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Students in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business gain practical experience and enduring values that prepare them to make a difference.
Chartered by the Republic of Texas on February 1, 1845, Baylor University began with a bold vision—to educate leaders who would shape a young and rapidly changing state. Today, Baylor stands as the oldest continuously operating university in Texas, a distinction earned through generations of innovation, service, and faithful leadership.
When it comes to pioneering education and ground-breaking research, Baylor has always been on the cutting edge.
Baylor University boasts the “just-right” fit that attracts some of the most academically prepared applicants.
The impact of a Baylor education often reaches beyond the walls of the classroom. For Cade Kegerreis (B.F.A. ’17), it remains visible on the walls of the University and Waco itself.
Residence halls at Baylor provide a foundation for student success in and out of the classroom through a caring community.
Baylor alumna Ashley Killough followed stories during her time at Baylor, during her Fulbright year in Armenia, and during the 2016 presidential campaign for CNN. Now, she's finding new stories at CNN Dallas.
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Students in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business benefit from programs designed to enhance leadership skills.
Baylor Student Life cultivates a second-year experience for students to help guide their path to graduation and beyond.
The Global Flourishing Study is equipping families and organizations with the real-world tools to build conversations and communities where “the whole person” can thrive.
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Soon, hundreds of students will embark on Baylor summer missions trips, spanning the globe to serve others and share the love of Christ. Becky Kennedy, Assistant Dean for Spiritual Life and Missions and Associate Chaplain in Baylor Spiritual Life, shares the impact of discipline-specific mission trips that form students as they serve.
For Baylor students, career success begins when they set foot on campus, with the help of the Baylor University Career Center. Baylor’s placement rate of 91 percent is one of the best in the nation, and its approach is student-centered, walking alongside students and helping them define success. Michael Estepp, newly appointed Assistant Vice Provost in the Career Center, showcases the approach that helps students successfully pursue their calling.
Archaeologist and anthropologist Julie Hoggarth heads to Belize this week to continue her nationally recognized research on ancient Maya cultures, uncovering what their experiences can teach us today. Hoggarth was recently recognized as a prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, and she takes listeners inside the findings that yield new insights from her digs.
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When it comes to preparing compassionate leaders in maternal and newborn care, Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing continues to set the standard — and that’s being noticed on the national level.
This spring, LHSON’s online Doctor of Nursing Practice nurse-midwifery program jumped six spots in U.S. News’ latest rankings, all the way to No. 16 in the nation.
For more than two decades, Don Carpenter (BBA ’81) has made it his mission to invest in Baylor students’ lives.
The lessons he teaches in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business certainly matter. But ask former students what they remember most, and many will point not to a lecture or exam, but to a conversation or a word of encouragement from a mentor who believed in them when they needed it most.
Baylor is annually recognized among the nation’s best universities for undergraduate teaching and learning communities — ranking No. 27 and No. 9, respectively, in U.S. News‘ latest survey of higher ed.
One key component of Baylor’s success is the well-rounded education students receive — which, once again, has been recognized among the best offerings in the country. This spring, Baylor was one of just 19 universities in the United States to get an “A” for its core curriculum from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), putting Baylor among the top 2% nationally.
Since 1970, Baylor’s Institute for Oral History has been preserving (and sharing) the memories of history’s eyewitnesses. Today, more than 4,500 interviews are available online, many with the original audio files as well as a complete transcript for easy searching.
Among the collection are interviews with Texans from various eras who share their memories of Juneteenth — from June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black Americans in Texas first received news of their emancipation, to celebrations of that anniversary over the years.
There’s a Baylor experience that bridges high school debaters and aspiring basketball players, and connects future engineers with burgeoning musicians. That experience? Summer camps, on campus at Baylor.
For generations now, the Baylor campus has remained lively over the summer as camps like the Summer Debate Workshop or the Moody School of Education’s Talent Identification Program camps (just to name a couple) welcome future college students. Here, they get a taste of college life, from classrooms to dining halls to residence halls.
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Healthy living expert Renée Umstattd Meyer, Ph.D., recommends making outdoor play a regular part of your family’s routine.
Dr. Clayton R. Mulvihill's NSF award in support of early-career faculty will allow him to pursue a deeper understanding of how fuels burn in combustion systems, providing tools for cleaner, more efficient engines.
Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, Ph.D., has been inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers and Laity’s Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College.
A gift from alumnus John T. Williams, B.B.A. ’67, has established The Virginia and Tom Williams Endowed Chair in American Literature within the Department of English in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Baylor University is proud to announce that the TEDxBaylor University talk – “The Eight-Hour Sleep Challenge During Finals Week” – by Michael K. Scullin, Ph.D., has been selected as an Editor’s Pick.
From June through July, incoming Baylor students and their families will descend upon campus and the University’s hometown of Waco during New Student Orientation and Baylor Line Camp.
Researchers from Baylor University, BYU, Notre Dame and Yeshiva reveal gaps in how AI models handle faith and religion.
The Baylor Board of Regents celebrated the University’s second-best fundraising year ever, a growing endowment and continued success of the Extend the Line scholarship initiative.
It's National Cancer Research Month, and Baylor researchers are leading the way on trailblazing approaches to effective therapies for some of the most aggressive cancers.
Baylor University’s core curriculum again has earned an “A” for the excellence of its core requirements from ACTA's "What Will They Learn?" project.
Jay Pulliam, Ph.D., will explore Antarctic ice shelf dynamics and the ancient geological connection between Antarctica and Africa.
As Baylor University students prepare to move out of residence halls at the end of the spring semester, a campus-wide, student-led initiative is ensuring that usable items are not thrown away.