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Global Health Innovation Meets Implementation
January 7, 2025
Matt Asare, Ph.D.

Matt Asare, Ph.D., is putting cervical cancer screening research into practice in low- and middle-income countries, where women are six times more likely to develop cervical cancer than in other nations. 

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Equipping Ethical Leaders
January 7, 2025
AI Illustration

There’s little question that technology is rapidly changing the way people interact with the world around them — and the way that industries can interact with people. 

 

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Moments to Remember from 2024
January 7, 2025
Honors College Ribbon Cutting

From welcoming our incoming class of first-year students to Baylor and moving residents into the newly renovated Honors Residential College to birthday bears and future Bears, the past year was filled with memories worth capturing. 

 

 

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7 Decades of Tidwell
January 7, 2025
Tidwell Bible Building

As Tidwell enters its eighth decade serving Baylor students, it continues to represent the University’s Christian foundation and commitment to Christian education.

 

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Baylor Connections
January 7, 2025
Baylor Connections

Baylor Connections is a weekly podcast that introduces the people behind Baylor’s teaching, research and distinct role in higher education. Here are some episodes you shouldn’t miss!

 

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8 Ways to Support Literacy Growth
January 7, 2025
Mother reading to child

A Baylor expert on reimagining school literacy practices researches how children and youth engage with literacy across diverse contexts and the implications for literacy development and well-being.

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Top 30 Twice Over
January 7, 2025
US News Badge

The list of schools to make U.S. News’ top 30 for both undergraduate teaching and undergraduate research is a short (and impressive one), filled with schools like Duke, Michigan, Princeton, Stanford, Yale — and Baylor.

 

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Begin the New Year with Intentional Gratitude
January 7, 2025
Students writing notes of thanks

Intentionally practicing gratitude encourages us to regularly recognize and appreciate the positive aspects of our lives.

 

 

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Baylor Recognized for Brand Innovation
January 7, 2025
Baylor In Deed Banners on campus

Baylor’s mission to prepare graduates who lead and serve in the world together with a new strategic plan designed to increase the impact of the University served as the nexus of a new brand campaign — Baylor In Deed — launched Fall 2024.

 

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Excellence in Teaching
January 7, 2025
Ashlyn Bergethon, B.S.Ed. ’24

For the third time in six years, a Baylor Bear also is the national student-teacher of the year.

 

 

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Alumni Tours Showcase Old and New Campus Hubs
January 7, 2025
Alumni Campus Tours

Alumni can rediscover their college home, visit familiar sights and see the new additions to Baylor’s campus on campus tours tailored just for them.

 

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Celebrating Families
January 7, 2025
Adoption Day

From hosting Adoption Day in McLennan County to offering programs and benefits to Baylor faculty and staff who foster or adopt, Baylor University is committed to family flourishing. 

 

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Loving Our Neighbors
January 7, 2025
In Fall 2024, a panel discussion on politics and faith moderated by Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., featured special guest authors Kaitlyn Schiess, Curtis Chang and Justin Giboney.

A distinct component of a Baylor education is the development of vital skills necessary to effectively lead and serve in complex, diverse and sometimes challenging environments. 

 

 

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Building Leaders
January 7, 2025
Andrea Patriarca

Future Women in Service is a student-founded, student-led organization that builds leadership skills and fosters community among women in ROTC at Baylor. 

 

 

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The Power of Play
January 7, 2025
Children playing at Piper Center

The Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences earned national recognition for its outdoor classroom.

 

 

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Baylor Named a Best College for Future Leaders by TIME
January 7, 2025
Students Walking Across campus

For the second year in a row, Baylor University has been named to TIME Magazine’s list of the 100 Best Colleges for Future Leaders, a ranking measuring universities that excel in nurturing some of the nation’s most highly influential leaders.

 

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The Heart Behind Healthcare
January 7, 2025
Corwin Harper

The Baylor experience continues to influence the field of healthcare today.

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How Baylor Athletics works to promote spiritual growth among student-athletes
January 7, 2025
A Baylor softball player gets baptized

Many student-athletes spend four (or more) years at Baylor; others are here for a shorter time — just a year, or occasionally even less.

Baylor Athletics wants to make sure that, while each student-athlete is at BU, they hear the Gospel and have the opportunity to grow in their faith. It’s a central part of Athletics’ goal and motto of “preparing champions for life.”

Here are just a few of the ways Baylor Athletics works to ensure every student-athlete’s time on campus is a time of spiritual growth:

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Good Stewards of God’s Creation
January 6, 2025
Thad Scott, Ph.D., leads Baylor’s research center focused on interdisciplinary water research.

Baylor researchers work collaboratively to solve complex problems facing our world.

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Our top 10 Baylor Instagram photos of 2024
January 6, 2025
Baylor students celebrating in the new Foster Pavilion

Another year has flown by… As the calendar turns, let’s take one last look back at 2024, through the lens of our favorite photos from Baylor’s official Instagram account.

