News & Events

01/20/2021

Star-Telegram Publishes Journalism Major’s News Story

A news story written by a Schieffer College student Haeven Gibbons...

12/01/2020

Recent FTDM Faculty Publications

Dr. Dustin Hahn published a new piece with R. G....

11/24/2020

Five Dog-Themed Films to View Over the Holidays

Now that the holiday season is underway, it’s a good...

11/19/2020

Professor Offers Tips to Safely Enjoy the Holiday Season

The COVID-19 pandemic will likely alter many Americans’ plans for...

11/19/2020

Class of 2020: Renee Umsted

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas My degree: B.A. in journalism My favorite...

11/19/2020

Class of 2020: Nick Noguez

Hometown: Sachse, Texas My degree: Communication Studies My favorite class...

11/19/2020

Class of 2020: Gabrielle Saleh

Hometown: Bedford, Texas My degree: My degree is a Bachelor of...

11/19/2020

Class of 2020: Madison Olmo

Hometown: Azle, Texas My degree: Film, Television and Digital Media...

11/19/2020

Class of 2020: Tim Daly

Hometown: San Diego, California My degree: Sports Broadcasting with a minor in...

11/10/2020

Senior Strat Comm Major Publishes First Book

By Margaux Nersesian, Strategic Communication major, Class of 2021 Senior...

11/03/2020

Crisis Communication Professor Offers Tips During COVID-19

Amiso George, a strategic communication professor whose area of expertise...

11/02/2020

Alumna’s Film To Be Featured on KERA TV

By Margaux Nersesian, Strategic Communication major, Class of 2021 76105:...

10/24/2020

Roxo Spotlights Partnership Between Harris College Students and Local Nonprofit

This semester, Roxo students have created promotional materials to...

10/19/2020

Schieffer College Names New Board of Visitors Chair

TCU’s Bob Schieffer College of Communication has named Elizabeth...

10/12/2020

Alumnus Wins Fort Worth “Entrepreneur of Excellence” Award

A 2004 graduate of the Film, Television and Digital Media...

10/08/2020

TCU’s Certified Public Communicator® Program Pivots During Pandemic

By Margaux Nersesian, Strategic Communication major, Class of 2021 This...

10/02/2020

Learning Through a Pandemic: A View Inside One Schieffer College Classroom

After 10 years of teaching in the Schieffer College, instructor...

09/28/2020

Assistant Professor Awarded for Teaching Excellence

Jean Marie Brown, assistant professor of professional practice in the...

09/24/2020

Alumnus Wins National Geographic Storytelling Contest

Schieffer College alumnus Sam Tippetts, who graduated in 2018 with...

09/16/2020

STCO Major Takes First Place in National Design Competition

Strategic communication major Kenzie Malasek is celebrating a first-place win....

09/07/2020

Experiential Learning Opportunities Go Digital This Fall

Some classes offering valuable experiential learning opportunities to Schieffer College...

08/17/2020

Strat Comm Instructor Virtually Recreates Study Abroad Trip

By Margaux Nersesian, Strategic Communication major, Class of 2021 This...

08/14/2020

Faculty Coauthors Celebrate Published Book Chapter

A chapter co-authored by the Department of Strategic Communication’s Joshua...

08/13/2020

President of TCU’s PRSSA Chapter Selected For District Leadership

Paige Gonterman, a junior Strategic Communication major and president of TCU...

07/23/2020

Journalism Majors Awarded 2020 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship

By Margaux Nersesian, Strategic Communication major, Class of 2021 TCU...

07/17/2020

Student Turns Passion for Musicals Into Graduate Research Project

By Margaux Nersesian, Strategic Communication major, Class of 2021 Student...

07/02/2020

Annual Summer Journalism Camp Goes Virtual

The Department of Journalism hosted its first virtual summer high...

06/26/2020

Journalism Major Awarded Instagram Local News Fellowship

By Margaux Nersesian, Strategic Communication major, Class of 2021 Rising...

06/04/2020

Faculty Awarded Grant to Study City of Fort Worth’s Efforts to Listen

The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication has...

05/18/2020

Schieffer College Launches New Health Communication Minor

The Schieffer College has launched the new Health Communication and...

05/07/2020

Journalism Students Recognized With 2020 TAPME Awards

The Texas Associated Press Managing Editors (TAPME) has recognized TCU Student...

