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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View Article9 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...
View ArticleMeet 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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleThese #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...
View ArticleBaylor 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...
View ArticleMeet 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...
View ArticleBaylor 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...
View ArticleCamp 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...
View ArticleFulbright 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...
View ArticleBaylor 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...
View ArticleBaylor 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...
View ArticleMeet 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...
View ArticleBaylor’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,...
View Article7 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...
View ArticleBaylor 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,...
View ArticleFirst 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...
View ArticleBaylor 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,...
View ArticleMeet 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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