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Baylor Law again named a Best Value Law School

For the second year in a row, Baylor Law School has been ranked one of the nation’s top two “best values” when it comes to private law schools — beating out such high-end names as Notre Dame,...

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Professors as mentors — a Baylor tradition since 1845

Last month, we shared the story of the latest two Baylor professors to be honored for excellence in teaching and mentoring. When the story was posted to Facebook, this question was posed: “Which...

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Baylor professors’ research targets neglected tropical diseases

More than 3 billion people worldwide are at risk from tropical diseases that spread easily and contribute to a repeated cycle of poverty in nations across the globe. Thousands of miles away from the...

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Baylor Entrepreneurship entrenched among nation’s elite, ranked No. 3 nationally

It’s been five years since Baylor’s entrepreneurship program first ascended to a top-5 Princeton Review national ranking, and the Hankamer School of Business program that’s shaping the next generation...

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Just how healthy is that pumpkin scone, latte or pie?

It’s everywhere during the fall, almost singlehandedly taking over the food industry. It’s in bread, pie, lattes, cookies, ice cream, coffee creamer – and tomorrow, Oct. 21, is National Pumpkin...

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How Baylor researchers (and students) are fighting breast cancer

Seeing a lot of pink lately? That’s probably because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and many organizations take this to mean they should turn their product pink for 31 days. Here at Baylor,...

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Baylor health sciences college named for Robbins family

This past spring, Baylor announced the creation of a new school within the university which will unite four health-related academic units: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Family and Consumer...

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Baylor student-athletes again lead Big 12 in Graduation Success Rate

As fans pore over Big 12 championship scenarios and college football playoff rankings, the latest Baylor ranking shouldn’t go unnoticed. Baylor Athletics achieved the Big 12’s top Graduate Success...

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Baylor honored among nation’s most well-rounded curriculums for fifth...

Baylor students aren’t the only ones who earn top scores; the university itself has (again) earned an “A” from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni — one of just 23 colleges and universities to...

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Biology students dig into methods for fighting antibiotic-resistant pathogens

In terms of lives saved or lost, it’s one of hospitals’ most costly problems: antibiotic-resistant infections such as staph and pneumonia. But Baylor students are on the case and digging for clues...

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Baylor prof named the most influential social worker alive today

If you’re among the countless students who have benefitted from Dr. Preston Dyer’s teaching at Baylor over the past 45 years, you’re likely not surprised to hear that a recent ranking of the most...

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School of Ed dean wins Texas lifetime achievement award

The dean of Baylor’s School of Education, Dr. Jon Engelhardt, will retire in May after 36 years in higher education (including the last eight at Baylor). But before he goes, he’s got at least one more...

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Baylor alum wins national award for research on racial segregation in public...

Imagine being in elementary school and unable to communicate with teachers and students. You’re alienated, confused and unable to keep pace with your peers. This was Roy Castañeda’s children in the...

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Business school construction reaches midway point

Last Friday, Baylor Nation got its first peek inside the $100 million Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation. As work continues, the final steel beams signed by students, alumni, faculty,...

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Baylor senior travels to Peru for International UN Climate Conference

After Thanksgiving break, most Baylor students returned to campus to complete their final days of classes in advance of finals. Senior Barry Hartweg, however, spent the first week of December in Peru...

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Budding Baylor entrepreneurs following in footsteps of giants

Over the years, Baylor has been a launching pad for some pretty business-savvy entrepreneurs. Some are names you know — accomplished individuals such as Clifton Robinson, BBA ’63, a successful...

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Baylor prof a finalist for ‘2014 Texan of the Year’

Dr. Lori Baker, BA ’93, MA ’94, a Baylor alumna and assistant professor of anthropology, could have spent every day of 2014 teaching in her classroom, grading in her office, relaxing in her home, and...

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Christianity Today names Baylor prof’s book one of 2015’s best

In his book The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade, Baylor professor and author Philip Jenkins paints a picture of the religious zeal that shaped the first world war — a...

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Neurologist, dean, CDC officer — and now Baylor provost

Just before Christmas, President Ken Starr announced the appointment of Dr. Edwin Trevathan as executive vice president and provost — essentially, Baylor’s chief academic officer. Trevathan will follow...

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Former U.S. Congressman named Wilson Chair in Religious Freedom

In December, Baylor announced a $2 million gift from Jerry and Susie Wilson to endow a chair in religious freedom, in support of the university’s educational mission and its Institute for Studies of...

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