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Baylor professors of the year represent arts, sciences, theology & education

We’ve reached the end of another academic year at Baylor, when final grades are submitted, seniors are graduated — and Baylor’s professors of the year are named. The Collins Outstanding Professor...

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New online graduate programs offer a Baylor education to those outside Waco

Not everyone who’d like to take graduate classes at Baylor is able to leave their jobs, uproot their families and move to Waco. Now, many won’t have to even consider it, thanks to Baylor’s growing...

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9 books by Baylor authors for your Summer 2018 reading list

What differentiates regular reading from “summer reading?” It’s hard to say, but there’s something about certain books that lend themselves to a beach chair, an airplane, or even just a seat on the...

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Meet Baylor’s nationally recognized expert on gender, race and media

Just a glance at the resume of Dr. Mia Moody-Ramirez, MA ’01, will tell you where her passion lies. The director of graduate studies in Baylor’s Department of Journalism, Public Relations and New...

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‘Blockbuster’ Titanic exhibit comes to Baylor’s Mayborn Museum

Earlier this month, Baylor’s Mayborn Museum debuted its biggest exhibit ever — Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Featuring more than 150 artifacts recovered from the ocean floor, the exhibit takes...

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These #BaylorLights shine bright

In this blog, we write a lot about the outstanding achievements of Baylor Bears: the academic honors, the national trophies, the alumni who become household names. If we only focused on those, it...

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Baylor prof’s award-winning films offer BU students real-world experience

If you’ve spent time in Waco over the summer, there’s a chance you’ve seen a feature film being shot in restaurants, homes and even downtown alleys. That’s because when the weather gets warmer, Chris...

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Meet Baylor’s nationally recognized expert on how sleep affects memory and...

If you’re like most people, you’ve skimped out on sleep before. We tell ourselves it’s not a big deal; sacrifice an hour here, two hours there, maybe even an entire night’s sleep if you’re really...

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Baylor student magazine named nation’s best by Society of Professional...

Already this year, Baylor’s Focus Magazine has been named the best student-produced magazine in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists, and The Baylor Lariat has been honored as the...

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Camp Success a win-win for both Baylor and Central Texas

Since 2003, Baylor’s Camp Success has provided a life-changing program to children with language and literacy disorders through the university’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Over...

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Fulbright honor allows Baylor nursing prof to teach, serve and connect nurses...

As the recipient of a recent Fulbright award, Baylor nursing professor Lori Spies has spent much of the last year and a half traveling across the globe — from India to Vietnam to Zambia — researching...

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Baylor alumna receives prestigious award for research on Mexican ballads,...

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship is the nation’s largest, most prestigious award for humanities and social sciences Ph.D. candidates researching questions of ethical and...

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Baylor orchestra wins national competition for 4th straight year

For the fourth year in a row, the Baylor Symphony Orchestra has won the American Prize in Orchestral Performance as the nation’s top collegiate orchestra! The American Prize is a national nonprofit...

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Meet Baylor’s nationally-recognized expert on faith and the Founding Fathers

Religion’s role in the founding and shaping of American life has been much-considered, studied and debated throughout U.S. history — but few are as qualified to provide insight into the topic as...

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Baylor’s Center for Christian Education poised for expansion

It makes sense that the School of Education at Baylor — the world’s largest Baptist university — would be among the leaders in developing teachers and administrators for Christian schools. Since 1985,...

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7 unexpected things you can do in Baylor’s Moody Library

For many Baylor students, Moody Memorial Library is basically a study haven with a Starbucks. But our dear library — affectionately referred to by many students as Club Moody — has much more to offer...

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Baylor student body sets records for diversity, retention and graduation rates

It’s hard to believe, but it’s almost been a month already since Baylor students started arriving on campus for Welcome Week. By now, class schedules are finalized, students’ routines are established,...

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First in Line: A place of belonging for Baylor’s first-gen students

Did you know that more than 2,400 current Baylor students — nearly 1/5th of the student body — represent the first generation of their family to attend college? Most Bears don’t know that, including...

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Baylor among Big 12’s top 2, Texas’ top 5 in U.S. News rankings

When prospective students look to U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings over the coming year, they’ll again find Baylor’s light shining bright among the top universities in the state,...

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Meet Baylor’s nationally recognized expert on immigration law

Among the topics that shape our nation, few have been more pressing or more ubiquitous recently than immigration. The subject can also be complex: What is “DACA”? Who are “dreamers”? What are the...

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