Here are our top 10 Baylor Instagram photos of 2024:

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Notice of Passing - Spring 2025
January 5, 2025
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First Female Licensed Physician in Waco
January 5, 2025
Earle Residence Hall in East Village

The name “Earle” is likely familiar to Baylor students who have seen the name emblazoned on Earle Residence Hall in East Village, but the deep imprint that the building’s namesake left upon Baylor and Waco may not be as widely known. 

 

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Level Up!
January 4, 2025
High School Gaming Tournament

Baylor alumni at the center of the gaming industry.

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6 things you should know before the Texas Bowl kicks off
December 20, 2024
A player wearing Baylor's new gold football helmets with the script "Baylor"

On New Year’s Eve, Baylor football will face LSU in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN) — the reward for a stirring second-half surge that got the Bears to 8+ wins for the eighth time in 14 years.

Before the two teams kick off, here are six things you should know to get you ready for the game:

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‘A Baylor Christmas’ takes holiday music from Waco nationwide
December 20, 2024
Students perform 'A Baylor Christmas' in Jones Concert Hall

For more than 60 years, the combined choirs and orchestra of Baylor’s School of Music have heralded the arrival of Christmas with a joyful worship performance. This month, a newly produced version of the award-winning “A Baylor Christmas” will make its national broadcast premiere, airing on more than 100 stations across 37 states.

Last December, Gray Media Group and KWTX Television captured the brilliant sound of Baylor’s combined choirs and the Baylor Symphony Orchestra as they performed traditional Christmas favorites. All told, the production features the talent of more than 350 Baylor students and faculty, performing such favorites as “O Holy Night” and “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”

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Baylor campus shines brightest at Christmas
December 19, 2024
Christmas tree in the Bill Daniel Student Center (SUB)

Baylor’s campus is always beautiful — but it shines brightest at Christmas.

From Christmas on 5th’s classic archway, to the KOT Christmas tree, to the trees and garland that decorate practically every building this time of year — Baylor’s campus in December is a true winter wonderland of Christmas beauty.

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Baylor hosts Texas Esports League Fall Finals
December 18, 2024
Students compete at the Texas Esports Finals, held at Baylor University

This past weekend, Baylor welcomed more than 450 student competitors to the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center for the fall Texas Esports League Finals, an interscholastic video gaming competition.

The event featured competition between almost 100 teams, battling it out in such games as Fortnite, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros, chess and more. Top middle and high school student teams from across Texas had been battling for 10 weeks to reach the finals, with a select few coming away as Texas State Champions.

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Get to know Baylor’s Texas Bowl opponent, LSU
December 17, 2024
LSU's Memorial Tower and Baylor's Pat Neff Hall

When Baylor and LSU meet on New Year’s Day in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl, the accomplishments of both schools’ football and athletics programs will be on display for a national audience.

But before kickoff gets here… Let’s learn a little about the university behind the football team the Bears will be facing: LSU.

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Two Bears named among NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year nominees for 2024
December 16, 2024
Andrew Billings (left) and Jalen Pitre (right) with some of the kids they've helped in Waco and Houston

Each year, the NFL recognizes one player with its Walter Payton Man of the Year award — honoring those who excel not only on the field, but also in the community by demonstrating “a steadfast commitment to creating a positive impact beyond the game.” It’s a big enough deal that winners get to wear a special patch on their uniforms for the rest of their careers.

This year, the league’s 32 nominees for the award (one per team) include not one, but two Baylor Bears: Andrew Billings (Chicago Bears) and Jalen Pitre (Houston Texans).

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Study Unlocks Parental Identity with New Lens on Education Spending
December 13, 2024
Father and Daughter with tablet

A new study examines the psychological factors driving parental investment in education, highlighting how a parent’s self-view shapes their spending patterns.

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‘Voice of the Bears’ John Morris honored with national award for distinguished career
December 12, 2024
John Morris receiving his honor at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner

In 1995, John Morris (BA ’80) succeeded the legendary Frank Fallon (’53) handling radio play-by-play duties for BU football and other sports. Fallon had been the “Voice of the Bears” for more than 40 years, from 1953-95; Morris has now filled that same role for almost 30 years, calling everything from RG3’s Heisman run to the 2021 Baylor men’s basketball national title.

The two broadcasters now have something else in common. This month, Morris joined Fallon as a recipient of the NFF Chris Schenkel Award, awarded by the National Football Foundation to individuals for long, distinguished careers broadcasting college football with direct ties to a specific university or platform.