05/06/2020

TCU Student Media Earns TIPA Awards

TCU Student Media was recognized in this year’s Texas Intercollegiate...

04/21/2020

TCU News Now Staff Produces Newscasts Remotely

By Jenni Royston, News and Media Studies major, Class of...

04/07/2020

Schieffer College Faculty Approved for Tenure and Promotion

At their spring 2020 meeting, the members of the TCU...

03/30/2020

2020 Research and Creative Festival Moved Online

Updated Information Regarding the 2020 Schieffer College Research and Creative...

03/26/2020

Dean’s Message to Schieffer Students and Faculty

Schieffer students and faculty: Dean Kris Bunton has a message...

03/06/2020

Senior Wins First Place at Texas Oratorical Contest

By Jenni Royston, News and Media Studies major, Class of...

03/06/2020

Schieffer College to Host Research & Creative Festival

***Out of an abundance of caution, this event has been...

03/05/2020

FTDM to Host Screening of “Parasite”

Join the TCU Film, Television and Digital Media department for...

02/28/2020

Q & A with News Anchor and Reporter Kris Gutierrez ’99

We caught up with Schieffer College alumnus Kris Gutierrez...

02/21/2020

Spring 2020 Classic Film Series Underway

***Out of an abundance of caution, the TCU Classic Film...

02/14/2020

TCU Orators to Compete in Battle of Flowers Contest

By Jenni Royston, News and Media Studies major, Class of...

01/23/2020

FTDM Launches New Film Series

TCU’s Department of Film, Television and Digital Media (FTDM) is...

01/23/2020

FTDM Students Produce Documentary Film

By Jenni Royston, News and Media Studies major, Class of...

12/06/2019

Putnam Announces Retirement

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 Michael...

12/05/2019

Schieffer College Donors Make a Difference on TCU Gives Day

In November, we celebrated another successful TCU Gives Day. A...

11/22/2019

Alumna Hosts Schieffer College Students at JPMorgan Chase Headquarters

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 TCU...

10/01/2019

KTCU Seeks Student Volunteers

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 KTCU-FM...

09/06/2019

TCU Classic Film Series Kicks Off This Fall

The annual TCU Classic Film Series kicks off this fall...

08/30/2019

Application Now Open for COMM and STCO Study Abroad Trip

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 Schieffer...

08/26/2019

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart is honored to be the recipient...

05/08/2019

Celebration Planned For New Graduates and Their Families

On Friday, May 11, 2019 at 5 p.m., the Bob...

04/15/2019

Comm Studies Class Hosts Food & Culture Conversation Day

By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019...

03/11/2019

Schieffer College Special: Classic Film Series

By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019...

03/11/2019

FTDM Co-Sponsors “The Handmaid’s Tale” Screenwriter Visit

By Christina Ligi, News and Media Studies major, Class of 2019...

02/19/2019

Alumnus Spotlight: Lance Montgomery

We caught up with Lance Montgomery, a 2017 alumnus...

01/31/2019

Spring 2019 Classic Film Series

Hosted by Dr. Joan McGettigan, the Spring Class Film Series...

11/19/2018

FTDM Professor Releases New Book

A new book titled “International Film Festivals: Contemporary Cultures and...

08/23/2018

FTDM Launches New Major in Cinema and Media Studies

Sometimes it’s more fun to learn about movies and TV shows...

12/13/2016

Success for ’93 Graduate and BOV Member, Krys Boyd

Krys Boyd graduated from the then Radio, TV, Film department...

11/16/2016

FTDM Professor Tricia Jenkins Lectures on the CIA in Hollywood

FTDM associate professor Tricia Jenkins delivered a public lecture in...

10/29/2016

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart Analyzes Ethnicity in 1950s TV

FTDM professor Kylo-Patrick Hart’s article “Minimizing Ethnicity in 1950s Television:...

10/08/2016

FTDM to Host Queer Media in the 21st Century Conference

The Queer Media in the 21st Century Conference will take...

10/08/2016

Screenwriter Norman Steinberg Meets with FTDM Students

Norman Steinberg, co-writer of such iconic screenplays as Blazing Saddles...

09/17/2016

September 21 Film Screening of "Ixcanul" (2015, directed by Jayro Bustamante)

This semester, students in FTDM associate professor Tricia Jenkins’ Film...

