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Julie McAvoy earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education  in 1990 and is now the Principal at Donna Park Elementary in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District.

The College of Education congratulates all students who are graduating this semester. While we’re unable to gather in person for commencement, hooding and pinning ceremonies in December due to the pandemic, we celebrate the accomplishments of students like Stacy Vasquez, who earned his Ph.D. in Science Education and works as a Professor of Biology at Dallas College. He's passionate about teaching science in a way that addresses students' lived experiences and societal issues.

Bryce MacDougall earned his Bachelor of Science in Education in 2019 and is now a social studies teacher and assistant football and soccer coach at Castleberry High School in Castleberry ISD. 

The College of Education congratulates all students who are graduating this semester. While we’re unable to gather in person for commencement, hooding and pinning ceremonies in December due to the pandemic, we celebrate the accomplishments of students like James Sang, a two-time graduate of TCU who's passionate about helping refugee and first-generation students succeed academically, driven by his own experiences.

Allison Davis earned her Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood-6th Grade Education in 2018, graduating with university honors. She is now a K-8 Spanish teacher at St. Paul Lutheran School in Fort Worth and published her children's book, Hope the Dog, in October.

As students enter the final year of TCU’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in the College of Education, they practice their clinical skills in a 600-hour internship working with clients at various schools, agencies and hospitals in the community.

Jasmine Tucker earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2016 and earned her Master of Education in Counseling while working for TCU’s College Advising Corps, earning her second degree in 2019. She is now a counselor at Crowley Middle School and published a therapeutic journal in September.

The Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership, a new coalition designed to help more students achieve success after graduating high school, has partnered with TCU’s College Advising Corps (CAC). The effort aims to boost the number of students graduating from high school ready to pursue a postsecondary plan to ultimately find a sustainable career path.

The Bezos Family Foundation has made a $3 million commitment to establish the Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Early Childhood Education and a $2 million commitment to establish the KinderFrogs Endowed Scholarship Program at Texas Christian University.