The leadership change comes as TCU pursues a decade of expansion, with plans to enroll thousands more students, build new housing and increase the university\u2019s profile as a research institution. Pullin helped develop the strategy before becoming chancellor in June 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love our students and couldn\u2019t be more proud of what their futures entail as they graduate and become outstanding TCU alumni,\u201d Pullin said in a statement. \u201cThank you to everyone at TCU. I will always be invested in what TCU stands for.”<\/p>\n
Pullin joined TCU in 2019 as dean of the Neeley School of Business. Following a national search, Pullin began his presidential tenure Feb. 1, 2023, overseeing operations while reporting to then-Chancellor Boschini.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trustees and Boschini announced the succession plan in December 2024. Pullin became TCU\u2019s 11th chancellor<\/a> June 1, 2025. The university did not fill the president position.<\/p>\n TCU enrolled 13,241 students<\/a> \u2014 a record \u2014 and welcomed its largest incoming class for the second-consecutive year this fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n By 2035, TCU has two goals: reaching approximately 17,900 students and attaining Carnegie R1 status, a classification based on research spending and doctoral production.\u00a0<\/p>\n Housing construction is intended to accommodate that growth by fall 2027. TCU announced more than $500 million in outside investment for two developments<\/a>: 2,450 beds in new campus housing and about 780 beds at Morado on Berry, which also includes retail space.\u00a0<\/p>\n In June, TCU launched the Roach Institute of Athlete Engineering with a $10 million gift<\/a>. The institute connects research athletic performance with applications for military personnel, first responders and workers in physically demanding jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n During Pullin\u2019s time as chancellor, the university launched TCU for Texans<\/a>, a financial aid program for qualifying incoming Texas students whose family income is below $100,000. The program provides full tuition and some assistance for food and housing to students who meet Pell Grant eligibility and other requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pullin\u2019s time in TCU\u2019s senior leadership included disputes over academic priorities and faculty input. In October 2025, the university announced plans to fold its race and gender studies departments into English<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Faculty members questioned the lack of consultation and whether political pressure influenced the decision. Administrators cited enrollment and financial concerns and denied political motivation.<\/p>\n Before joining TCU, Pullin served as dean of the University of Oklahoma\u2019s Price College of Business. A Plano native, he earned undergraduate degrees in accounting and finance at Oklahoma, a Master of Business Administration at Harvard and a law degree at Oklahoma. His earlier career included work at McKinsey & Company and in private equity.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pullin is the third higher education leader in Tarrant County to depart in the past two months. UT Arlington\u2019s Jennifer Cowley stepped down as president<\/a> in August and returned to a faculty position. Texas A&M-Fort Worth\u2019s Bobby Ahdieh on Oct. 20 was selected as the next president of<\/a> Pace University in New York.<\/p>\n Editor’s note: The story was updated Oct. 22, 2026, to include a new photo of Pullin and Boschini. <\/p>\n Dang Le is the higher education reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at dang.le@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Fort Worth Report partners with Open Campus on higher education coverage.<\/p>\n The Report\u2019s higher education coverage is supported in part by major higher education institutions in Tarrant County, including Tarleton State University, Tarrant County College, Texas A&M-Fort Worth Christian University, Texas Wesleyan University, the University of Texas at Arlington and UNT Health Fort Worth.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TCU-Daniel-Pullin-and-Victor-Boschini.jpg\")
TCU President Daniel Pullin and TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini give the \u201cFrogs up\u201d hand sign. The TCU Board of Trustees announced that Boschini will step away from his role and Pullin will succeed him as chancellor. (Courtesy photo | TCU)<\/p>\n