08/29/2016

FTDM Professor Joan McGettigan to Introduce Espionage Film Series at The Modern

From September 1-4, 2016, FTDM associate professor Joan McGettigan will...

06/06/2016

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart Explores Queer TV in New Book

FTDM professor Kylo-Patrick Hart’s new book, the edited collection Queer...

05/04/2016

FTDM Congratulates Screenwriter Rebecca Semik

FTDM congratulates Rebecca Semik (FTDM alum, ’14), who received the...

05/01/2016

FTDM Hosts Test Screening of the Film "A Bad Idea Gone Wrong"

On Thursday, April 21, 2016, FTDM hosted a test screening...

04/30/2016

FTDM Students Learn about Big Data

Gwen Burgess Throckmorton (RTVF alum, ‘97), Head of Industry for the...

04/15/2016

FTDM Students Participate in Exploring Careers in Media Conference

FTDM students received invaluable career advice at the Exploring Careers...

04/14/2016

Actress Jeanine Bartel Meets with FTDM Students

Jeanine Bartel (TCU ’98) visited with FTDM students March 29-30,...

02/09/2016

FTDM Professor R. Colin Tait Explores “The Simpsons” as a Transmedia Franchise

FTDM assistant professor R. Colin Tait’s article “The Simpsons as...

01/30/2016

FTDM Professor R. Colin Tait Analyzes Screwball Comedy and "Step Brothers"

FTDM assistant professor R. Colin Tait’s article “The Screwball Bromance:...

11/21/2015

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart’s New Academic Journal Debuts

The inaugural issue of Queer Studies in Media & Popular...

10/21/2015

FTDM to Host Reexamining the 1960s Conference

The Reexamining the 1960s: Media, Politics, Culture Conference will take...

09/05/2015

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart Explores Celebrity Culture in New Book

FTDM professor Kylo-Patrick Hart’s new book, the edited collection Living...

08/28/2015

FTDM Professor Joan McGettigan to Introduce Three Orson Welles Films at the Modern

FTDM associate professor Joan McGettigan will introduce three films —...

07/10/2015

FTDM Professor Tricia Jenkins Interviewed on Australian Radio

In late June 2015, FTDM associate professor Tricia Jenkins visited...

06/30/2015

Summer 2015 FTDM in London Program Wraps Up; Planning Begins for Rome 2016

This summer’s FTDM in London Program concluded officially with a...

05/06/2015

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart Explores Bullying in Popular Culture

FTDM professor Kylo-Patrick Hart’s chapter “Queerness and Bullying in Popular...

04/25/2015

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart Analyzes Supernatural Communication Devices

FTDM professor Kylo-Patrick Hart’s article “Supernatural Potentialities and Household Technologies: Communication...

04/23/2015

FTDM Hosts "Friday Night Lights" Screening and Reunion Event

The Department of Film, Television and Digital Media hosted its...

04/23/2015

Ride TV CEO Meets with FTDM Students

Ride TV CEO Michael Fletcher met with FTDM students on...

03/31/2015

FTDM to Co-Host April 8 Screening of "The Homestretch"

On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 6 p.m., the Department...

03/30/2015

Exhibit of Original Posters of Beloved Musicals on Display in April

In conjunction with Theatre TCU’s production of Guys and Dolls at the...

02/18/2015

"Boyhood" Casting Director Beth Sepko Visits FTDM

On February 10, 2015, casting director Beth Sepko met with...

01/17/2015

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart Launches New Academic Journal

FTDM professor Kylo-Patrick Hart is the founding co-editor (with Bruce...

01/17/2015

FTDM Professor Joel Timmer Appointed Editor of Law Journal

FTDM associate professor Joel Timmer has been appointed editor of...

11/20/2014

FTDM Undergraduates Present at Media Conference

Ten TCU undergraduates who are majoring or minoring in offerings...

11/20/2014

FTDM Professor R. Colin Tait Examines Collaborative Authorship of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro

FTDM assistant professor R. Colin Tait’s chapter “When Marty Met...

10/22/2014

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart Explores Age-Different Relationships in Film

FTDM professor Kylo-Patrick Hart’s chapter “Looking at Complicated Desires: Gay...