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5 famous study spots on Baylor’s campus (and what they look like today)
December 10, 2024
Students studying in Armstrong Browning Library

It’s that time of the year — students are flocking to all corners of campus (and beyond) to prepare for finals. While coffee shops may be full until the semester’s end, these hot spots on campus will also be filled with Bears:

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Baylor football earns 12th bowl bid in 15 years, will face LSU in Texas Bowl
December 9, 2024
Baylor Football is Bowl Bound -- Texas Bowl, Dec. 31, 2:30 p.m.

For the 12th time in 15 years, Baylor football is going bowling! The Bears will face LSU in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl on Dec. 31 (2:30 p.m., ESPN) at NRG Stadium, home of the NFL’s Houston Texans.

Baylor enters the bowl with an 8-4 record and riding a six-game winning streak — the fifth-longest active streak in the country. The Bears’ offense ranks 21st nationally in points per game, led by junior quarterback Sawyer Robertson (third in the Big 12 in passing TDs and TD/INT ratio) and freshman running back Bryson Washington (sixth in the Big 12 in rushing TDs and rushing yards/game).

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Celebrating a very merry Christmas on 5th 2024
December 6, 2024
A Christmas tree lit in front of a green-lit Pat Neff Hall

The most wonderful time of the year is officially here!

Thursday night, Baylor kicked off the Christmas season with the beloved tradition Christmas on 5th Street. From pictures with Santa to musical performances to photo opps and, of course, the live nativity, the heart of campus was filled with Baylor students, faculty/staff, their families — and plenty of Christmas spirit.

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Baylor again among nation’s top 10 for ‘first-year experience’
December 5, 2024
Students do a 'Sic 'em' outside the BSB during Welcome Week

From Line Camp to Welcome Week to the Baylor Line and the on-campus living experience, Baylor goes above and beyond to help new students feel like they are truly a part of the Baylor Family.

Eyes across the nation are taking notice — the most notable being U.S. News, which once again this year ranked Baylor in the top 10 nationally for “first-year experience.”

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Good Citations: Baylor faculty among top 2% in higher ed
December 4, 2024
Dr. Bryan Brooks in the lab with a student

How do you determine a researcher’s impact? Measures of impact can be hard to quantify, but Stanford University has annually undertaken a method of doing so based on citations. This year, no fewer than 43 current or retired Baylor faculty appeared on this list.

Citations occur when, after a faculty member publishes his or her own researchers, other researchers around the world see that work as meaningful and cite it in their own work. Not surprisingly, Baylor researchers fare well by this standard. Stanford’s database has become a desirable destination for faculty, as it represents the top 2% of the most cited researchers in 22 disciplines — the best of the best.

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Ninth Straight Dance: Baylor Volleyball to host NCAA tournament opening rounds
December 2, 2024
Baylor volleyball players celebrating together

Thanks to another stellar season for Baylor Volleyball, there are more matches yet to be played at the Ferrell Center this season (and hopefully more to come beyond that).

Head coach Ryan McGuyre’s Bears earned their ninth straight NCAA Tournament berth Sunday night, and will begin their postseason journey at home. As the No. 15 overall seed, Baylor will host the first and second rounds starting Thursday at the Ferrell Center. The Bears will play Wofford in the first round Thursday evening at 7 p.m.; the winner of that match will play the winner of South Carolina vs. No. 23 Dayton on Friday (7 p.m.).

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10 reasons you should be at McLane Stadium this Saturday
November 26, 2024
Baylor football players celebrate after a touchdown

One thing we’re thankful for this week? Baylor football’s resurgence this year under head coach Dave Aranda. The Bears head into the final week of the season riding a five-game winning streak — the program’s longest since 2019, when BU finished 13th nationally after a Sugar Bowl appearance — and headed toward their third bowl game in Aranda’s five seasons.

Baylor closes out the 2024 regular season at home Saturday against a surging Kansas team (11 a.m., ESPN2). Here are 10 reasons you should be at McLane to see it:

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We have much to be thankful for, Baylor Family
November 25, 2024
Students walking in the Quadrangle beneath trees in fall colors

It’s that time of year again, when the entire Baylor campus slows down to give students, faculty and staff some much-needed time with family — and much-needed time to thank God for all the ways He has blessed us this year.

From academics to alumni to athletics, we’ve got so much to be thankful for at Baylor over the past year:

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Meet Baylor’s nationally recognized expert in cellular communications
November 20, 2024
Headshot of Dr. Charles Baylis in the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative space (BRIC)

Anyone who uses a cell phone relies on the spectrum for communication. Dr. Charles Baylis, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Baylor, calls the spectrum the “real estate” of wireless transmission.

Overcrowding is one of the many challenges that present opportunities for experts like Baylis, who has established himself as a nationally sought-after researcher in the field. Leading organizations like the National Science Foundation have supported his work, and more recently, it’s been the United States government coming to him and his team.

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Baylor sets record retention, graduation rates — here’s why that matters
November 15, 2024
Baylor freshmen hold candles as they pose for a photo

Lots of things can derail a student away at college for the first time: family problems, loneliness, academic struggles, financial issues, etc. Nationwide, only about 75% of students who start college as freshmen each fall even make it back for their sophomore year.

