The proverbial chip on the shoulders of the 1974 Baylor football team loomed large, as the Bears were preseason favorites to finish at the bottom of the Southwest Conference.

After living through a rare, non-genetic ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2016, Jess Wedel, B.S.W. ’11, was encouraged by her mother, Valari, to continue their shared passion for mountain climbing. 

Sixty families in rural northern Sierra Leone’s Tonko Limbo Chiefdom have seen their lives and livelihoods transformed, due in large part to Paul Conteh, M.S.W. ’15

After Jimmy Garza, Jr., B.B.A. ’97, ran into someone wearing a Baylor T-shirt in Washington, D.C., he saw it as a sign to reconnect with his alma mater. 

Not one, not two, but three recent Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences graduates are making an impact in pro sports just a few years after earning their Baylor diplomas.

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While honors are meaningful, what John L. Wood, Ph.D., finds most rewarding is mentorship and playing a role in the day-to-day transformation that takes place within students.

Fellowships from the American Mathematical Society and American Physical Society are elite honors bestowed only on faculty who have made significant and longstanding contributions to their disciplines

Meet four Baylor alumni making a difference in the world of higher education.

Top-ranked Bears continue to grow the sport — and fan following.

The dynamic landscape of college athletics enters a new era.

Two former Baylor volleyball players are ready to take flight in the professional ranks. 

A Conversation with Jason Diffenderfer, Vice President for University Advancement
 

Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary reaches students in Houston and San Antonio.

Baylor’s social media team invites students on campus to sit down for a moment and reflect on what Baylor means to them.

Baylor University and Frisco-based Major League Soccer franchise FC Dallas launched a comprehensive partnership that makes the University the club’s exclusive higher education sponsor.

Baylor’s endowment performance tops the list in growth.

Baylor’s premier aerospace engineering club, Aero at Baylor, has its eyes in the clouds — and for good reason. 

Baylor has been named among the nation’s best universities for developing future leaders according to TIME Magazine.

Baylor students have earned highly competitive major fellowships and awards during this record-setting year.

Prayer has a distinctive role on Baylor’s campus in Spring 2024 through national and local prayer events.

With dreams of medical school on the horizon, applicants know that competitive advantages are incredibly important.

Traveling along I-35 this summer? Plan a stop at the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center — your summer travel hub.

More than 2,000 Baylor students are the first in their families to attend college. Baylor’s First in Line program exists to help these students navigate all aspects of college.

For more than 165 years, Baylor Law has been known for preparing practice-ready lawyers dedicated to professional excellence.

Baylor faculty and staff produce amazing digital content available in the form of podcasts and other online platforms.

Baylor University partners with Colorado-based Publication Printers in innovative reforestation initiative.

Baylor faculty and staff produce amazing digital content available in the form of podcasts and other online platforms.

Baylor+, the all-access subscription streaming platform of Baylor Athletics, launched in Fall 2023, providing Baylor fans with even more premium video content and original storytelling. 

A Baylor research team is advancing technologies to support the U.S. Army in manufacturing new products and repairing damaged parts for mission-critical components in aircraft, vehicles and more.

Biochemist Bryan Shaw and his team of researchers are pursuing advances that make laboratory spaces more accessible to those with different abilities. 

Researchers at Baylor are working to revolutionize the communication spectrum by developing an entirely new approach to wireless transmission.

In the summer months, Baylor students eagerly apply themselves to pursuits that amplify their academic studies.

In the past 10 years, Baylor University has seen unprecedented growth and change to the institution’s physical footprint, with more than $285 million given to support capital projects through the Give Light Campaign.

Baylor professors use whale earwax to pioneer a technique for studying whales and ocean contaminants

Construction of the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation has begun on Bagby Avenue.

Baylor has announced philosopher and public intellectual Dr. John Haldane as The J. Newton Rayzor, Sr., Distinguished Professor in Philosophy at Baylor University.

For Christians in the Middle East, 2014 has been a catastrophe. The most wrenching stories have come from Iraq, where the nascent Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL in news reports) has savagely persecuted ancient Christian communities, including Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Syrian Orthodox.

In Iraq, Preemptive Love Coalition cofounder and Truett alum Jeremy Courtney seeks to save lives, change hearts, and speak for the persecuted across faiths.

Dr. Linda Livingstone returns to the university as its 15th president, prepared and ready to lead all facets of Baylor's mission-driven enterprise.

Kevin Renois, BBA ’16, became aware of Baylor in high school in his native Port au Prince, Haiti, through a teacher, Katie Wilhoit Kilpatrick, BA ’08.

For many people experiencing change in their lives, the verses found in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 provide welcome wisdom and the promise of God’s enduring presence throughout the varying circumstances we may encounter over the years.

May 25, 2017, marked the 230th anniversary of the opening of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The text of the unamended Constitution is notably secular, save for references like the “Year of our Lord” 1787. But the lack of religion in the document does not mean the topic went unmentioned.

Alumni of the Year: Awarded to graduates who have demonstrated remarkable achievement in the previous year

Baylor Legacy Award: Presented to individuals who demonstrate extraordinary service and philanthropy to Baylor or to causes that fit our mission as a Christian university

Smartphone addiction is in the same category as other technology addictions such as computers and gaming, which are all part of a larger family of behavioral addictions.

Baylor University’s 179-year history is filled with tentpole moments that inspire the Baylor Family to carry forward our mission: to go out into the world in Christian leadership and service.

David Wills has a passion for generosity and eternity. When describing the relationship between the two, Wills recalled words of a Baptist hymn: “The world is not my home, I’m just a-passing through.”

Jessica Beachum has a talent for seeing both the beauty and the need of the world — and meeting it with generosity and openness.

Few people have affected so many individuals in as many corners of the city of Waco as Jimmy and Janet Dorrell.

Bonton Farms is more than an urban farm; it is a place where communities are formed and enhanced. Gabe Madison did not expect to find herself in the heart of this community undergoing transformation ignited by hope.

Baylor Black Alumni Alliance gathers for a reunion weekend

Gil Stricklin’s faith journey began when he was 12 years old, when he entrusted his life to Jesus. This childhood decision set him on a lifetime path of caring for souls.

Students explore person-centered care at the intersection of science and the humanities

Blake Barrow, B.A. ’80, M.A. ’83, J.D. ’88, has been feeding hearts and stomachs at Hallelujah! BBQ in El Paso since doors opened in 2023.

In the competitive landscape of collegiate sports journalism, Baylor University proudly claims one of its own as a prominent figure on the national stage of CBS Sports’ college football coverage.

Patricia Bedford, B.S.E. ’06, possesses a unique talent for both engineering and baking.

A caring community at Collins Hall connects past, present and future generations of residents.

Several facility projects have emerged as priorities of the athletics master plan. Among them, construction of a football operations center.

Baylor University and the Baylor College of Medicine's (BCM) National School of Tropical Medicine (NSTM) work together to fight neglected tropical diseases that prey on the world's most vulnerable.

A spotlight on research growth since the launch of Illuminate

Mentorship in the Baylor Graduate School

The Paul and Alejandra Foster Pavilion opened its doors as the new home for Baylor’s championship men’s and women’s basketball teams, expanding the footprint of Baylor’s presence along the Brazos River and Interstate 35 corridor.

Baylor+, the all-new, subscription streaming platform of Baylor Athletics, launched in Fall 2023, providing Baylor fans with even more premium video content and original storytelling.