10/08/2014

FTDM to Host Analyzing the 1950s Conference on November 15

The Analyzing the 1950s: Media, Politics, Culture Conference will take...

10/08/2014

Award-Winning Documentarian Michele Mitchell to Visit FTDM

Michele Mitchell, the award-winning producer and director of the acclaimed...

08/22/2014

FTDM Professor Kylo-Patrick Hart Guest Edits "The Communication Review"

“Alternative Visions in Media,” a special issue of the academic...

08/22/2014

FTDM Professor R. Colin Tait Analyzes Absurd Masculinity in Will Ferrell’s Films

“Absurd Masculinity: Will Ferrell’s Time-Bending Comic Persona,” an article by...

08/19/2014

FTDM Study Abroad Students Meet Director Peter Weir in Australia

  Recently, TCU students had the privilege of talking to...

08/19/2014

FTDM Professor Joan McGettigan to Introduce Hitchcock Film at the Modern

Associate professor Joan McGettigan will introduce Alfred Hitchcock’s 1929 film...

05/22/2014

FTDM Now Accepting Presentation Proposals for This Fall's 1950s Conference

TCU’s Department of Film, Television and Digital Media will be...

05/22/2014

Professor Greg Mansur wins teaching award and becomes Adobe Campus Leader

Associate Professor of Professional Practice Greg Mansur was recently invited...

Events

Featured News

Jan 20, 2021

Star-Telegram Publishes Journalism Major’s News Story

Nov 24, 2020

Five Dog-Themed Films to View Over the Holidays

Nov 19, 2020

Professor Offers Tips to Safely Enjoy the Holiday Season

Nov 19, 2020

Class of 2020: Renee Umsted

Nov 19, 2020

Class of 2020: Nick Noguez

Nov 19, 2020

Class of 2020: Gabrielle Saleh

Nov 19, 2020

Class of 2020: Madison Olmo

Nov 19, 2020

Class of 2020: Tim Daly

Nov 10, 2020

Senior Strat Comm Major Publishes First Book

Nov 03, 2020

Crisis Communication Professor Offers Tips During COVID-19

Nov 02, 2020

Alumna’s Film To Be Featured on KERA TV

Oct 19, 2020

Schieffer College Names New Board of Visitors Chair

Oct 12, 2020

Alumnus Wins Fort Worth “Entrepreneur of Excellence” Award

Sep 28, 2020

Assistant Professor Awarded for Teaching Excellence

Sep 24, 2020

Alumnus Wins National Geographic Storytelling Contest

Sep 16, 2020

STCO Major Takes First Place in National Design Competition

Sep 07, 2020

Experiential Learning Opportunities Go Digital This Fall

Aug 14, 2020

Faculty Coauthors Celebrate Published Book Chapter

Aug 13, 2020

President of TCU’s PRSSA Chapter Selected For District Leadership

Jul 17, 2020

Student Turns Passion for Musicals Into Graduate Research Project

Jun 26, 2020

Journalism Major Awarded Instagram Local News Fellowship

Jun 04, 2020

Faculty Awarded Grant to Study City of Fort Worth’s Efforts to Listen

May 18, 2020

Schieffer College Launches New Health Communication Minor

May 01, 2020

Roxo Launches Campaign to Promote Social Distancing

Mar 30, 2020

2020 Research and Creative Festival Moved Online

Mar 06, 2020

Senior Wins First Place at Texas Oratorical Contest

Mar 06, 2020

Schieffer College to Host Research & Creative Festival

Mar 05, 2020

FTDM to Host Screening of “Parasite”

Feb 28, 2020

Q & A with News Anchor and Reporter Kris Gutierrez ’99

Feb 14, 2020

TCU Orators to Compete in Battle of Flowers Contest

Feb 04, 2020

Strategic Communication Students Build Cross-Cultural Connections

Jan 23, 2020

FTDM Launches New Film Series

Jan 23, 2020

FTDM Students Produce Documentary Film

Dec 11, 2019

Thomason Retiring After 35 Years at TCU

Dec 06, 2019

Putnam Announces Retirement

Nov 22, 2019

Alumna Hosts Schieffer College Students at JPMorgan Chase Headquarters

Nov 18, 2019

TCU Strategic Communication Students Participate in Challenge for Emerging Leaders

Nov 18, 2019

Journalism Students Visit NBCDFW Newsroom

Nov 15, 2019