At Baylor, however, more than 90% of freshmen return each fall to continue towards their degrees — and that percentage is trending up. Such a high retention rate is thanks in part to the tremendous effort Baylor puts into welcoming and supporting students as they make the transition to college life.

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A Baylor Bear is America’s top student teacher for the 3rd time in 6 years
November 14, 2024
Ashlyn Bergethon graduation portrait on campus

For the third time in six years, a Baylor Bear is the national student-teacher of the year.

That same Bear is also the Texas student-teacher of the year — the sixth time in nine years a Baylor grad has been so honored.

This year’s double honoree is Ashlyn Bergethon (BSED ’24), now an Algebra I and Honors Algebra II teacher at Robinson High School just outside Waco — the same school where she did her student teaching.

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Recent grants & honors recognize the impact, innovation and insight of Baylor research
November 13, 2024
Dr. Michael Scullin working a sleep study

What kind of impact are Baylor researchers making on the world? The burgeoning number of honors and grants awarded to BU faculty and students indicates that Baylor’s impact as a Christian research university is growing.

Here are just a few recent examples:

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Baylor alum takes to the air to serve his home state after Hurricane Helene
November 12, 2024
Steven Follis, wearing a BU shirt, does a sic 'em in the pilot's seat

When Steven Follis (BBA ’10, MSIS ’11) saw the devastation brought to communities throughout Appalachia after Hurricane Helene, he knew he had to do something. North Carolina was home, and the need was great. Follis, a product manager at Intel who’s also a certified pilot, wanted to help.

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Baylor profs celebrate National STEM Day with visits to local schools
November 11, 2024
Dr. Dan Peppe and two elementary students react to a failed earthquake stress test on a built structure

Baylor researchers have expertise in a wide variety of areas. Students at three area public schools got to learn that firsthand last week, when BU faculty and students visited with elementary, middle and high school-aged scientists to highlight National STEM Day through hands-on learning activities.

In recent years, Baylor has brought some of its outstanding faculty and their students to local schools for National STEM Day to make science come alive and encourage kids to think about college and careers in the STEM fields. It’s a mission that aligns with the day itself, which celebrates discovery and innovation that sparks interest in future science careers.

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Class of ’24: New faculty join growing Baylor Family
November 11, 2024
Overhead photo of Baylor's new class of 100+ faculty members

Baylor’s push to elevate research and teaching, coupled with an ever-expanding offering of classes, programs and majors, has drawn dozens of elite faculty members to become a part of a distinct Christian research university.

This fall, more than 100 new faculty members joined the university (!!). It’s impossible to give them all their due, but here are four members of BU’s “Class of 2024” who highlight the excellence of the faculty who are choosing Baylor:

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Board of Regents Approves New Master’s Degrees; Discusses Comprehensive Resource Strategy to Support New Strategic Plan
November 8, 2024
Baylor engineering researchers Brian Jordon and Paul Allison explain the work of their Point-of-Need Innovations Center.

At its regular fall board meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents approved new master’s degrees in burgeoning fields in engineering and education and received updates on future areas of academic focus for the University. In addition, the Board discussed strategies to fund the needs identified in the University’s new Baylor in Deeds strategic plan, which launched in September.

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From NBCUniversal to the Texas Collection, Pirtle brings wealth of experience to Baylor
November 5, 2024
Headshot of Jeff Pirtle

Scholars and researchers from all over the world know precisely where to go when they want to study all facets of Texas history: Baylor’s Texas Collection. Part of the Baylor University Libraries, the Texas Collection holds one of the largest Texana collections in the world, as well as volumes of information on the Southwest, Mexico, westward expansion and beyond.

In 2022, West Texas native Jeff Pirtle jumped at the chance to make a career move, leaving Hollywood for the Baylor Libraries as director of the Texas Collection, University Archives and W. R. Poage Legislative Library. It was a perfect match… and perfect timing, too, as Baylor’s vaunted special library began preparations for its 100th anniversary in 2023. Pirtle just happened to have experience celebrating centennials for two top brands you don’t often associate with museums: JCPenney and NBCUniversal.

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Baylor Celebrates National STEM Day at Area Schools
November 4, 2024
Baylor geologist Dan Peppe guides students as they check the stability of their built structures during a simulated earthquake.

National STEM Day is Nov. 8, and Baylor University researchers have partnered with local schools to provide engaging science presentations for students and teachers that encourage an affinity for STEM.

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Baylor basketball programs open 2024-25 ranked and reloaded
November 1, 2024
Jayden Nunn and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs

Both Baylor’s men’s and women’s basketball players open the 2024-25 season with national rankings, top players, and lofty expectations — a situation familiar to Baylor student-athletes and fans, but one that shouldn’t be taken for granted.

