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Graduate Assisting Patients at Houston Hospital as Social Work Counselor

April 28, 2020

As a social work counselor at a Houston-area hospital, alumnus Thomas Verm is a frontline employee working with patients during this unprecedented time in global history.

TLU Once Again Recognized for Exemplary Transfer Student Support

April 3, 2020

Texas Lutheran University is just one of 122 colleges and universities nationwide named to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s 2020 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the dynamic pathways they...

Professional Athlete Gilbert Tuhabonye Shares Story of Genocide & Forgiveness

February 19, 2020

Born in Burundi, former professional track athlete and coach Gilbert Tuhabonye grew up in the midst of a centuries old war between the Tutsi and Hutu tribes. As a Tutsi—a group making up only 14...

Graduate Wins 2019 Best Indie Book Award™ for Poetry

January 10, 2020

Weaving together topics like black masculinity, vulnerability, and racial profiling, Fernando Rover’s debut book, “Labyrinth,” was recently named a 2019 poetry winner by Best Indie Book Awards™.

Feminist Studies Journal Publishes 2014 Graduate

November 30, 2019

Kenna Neitch’s research focuses on the testimony and organization of Central American women during revolutions throughout the last 40 years.

Jessie Everline ’05 Leads Community Health Care Efforts in Austin Area

November 12, 2019

As Director of Operations for Baylor Scott & White in Austin, alumnus Jessie Everline is focused on addressing the health care needs of specific populations, including the most vulnerable among us.

2017 Graduate Part of Award-Winning Team at DOJ Office of the Inspector General

October 15, 2019

As an investigative specialist for the Department Of Justice Office of Inspector General, she and her colleagues are responsible for deterring fraud, waste, and abuse by DOJ employees while also supporting law enforcement.