AddRan College of Liberal Arts will host a “Back to Class” event on Tuesday evening, April 2, in the BLUU, with a 6 p.m. reception and six faculty presentations, beginning at 7 p.m.

 

The event is a fundraiser for the Lt. Cpl. Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt Professorship in History. Schmidt was a Marine Scout Sniper who planned to return to TCU after his deployment and become a history professor. Sadly, he was killed in Afghanistan at the age of 24. Schmidt generously left $200,000 of his life insurance policy to TCU’s history department. The gift was established as a memorial scholarship fund. Now, his father and stepmother are working to supplement Schmidt’s lasting gift by establishing a fund they hope will grow to become an endowed professorship in history.

 

Attendees may choose from these topics:

 


• Dr. Gregg Cantrell – “Populism: What it means, where it came from, why we should care”

• Dr. Carrie Currier – “Paper Tiger or Fire Breathing Dragon? The hidden story behind China’s modernization”

• Dr. Jason Helms – “Re-learning to write: Understanding new media by composing it”

• Dr. Rik Hine – “Are you losing your mind?”

• Dr. Todd Kerstetter – “Where the West begins: Cowboy culture from Fort Worth to Bruce Springsteen”

• Dr. Andrew Schoolmaster – “The blue planet and the global freshwater crisis”

 

More information is at www.addranbacktoclass.tcu.edu or call Donor Relations at ext. 7806.