Once again this year, both Baylor teams are nationally ranked, and in the top 12 at that. The men start the year ranked No. 8 nationally in both the AP and Coaches polls, while the women earned the No. 12 spot in both rankings. Baylor is one of 12 schools nationally with both their men’s and women’s teams ranked in the top 25, a distinction the institution has earned for much of the last decade-plus. From November’s openers at Foster into March (and hopefully April), Baylor fans will cheer on two great teams against top-tier opponents in the nation’s toughest basketball conference.

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Baylor Faculty Listed Among Top 2% of World’s Most Cited Researchers
October 31, 2024
Baylor Environmental Scientist Bryan Brooks (third from left) with his environmental science graduate students testing water samples in the lab

Baylor University faculty are well-represented in a Stanford University database that ranks the world's top 2% of the most-cited researchers.

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Former Baylor star wins second World Series title with Dodgers
October 31, 2024
Max Muncy with his daughter

Max Muncy already held the career records for most MLB home runs, runs scored and RBI by a former Baylor player. Now, he holds the BU record for most World Series rings, too.

Muncy’s Dodgers won their second World Series in his seven seasons in L.A. on Wednesday night, adding the 2024 title to the team’s 2020 championship. Muncy started all five games at third base, batting fifth in all but one game, as Los Angeles won the series over the New York Yankees, four games to one.

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Baylor on short list of schools in top 30 for both undergrad teaching & research
October 30, 2024
Pat Neff Hall against a bright blue sky with clouds

The list of schools to make U.S. News’ top 30 for both undergraduate teaching and undergraduate research is a short (and impressive one), filled with schools like Duke, Michigan, Princeton, Stanford, Yale — and Baylor.

For the third year in a row, U.S. News‘ rankings placed Baylor among this prestigious short list, as BU was ranked No. 26 nationally for undergraduate teaching and No. 23 for undergraduate research/creative projects. No other Texas school made the top 30 in both categories; Baylor is also the only school with an explicit, primary identity as a Christian university to make both lists.

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The beauty of Baylor Family: Recapping Homecoming 2024
October 28, 2024
The bear balloon in front of the ALICO building, a sic 'em in front of the bonfire, and two football players celebrating

Every Saturday at McLane is like a Baylor Family reunion — but Homecoming weekend is THE annual family reunion, the one you don’t want to miss.

Thousands of Bears made their way home to Waco this past weekend for a practically perfect Baylor Homecoming 2024. For those who couldn’t make it — or for those who want to relive it — we bring you a look back at the weekend:

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Baylor Dedicates Honors Residential College, Carona Family Commons
October 25, 2024
Donors and Baylor administrators cut the ribbon on the renovated Honors Residential College

Baylor University today dedicated the newly renovated Honors Residential College during a morning ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking the official opening of the Honors College’s new home and the grand opening of the Carona Family Commons.

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Five things you might not know about Baylor’s first Homecoming
October 21, 2024
A photo of the Quadrangle during the first Homecoming

If you’re looking to learn a little Baylor or Baptist history, Alan Lefever (BA ’84) is your man.

In his day job, Lefever serves as director of the Texas Baptist Historical Collection, leading the BGCT’s efforts to preserve and communicate the history of Baptists in Texas. He’s also the author of The History of Baylor Sports, an excellent coffee table book chronicling the history of varsity sports at BU.

In a recent Baylor Connections interview, Lefever discussed the history of Baylor Homecoming. Here are five tidbits about the tradition’s beginnings that you might not know:

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How Homecoming strengthens the Baylor-Waco connection
October 21, 2024
A little girl enjoys the Homecoming parade

For over a century, Baylor has hosted its annual Homecoming. Alumni from all over the world return to Waco for the weekend — for the bonfire, Pigskin, the parade, the football game, and to celebrate and reunite with those who also bleed green and gold.

At the same time, Waco locals are also prepping for the country’s oldest homecoming celebration. Many are Baylor graduates, but many others (despite connections to other schools) have adopted Baylor as their hometown team.

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#BaylorHomecoming week is here — welcome home, Baylor Family!
October 21, 2024
Bonfire roaring with Pat Neff lit green in the background

In 1909, Baylor hosted the first collegiate homecoming celebration in the nation. This week, we again renew that tradition, as the Baylor Family returns to campus to “catch that Baylor spirit again,” as President Samuel Palmer Brooks famously wrote more than a century ago.

At Homecoming, Baylor rolls out the red carpet to welcome you — alumni and friends — home. It’s the biggest Baylor Family reunion of the year — all about seeing old friends, recalling fond memories, sharing those stories with the next generation, and celebrating together as one.

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Start your Homecoming visit at the Hurd
October 21, 2024
A family huddles together during Homecoming at the Hurd

Whether you’re a Homecoming regular or this is your first trip to campus in years, you’ll want to start your Baylor Homecoming experience this year at the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center.

