Kara Dixon Vuic
@karadixonvuic.bsky.social
Historian of war and society @TCU. Author of “The Girls Next Door” and “Officer Nurse Woman”. Working on “Drafting Women”
On TCU Gives Day, help fulfill the mission of the LCPL Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society.
Featuring the world’s leading scholars, the symposium is held on campus each spring and airs nationally on C-SPAN.
Every gift counts and allows us to fulfill this mission. 💜
Featuring the world’s leading scholars, the symposium is held on campus each spring and airs nationally on C-SPAN.
Every gift counts and allows us to fulfill this mission. 💜
October 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
On TCU Gives Day, help fulfill the mission of the LCPL Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society.
Featuring the world’s leading scholars, the symposium is held on campus each spring and airs nationally on C-SPAN.
Every gift counts and allows us to fulfill this mission. 💜
Featuring the world’s leading scholars, the symposium is held on campus each spring and airs nationally on C-SPAN.
Every gift counts and allows us to fulfill this mission. 💜
Today is the day! Join us tonight for the LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium at TCU, featuring Robert K. Brigham, who will deliver a riveting true war story about the Vietnam War.
Dee J. Kelly Alumni Center
Reception at 6:00
Lecture at 6:45, followed by a book signing.
See you there!
Dee J. Kelly Alumni Center
Reception at 6:00
Lecture at 6:45, followed by a book signing.
See you there!
April 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today is the day! Join us tonight for the LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium at TCU, featuring Robert K. Brigham, who will deliver a riveting true war story about the Vietnam War.
Dee J. Kelly Alumni Center
Reception at 6:00
Lecture at 6:45, followed by a book signing.
See you there!
Dee J. Kelly Alumni Center
Reception at 6:00
Lecture at 6:45, followed by a book signing.
See you there!
The annual symposium is named in memory of TCU student and Marine Scout Sniper Benjamin W. Schmidt, who loved history and left an indelible legacy on our campus.
Many, many thanks to Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt, @smh-historians.bsky.social, @humanitiestexas.bsky.social, and many generous donors.
Many, many thanks to Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt, @smh-historians.bsky.social, @humanitiestexas.bsky.social, and many generous donors.
March 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The annual symposium is named in memory of TCU student and Marine Scout Sniper Benjamin W. Schmidt, who loved history and left an indelible legacy on our campus.
Many, many thanks to Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt, @smh-historians.bsky.social, @humanitiestexas.bsky.social, and many generous donors.
Many, many thanks to Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt, @smh-historians.bsky.social, @humanitiestexas.bsky.social, and many generous donors.
💜 The 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium is ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!
Come to hear @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of Vassar College, who will place the war’s costs and legacies at the center of a story that follows American Marines at Hue, everyday folks in upstate New York, and policymakers in DC
Come to hear @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of Vassar College, who will place the war’s costs and legacies at the center of a story that follows American Marines at Hue, everyday folks in upstate New York, and policymakers in DC
March 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
💜 The 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium is ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!
Come to hear @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of Vassar College, who will place the war’s costs and legacies at the center of a story that follows American Marines at Hue, everyday folks in upstate New York, and policymakers in DC
Come to hear @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of Vassar College, who will place the war’s costs and legacies at the center of a story that follows American Marines at Hue, everyday folks in upstate New York, and policymakers in DC
💜⭐ 2 WEEKS! ⭐💜
We're only 2 weeks away from the 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium at TCU!
We're excited to welcome @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of @vassar.bsky.social who will bring us a gripping story about the lasting costs of war.
Free and open to the public--everyone is welcome.
We're only 2 weeks away from the 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium at TCU!
We're excited to welcome @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of @vassar.bsky.social who will bring us a gripping story about the lasting costs of war.
Free and open to the public--everyone is welcome.
March 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
💜⭐ 2 WEEKS! ⭐💜
We're only 2 weeks away from the 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium at TCU!
We're excited to welcome @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of @vassar.bsky.social who will bring us a gripping story about the lasting costs of war.
Free and open to the public--everyone is welcome.
We're only 2 weeks away from the 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium at TCU!
We're excited to welcome @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of @vassar.bsky.social who will bring us a gripping story about the lasting costs of war.
Free and open to the public--everyone is welcome.
Congratulations to TCU grad student Jack Emery who won a Nazi-era Provenance Research Grant, awarded by the Christie's Foundation, for his work on the Monuments Fine Arts and Archives officers’ activities in Asia at the end of WWII.
christies.shorthandstories.com/reflect.../i...
christies.shorthandstories.com/reflect.../i...
March 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Congratulations to TCU grad student Jack Emery who won a Nazi-era Provenance Research Grant, awarded by the Christie's Foundation, for his work on the Monuments Fine Arts and Archives officers’ activities in Asia at the end of WWII.
christies.shorthandstories.com/reflect.../i...
christies.shorthandstories.com/reflect.../i...
The final episode of History Frogcast Season 3 is out!
Listen in as Mikaela explores the solemn work of the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency.
Among the more than 80,000 missing servicemembers that DPAA seeks to bring home is Korean War Airman and Horned Frog Howard Algernon Wilson, Jr.
