearing disorders through a working clinic that serves Fort Worth and beyond.

From healthcare to human performance, Harris College students earned top recognition at the 2026 Student Research Competition for research tackling real-world challenges.

Two second-year Ph.D. students from the Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders have received a highly competitive grant for research that holds personal meaning to each of them.

Texas Christian University’s graduate Nurse Anesthesia program is No. 9 in the country, according to 2026 peer assessments in U.S. News & World Report. It is joined by the graduate Speech-Language Pathology program, which also continues to move up in the Top 100.

The annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences allows graduate students to showcase their research on a variety of topics, from human movement to juvenile justice.

Andrea Salazar is working across Texas Christian University to make an impact across borders. An international student from Nicaragua and a scholar in Salazar is a senior majoring in speech-language pathology in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences and minoring in child development, a cross-discipline minor housed in the College of Science & Engineering. She is exploring effective interventions for bilingual students with learning disabilities.

TCU’s 11th annual Chance to Dance, a special event hosted by the TCU’s chapter of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association (NSSLHA). Designed as a prom-like experience for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the event continues to be a highlight for both attendees and TCU students.