The Hurd will serve as “Homecoming headquarters” for visitors this week, with Baylor staff on hand Friday and Saturday to answer questions and help you connect with school/college/campus events — plus a host of activities, photo ops, student performances and more for Bears of all ages.

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Salt and Light: Baylor Focuses Year-long Series of Events on Civil Discourse
October 20, 2024
Sunlight streams through the arches of Old Main on the Baylor campus

Centered by a call to be salt of the earth and light of the world at the center, Baylor University launched a year-long series of campus-wide conversations, trainings and presentations in January focused on civil discourse, an important topic as Baylor strives to be a marketplace of ideas and extend the love of Christ toward others.

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Baylor Biochemistry Researcher Recognized with National Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education from American Chemical Society
October 18, 2024
Ivan Korendovych, Ph.D., the inaugural James. R. Schofield Endowed Chair in Biochemistry in Baylor University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Ivan Korendovych, Ph.D., the inaugural James. R. Schofield Endowed Chair in Biochemistry at Baylor University, has been recognized by the American Chemical Society as the preceptor for this year’s Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, a national ACS award that recognizes an outstanding graduate student and instructor in chemistry.

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Is it already time to catch up with Brooklyn McKnight? Yep.
October 18, 2024
Brooklyn and husband Dakota cut the ribbon on Sip City

Usually a “Where are they now?” feature is prompted only after decades have passed — enough time for life events to accumulate that warrant such an update.

Brooklyn McKnight (BBA ’21) simply has too much going on to wait that long.

McKnight is half of the media wonder duo, Brooklyn & Bailey. The pair took the social media world by storm as teens, amassing a following of over 87 million worldwide. Brooklyn earned her entrepreneurship degree from Baylor a mere three years ago — cum laude, we might add — and already had a litany of accomplishments and life events under her belt before she could hang her diploma.

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Baylor alumna inducted into Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame
October 17, 2024
Valari Dobson Staab on stage at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame induction ceremony

This year’s inductees into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame include a host of famous names from iconic organizations, such as Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos, ESPN analyst Dick Vitale, and leaders from NBCUniversal, Disney, Fox and Comcast.

Among them is a Baylor graduate: Valari Dobson Staab (MBA ’84), a broadcast innovator whose influence stretches over 40 years, from local television stations to regional sports networks across the nation.

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Happy 70th birthday, Tidwell Bible Building!
October 17, 2024
Exterior of Tidwell Bible Building

For 70 years now, virtually every Baylor undergraduate student has taken religion and history courses in Tidwell Bible Building. So many students and alumni have fond memories of the building — but how much do you know about its history?

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Baylor Engineers Unveil Breakthrough in Ultra-Clean Biofuel Technology
October 16, 2024
Lulin Jiang, Ph.D.

In new research published in the journal Fuel, Baylor University researchers with the Cornerstone Atomization and Combustion Lab (CAC) have unveiled a pioneering method for the efficient combustion of biofuels, using a revolutionary Swirl Burst (SB) injector to burn glycerol/methanol blends with near-zero emissions.

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99 things to see and do during #BaylorHomecoming
October 14, 2024
Aerial view of the Homecoming parade down 5th Street

Thousands of Baylor alumni descend upon Waco each fall for Homecoming. Some have returned every year since graduation; others are setting foot on the Baylor campus for the first time in five, 10, even 20 years or longer. Regardless of how long it’s been since you’ve visited Baylor, there’s likely something new you haven’t seen or done before — and at the same time, plenty of old favorites to revisit and traditions to enjoy.

Presenting: 99 things to see and do during #BaylorHomecoming:

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Meet Baylor’s nationally cited expert on politics and public policy
October 11, 2024
Dr. Patrick Flavin (headshot)

In Texas politics, there have been few more influential figures than Baylor’s own Bob Bullock (JD ’58), a longtime elected official and Baylor law graduate. So it stands to reason that the professorship named for him in Baylor’s Department of Political Science would be held by a professor with his own recognized expertise on the influence of politics and public policy on citizens.

Dr. Patrick Flavin came to Baylor in 2010 and now serves as the Bob Bullock Professor of Political Science at Baylor. Over the last 15 years, a wide array of academic journals and popular media outlets have come to Flavin for insights on his key areas of research: political inequality, politics and quality of life, political behavior, and more.

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Forrest Frank named ‘New Artist of the Year’ at 2024 Dove Awards
October 9, 2024
Forrest Frank being honored and performing at the 2024 Dove Awards

It’s been quite a year for Forrest Frank (BBA ’17):

  • Hit No. 1 on iTunes worldwide chart (for all genres)
  • Five of iTunes’ top 100 Christian songs for 2024
  • Chosen as the soundtrack for Baylor’s 2024-25 commercial (our favorite honor, obviously)

Now, the Baylor grad has been recognized yet again, having won the 2024 Dove Award for New Artist of the Year!