Listen in as Mikaela explores the solemn work of the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency.
Among the more than 80,000 missing servicemembers that DPAA seeks to bring home is Korean War Airman and Horned Frog Howard Algernon Wilson, Jr.
March 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The final episode of History Frogcast Season 3 is out!
Listen in as Mikaela explores the solemn work of the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency.
Among the more than 80,000 missing servicemembers that DPAA seeks to bring home is Korean War Airman and Horned Frog Howard Algernon Wilson, Jr.
Listen in as Mikaela explores the solemn work of the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency.
Among the more than 80,000 missing servicemembers that DPAA seeks to bring home is Korean War Airman and Horned Frog Howard Algernon Wilson, Jr.
The symposium is held annually in memory of LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt, a TCU student whose love for history and generosity lives on everyday at TCU.
Many thanks to Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt, @smh-historians.bsky.social, and a host of donors, who make the symposium possible.
Many thanks to Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt, @smh-historians.bsky.social, and a host of donors, who make the symposium possible.
March 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The symposium is held annually in memory of LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt, a TCU student whose love for history and generosity lives on everyday at TCU.
Many thanks to Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt, @smh-historians.bsky.social, and a host of donors, who make the symposium possible.
Many thanks to Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt, @smh-historians.bsky.social, and a host of donors, who make the symposium possible.
💜 The 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium is only 4 weeks away!!
Come to hear @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of Vassar College, who will place the war’s costs and legacies at the center of a story that follows American Marines at Hue, everyday folks in upstate New York, and policymakers in DC.
Come to hear @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of Vassar College, who will place the war’s costs and legacies at the center of a story that follows American Marines at Hue, everyday folks in upstate New York, and policymakers in DC.
March 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
💜 The 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium is only 4 weeks away!!
Come to hear @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of Vassar College, who will place the war’s costs and legacies at the center of a story that follows American Marines at Hue, everyday folks in upstate New York, and policymakers in DC.
Come to hear @robertkbrigham.bsky.social of Vassar College, who will place the war’s costs and legacies at the center of a story that follows American Marines at Hue, everyday folks in upstate New York, and policymakers in DC.
We all know the Medal of Honor, but who are the people who wear it? What are their stories, and what does the medal mean to them?
Tune in to History Frogcast, as Richard and Ben talk with Kali Schick and Michael Caldwell of the National Medal of Honor Museum, and historian Dr. William A. Taylor.
Tune in to History Frogcast, as Richard and Ben talk with Kali Schick and Michael Caldwell of the National Medal of Honor Museum, and historian Dr. William A. Taylor.
March 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We all know the Medal of Honor, but who are the people who wear it? What are their stories, and what does the medal mean to them?
Tune in to History Frogcast, as Richard and Ben talk with Kali Schick and Michael Caldwell of the National Medal of Honor Museum, and historian Dr. William A. Taylor.
Tune in to History Frogcast, as Richard and Ben talk with Kali Schick and Michael Caldwell of the National Medal of Honor Museum, and historian Dr. William A. Taylor.
🎵Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming...
This episode of History Frogcast is a special one. Tune in as Samantha and Sabrina speak with TCU's former dean Dr. Andy Schoolmaster about how Americans remember the tragedy of the Kent State shootings.
This episode of History Frogcast is a special one. Tune in as Samantha and Sabrina speak with TCU's former dean Dr. Andy Schoolmaster about how Americans remember the tragedy of the Kent State shootings.
February 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🎵Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming...
This episode of History Frogcast is a special one. Tune in as Samantha and Sabrina speak with TCU's former dean Dr. Andy Schoolmaster about how Americans remember the tragedy of the Kent State shootings.
This episode of History Frogcast is a special one. Tune in as Samantha and Sabrina speak with TCU's former dean Dr. Andy Schoolmaster about how Americans remember the tragedy of the Kent State shootings.
American museums often celebrate the victories of war, but how do we remember the tragedies, especially the Holocaust of WWII?
Tune in to another episode of TCU's History Frogcast as Casey and Sam explore how the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum remembers, commemorates, and educates.
Tune in to another episode of TCU's History Frogcast as Casey and Sam explore how the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum remembers, commemorates, and educates.
February 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
American museums often celebrate the victories of war, but how do we remember the tragedies, especially the Holocaust of WWII?
Tune in to another episode of TCU's History Frogcast as Casey and Sam explore how the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum remembers, commemorates, and educates.
Tune in to another episode of TCU's History Frogcast as Casey and Sam explore how the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum remembers, commemorates, and educates.
🎵Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?🎵
Tune in to the newest episode of History Frogcast as Ethan and Kevin explore how America remembers and celebrates veteran athletes.
Special thanks to Elliot Goldman of the National Leadership Foundation.
Tune in to the newest episode of History Frogcast as Ethan and Kevin explore how America remembers and celebrates veteran athletes.
Special thanks to Elliot Goldman of the National Leadership Foundation.
February 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🎵Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?🎵
Tune in to the newest episode of History Frogcast as Ethan and Kevin explore how America remembers and celebrates veteran athletes.
