Texas Christian University (TCU) has announced a $3 million gift from the Bezos Family Foundation in support of its College of Education Centennial Endowment for Research.
The endowment will help expand the college’s research initiatives, fueling the science of learning while bolstering faculty-led research and community-engaged projects that address critical education issues. Previous grants from the foundation have helped establish an endowed chair for early childhood education and the KinderFrogs Endowed Scholarship Program, which provides tuition aid to TCU’s youngest students.
“With this endowment, we’ll continue to invest in the research, innovation, and partnerships that define a great college education,” said Frank Hernandez, dean of the College of Education. “[This] funding helps ensure we’re not only expanding knowledge but preparing the next generation of educational leaders to do the same.”…