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Corey P. Carbonara to Receive SMPTE’s 2024 Presidential Proclamation
October 9, 2024
Corey Carbonara and Michael Korpi, film and digital media professors at Baylor University

Baylor University’s Corey P. Carbonara, Ph.D., professor of film and digital media, Master Teacher and an innovator in advancing new frontiers in media production technology, has been selected to receive the 2024 Presidential Proclamation from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).

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Baylor Researcher Awarded NIH Transformative Research Award to Pursue Personalized Treatment for Gut Diseases
October 8, 2024
Aaron Wright, Ph.D., The Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science in Baylor’s Department of Biology.

Microbiome researcher Aaron Wright, Ph.D., has earned a $5.6 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Transformative Research Award that could lead to personalized treatments for gut microbiome diseases like IBS, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis and more. 

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Baylor in Washington program immerses BU students in the dynamics of our nation’s capital
October 8, 2024
The U.S. Capitol, tinted in green and gold

An internship in Washington, D.C., offers incredible experience for students seeking careers in a wide variety of fields — but exponentially so during an election year.

The Baylor in Washington program has students in just such a position — earning college credits while interning with U.S. senators and representatives, government offices, think tanks, law firms, lobbyists, and other power players in our nation’s capital.

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Inside the new-look Memorial & Alexander halls
October 4, 2024
Exterior of Alexander Hall

One of the priority capital projects during the Give Light campaign was a major update to Memorial and Alexander residence halls, home to Baylor’s Honors Residential College. The goal: A complete renovation of both dorms, plus an new addition in between that would connect the two buildings and offer additional academic and community space for the Honors College and its students.

After closing throughout 2023-24 for a year of renovation and construction, the completed project was unveiled at the start of the semester, with Memorial and Alexander reopening to welcome a new class of Bears.

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Faculty Bridgebuilding Fellows Support Healthy Civil Discourse Initiatives
October 2, 2024
Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., hosted a Baylor Conversation Series panel discussion on faith and politics.

Extending Baylor University’s year-long focus on civil discourse, 12 Baylor University faculty members have joined together as the first faculty cohort of Bridgebuilding Fellows.

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Do Coyotes Have Puppy Dog Eyes? New Study Reveals Wild Canines Share Dog's Famous Expression
October 1, 2024
Comparing dogs to coyotes

New research from Baylor University reveals that coyotes, like domestic dogs, have the ability to produce the famous "puppy dog eyes" expression, challenging the hypothesis that this facial feature evolved exclusively in dogs as a result of domestication.

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Baylor again a top-10 undergrad experience, now leads Big 12 in new U.S. News rankings
October 1, 2024
Baylor students walk along 5th Street

Looking for a great undergraduate experience? You can’t do much better than Baylor.

Once again, BU is among the nation’s top-10 undergraduate experiences, according to U.S. News’ 2025 “Best Colleges” rankings.

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Dr. Felipe Hinojosa Named a 2024-25 Fellow of HACU’s Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo
September 26, 2024
Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., professor of history at Baylor University and The John and Nancy Jackson Endowed Chair for Baylor in Latin America

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced that Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., professor of history at Baylor University and The John and Nancy Jackson Endowed Chair for Baylor in Latin America, is among the 45 fellows who will make up the sixth cohort of its Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo.

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Since the 1950s, ‘The Phoenix’ has showcased Baylor students’ literary & fine arts talents
September 26, 2024
A copy of the Phoenix literary magazine, held outside Carroll Science

Did you know that one of the oldest continuously published collegiate literary magazines in the country is run by Baylor undergraduate students? The Phoenix is annually edited, published, and produced by Baylor undergrads from its home in Carroll Science, and has been running since the 1950s.

The Phoenix “represents a unique opportunity for Baylor students both to have their creative work published and to gain experience producing, all on their own, a significant literary review,” says Baylor English professor Arna Hemenway, one of the magazine’s faculty advisors.

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Baylor Highlights Research Collaboration as University Celebrates National Research Administrator Day
September 25, 2024
We are Baylor in Deed as we celebrate National Research Administrator Day

Baylor University today is celebrating National Research Administrator Day to highlight top-tier research throughout the University. 

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Baylor Sets New Retention Mark, Announces Fall Enrollment
September 24, 2024
Baylor students walk through the Global Engagement Expo in the Foster Campus for Business & Innovation

Baylor University set a new high for the one-year retention rate for first-time freshmen – a key indicator of undergraduate students’ successful adjustment to University life – and also announced its official fall enrollment of 20,626 students.

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U.S. News Rankings Place Baylor in National Top 10 for Undergraduate First-Year Experiences, Learning Communities
September 24, 2024
Aerial view of the Baylor campus looking toward downtown Waco

Baylor University’s transformational undergraduate academic programs and experiences were Top 10 national highlights in the 2025 Best Colleges rankings, released today by U.S. News & World Report.