Special thanks to Elliot Goldman of the National Leadership Foundation.
Tune in to the newest episode of History Frogcast as Ethan and Kevin explore how America remembers and celebrates veteran athletes.
Special thanks to Elliot Goldman of the National Leadership Foundation.
Check out "Frontline Angels," episode 3 of History Frogcast, which features the story of #WWII Army Nurse Lt. Dorothy Delmar, who helped evacuate casualties from the Normandy Invasion.
It's an inspiring story for all of us As Gabby and Emilia put it, Lt. Delmar is a "girl boss."
It's an inspiring story for all of us As Gabby and Emilia put it, Lt. Delmar is a "girl boss."
February 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Check out "Frontline Angels," episode 3 of History Frogcast, which features the story of #WWII Army Nurse Lt. Dorothy Delmar, who helped evacuate casualties from the Normandy Invasion.
It's an inspiring story for all of us As Gabby and Emilia put it, Lt. Delmar is a "girl boss."
It's an inspiring story for all of us As Gabby and Emilia put it, Lt. Delmar is a "girl boss."
Congratulations to @TCU History PhD student Riley Ford, recipient of the 2025 Sharon Ritenour Stevens Prize from @editorial-notes.bsky.social!
Riley's dissertation bridges women's and gender, military, and immigration history. The prize will assist her research on Japanese and Korean "war brides."
Riley's dissertation bridges women's and gender, military, and immigration history. The prize will assist her research on Japanese and Korean "war brides."
February 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Congratulations to @TCU History PhD student Riley Ford, recipient of the 2025 Sharon Ritenour Stevens Prize from @editorial-notes.bsky.social!
Riley's dissertation bridges women's and gender, military, and immigration history. The prize will assist her research on Japanese and Korean "war brides."
Riley's dissertation bridges women's and gender, military, and immigration history. The prize will assist her research on Japanese and Korean "war brides."
Frogs Never Quit!
Check out the incredible story of TCU's own #MedalofHonor recipient, Horace Carswell, Jr. as Andrew and Cade explore how we remember--and forget--legendary people.
Check out the incredible story of TCU's own #MedalofHonor recipient, Horace Carswell, Jr. as Andrew and Cade explore how we remember--and forget--legendary people.
January 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Frogs Never Quit!
Check out the incredible story of TCU's own #MedalofHonor recipient, Horace Carswell, Jr. as Andrew and Cade explore how we remember--and forget--legendary people.
Check out the incredible story of TCU's own #MedalofHonor recipient, Horace Carswell, Jr. as Andrew and Cade explore how we remember--and forget--legendary people.
History Frogcast Season 3, Episode 1 is out!
Tune in as Anna Claire and Lizbeth explore the meaning of war memorials on college campuses, beginning with TCU's own Veterans Plaza!
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.💜
Tune in as Anna Claire and Lizbeth explore the meaning of war memorials on college campuses, beginning with TCU's own Veterans Plaza!
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.💜
January 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
History Frogcast Season 3, Episode 1 is out!
Tune in as Anna Claire and Lizbeth explore the meaning of war memorials on college campuses, beginning with TCU's own Veterans Plaza!
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.💜
Tune in as Anna Claire and Lizbeth explore the meaning of war memorials on college campuses, beginning with TCU's own Veterans Plaza!
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.💜
Welcome back, History Frogcast fans!
HistoryFrogcast is entirely produced by TCU students, with Season 3 exploring how Americans remember (and forget) wars.
Season 3 begins dropping tomorrow, so stay tuned!
HistoryFrogcast is entirely produced by TCU students, with Season 3 exploring how Americans remember (and forget) wars.
Season 3 begins dropping tomorrow, so stay tuned!
January 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Welcome back, History Frogcast fans!
HistoryFrogcast is entirely produced by TCU students, with Season 3 exploring how Americans remember (and forget) wars.
Season 3 begins dropping tomorrow, so stay tuned!
HistoryFrogcast is entirely produced by TCU students, with Season 3 exploring how Americans remember (and forget) wars.
Season 3 begins dropping tomorrow, so stay tuned!
On #GivingTuesday, consider helping to endow the LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society, an annual symposium that examines the causes, experiences, and costs of war.
It's named in memory of a TCU student and Marine who loved history and planned to be a professor.
It's named in memory of a TCU student and Marine who loved history and planned to be a professor.
December 3, 2024 at 4:04 PM
On #GivingTuesday, consider helping to endow the LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society, an annual symposium that examines the causes, experiences, and costs of war.
It's named in memory of a TCU student and Marine who loved history and planned to be a professor.
It's named in memory of a TCU student and Marine who loved history and planned to be a professor.
Tomorrow!! TCU’s History Department and the students in US 1941 to 1975 unveil History Frogcast, a student produced podcast connecting Horned Frogs to world history. Join us if you’re local, or stay tuned for episodes to drop in January!
December 13, 2023 at 10:35 PM
Tomorrow!! TCU’s History Department and the students in US 1941 to 1975 unveil History Frogcast, a student produced podcast connecting Horned Frogs to world history. Join us if you’re local, or stay tuned for episodes to drop in January!