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The Fall 2024 semester will not only mark the beginning of another exciting academic year at Baylor, but it also will mark the 30th anniversary of Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary.
From time to time, Baylor’s social media team invites students on campus to sit down for a moment and reflect on a simple prompt.
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.
When a recent report of endowment growth across national universities indicated Baylor’s endowment performance was topping the list.
Baylor’s premier aerospace engineering club, Aero at Baylor, has its eyes in the clouds — and for good reason.
Leadership and service — two central parts of Baylor’s mission to prepare students for their futures.
Baylor students have earned highly competitive major fellowships and awards during this record-setting year.
Baylor has a distinctive place in higher education as a Christian research university.
With dreams of medical school on the horizon, applicants know that competitive advantages are incredibly important.eh
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. That approach has landed Baylor Law at the top of preLaw Magazine’s influential 2024 Best Schools for Practical Training Honor Roll.
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 to publish Baylor Magazine three times a year.
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.
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
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.
Baylor University’s Give Light Campaign galvanized transformational support from the Baylor Family.
In Fall 2023, Baylor welcomed three new faculty chairs to campus to support core areas of research that highlight the University’s R1 status and Christian identity.
Baylor University’s alumni, parents and friends support our faculty, staff and students in many ways.
Since the public launch of the Give Light Campaign in 2018, more than 96,000 alumni, parents and friends have given $1.45 billion to support Baylor University’s mission ...
Providing leadership opportunities for students across their years at Baylor is a hallmark of the Baylor experience.
Each year, thousands of Baylor students step out together into Waco to serve the community in various projects from cleanup to renovation.
Baylor welcomes Curtis Reynolds, an experienced Research 1 university administrator, to lead Baylor’s business and finance operations.
The High School Sports Sales Championship is an innovative competition series designed for students in grades 8-12 who are interested in the field of sports business.
In October, the University launched the Baylor Research in Growth and Human Thriving Science (BRIGHTS) Center, a multidisciplinary center designed to catalyze research related to the science of human flourishing.
Baylor partnered with local schools on National STEM Day by providing engaging science presentations for students and teachers and connecting Baylor researchers in the community.
After nationwide searches, Baylor appointed two new deans.
Waco is one of the best places to view the 2024 total solar eclipse, with four minutes and 13 seconds of totality on the eclipse path.
Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business (HSB) is 100 years old, and the school has embarked on a two-year long centennial celebration.
At a time when many universities are reducing their support in funding, programming and faculty and staff for foreign language and culture programs…
The Central Texas Cyber Range (CTCR), a $3.5 million partnership between Baylor University and McLennan Community College (MCC), launched this fall...
Established in 1923, The Texas Collection is Baylor University’s oldest special collections library.
The Baylor Family continues to give generously toward the Give Light campaign.
Established in 1969, the Founders Medal is one of Baylor’s most distinguished awards and is reserved for men and women whose service and contribution have been unusually significant to the life and future of the University.
Today, Dr. Sheppard is an internal medicine physician in private practice and offices at Memorial Hermann Southwest.
Baylor's nationally recognized Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation prepares tomorrow's business leaders
No. 5 national seed Baylor dropped a grueling five-set game to the University of Minnesota, in the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament regional semifinals.