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With 400+ student orgs on campus, there’s something for everyone at Baylor
September 24, 2024
Students huddle during a flag football game

Baylor is known (ranked top-5 nationally last year!) for creating an atmosphere in which our students grow and flourish. The atmosphere at BU includes a small student-to-faculty ratio, a strong faith-based environment — and plenty of opportunities for students to find their place among the 400+ student organizations offered on campus.

Baylor Student Activities provides practically limitless opportunities for students to get involved. More than 10,000 events are held on campus each year, hosted by the hundreds of student orgs. These groups offer students a stronger sense of belonging and connection, leadership and service opportunities, academic support, friendship, and spiritual growth.

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Baylor Achieves Honor Roll Recognition as a 2024 Great College to Work For
September 20, 2024
Baylor is an Honor Roll institution among the Great Colleges to Work For in 2024.

Baylor University again has attained elite Honor Roll status as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program. Based on faculty and staff responses to a related annual survey, Baylor was recognized in eight categories, including its first-ever recognition in the Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging category. 

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A year in, the Hurd Welcome Center has become an anchor on Baylor’s campus
September 19, 2024
Hurd Welcome Center aerial photo at dusk

A year ago this time, Baylor was celebrating the opening of the brand-new Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center. Since then, the Hurd has become exactly what university leaders hoped it would become: the new “front door to campus,” and an important part of campus life for both current and prospective students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

A quick look back at the Hurd’s first 12 months:

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Football win caps Family Weekend fun
September 18, 2024
A family taking a selfie during Family Weekend

From the “Meet the Faculty” Welcome Hour on Friday through the last note of “That Good Old Baylor Line” after football’s victory Saturday night, Family Weekend 2024 was a whirlwind of green and gold.

For those who couldn’t make it (or those who just want to relive it), here’s a look back at some of the highlights:

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Study Finds Gratitude Matters for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s
September 17, 2024
Gratitude Alzheimer'ss

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Baylor University found that family caregivers who recognize and cultivate feelings of gratitude adjust to their roles with a greater sense of well-being and enhanced coping.

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Introducing ‘Baylor in Deeds,’ the university’s new strategic plan
September 12, 2024
Light bursting forth from Baylor's seal in green and gold

Baylor’s unofficial Scriptural foundation in recent years has been Matthew 5:14-16, especially: “You are the light of the world… Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Both the terminology and meaning have shaped recent major endeavors, from the “Where Lights Shine Bright” and “Give Light” campaigns through the Illuminate strategic plan. Baylor’s next major efforts will continue the focus on those verses, this time on the reason we let our light shine — “so that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

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50 years later, Baylor’s 1974 SWC championship team still resonates
September 11, 2024
The 1974 Baylor football team celebrates on the field

For Baylor fans who were there, it may be hard to believe that 50 years have passed since a young head coach named Grant Teaff and a now-legendary group of players led the Bears to their first undisputed conference title in a half century, pulling off the “Miracle on the Brazos” along the way. For fans who weren’t around then, they’re a team every Baylor fan should know.

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Our MEGA guide on where to eat when visiting Waco
September 10, 2024
Waco Suspension Bridge

Lots of events bring people to Waco in the fall: Move2BU, football games, Family Weekend, Premiere, Homecoming, Commencement… You get the idea. And the one thing all those visitors have in common? They’ll all need to eat while here.

For years, we’ve been writing up various guides for visitors to Waco. At last, here they all are, in one place — just for you.

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Sandra Jean Covington
September 9, 2024
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Minette Drumwright Pratt
September 9, 2024
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Paul Howard Comer
September 9, 2024
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Thomas Joe Rosenbalm
September 9, 2024
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Baylor Public Health Researcher Receives $2.5 Million NIH Award to Expand Cervical Cancer Screening in Ghana
September 9, 2024
Dr. Matt Asare (far right of the photo) and his research team in Ghana.

Matt Asare, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., CHES, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at Baylor University, has received a five-year, $2.5 million National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Cooperative Agreement Award (U01) award in partnership with colleagues at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and the University of Minnesota Medical School to support Asare's continued work promoting cancer screening in Ghana.

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Changing the Game at the Point of Need
September 8, 2024
Brian Jordon, Ph.D.

Two mechanical engineering professors develop cutting edge technology to aid U.S. defense operations.

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Alumni in Action
September 7, 2024
Alumni Collage

Alumni represent and connect with Baylor wherever they are.

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Calling Waco Home
September 6, 2024
Rachel and Luke Whyte

Rachel and Luke Whyte make Waco home for themselves and their community.

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John Marshall Edwards
September 6, 2024
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Sandra K. Roberts
September 6, 2024
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James Franklin Potts
September 6, 2024
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Anita S. Baker
September 6, 2024
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