A petition regarding the LGBTQ community circulated amongst faculty on Oct. 5 and got just over 200 signatures by Oct. 11, the day it was sent to TCU’s president and provost. Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies Nino Testa, a petition organizer, said that the LGBTQ community needs to have a place within TCU’s.
The Van Cliburn Concert Hall was filled on Thursday as TCU marked the investiture of Daniel Pullin as its first modern president. Chancellor Victor Boschini, in his 21st year at TCU, assured the audience Pullin was up to the challenge of leading the university. He thanked Pullin for his “leadership yesterday in Neeley, leadership.