Baylor in the News
In the Spotlight
6/19/2013
June 18, 2013
Feature on the rising success of Baylor University Press under the leadership of director Carey Newman, Ph.D., who has led the once-struggling entity to viability by publishing titles under a cohesive mission statement. Quoted is James Bennighof, Ph.D., vice provost for academic affairs and policy at Baylor.
Feature on the rising success of Baylor University Press under the leadership of director Carey Newman, Ph.D., who has led the once-struggling entity to viability by publishing titles under a cohesive mission statement. Quoted is James Bennighof, Ph.D., vice provost for academic affairs and policy at Baylor.
Research
6/19/2013
June 17, 2013
Brennan Davis, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor, is quoted about his co-authored study that found that minority children at lower-income urban schools are especially at risk for obesity when fast-food restaurants are located near their schools.
Brennan Davis, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor, is quoted about his co-authored study that found that minority children at lower-income urban schools are especially at risk for obesity when fast-food restaurants are located near their schools.
6/19/2013
June 12, 2013
A Baylor University study suggests that "spiritual" young people are more likely to commit crimes than "religious" ones. Quoted in the article are researchers Aaron Franzen, M.A., doctoral candidate and study co-author, and Sung Joon Jang, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology.
A Baylor University study suggests that "spiritual" young people are more likely to commit crimes than "religious" ones. Quoted in the article are researchers Aaron Franzen, M.A., doctoral candidate and study co-author, and Sung Joon Jang, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology.
6/19/2013
June 17, 2013
An article outlining the reasoning for and process of youth mission trips cites a 2011 Baylor study on the increase in participation in mission trips. The research was done by Dennis Horton, Ph.D., an associate professor of religion.
An article outlining the reasoning for and process of youth mission trips cites a 2011 Baylor study on the increase in participation in mission trips. The research was done by Dennis Horton, Ph.D., an associate professor of religion.
Baylor in the News
6/19/2013
June 17, 2013
President Obama has named well-known Washington attorney Clifford Sloan as the State Department's envoy to lead the process of closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sloan's selection was lauded by Baylor President Ken Starr, a former solicitor general; former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens; and former Solicitor General Paul Clement.
President Obama has named well-known Washington attorney Clifford Sloan as the State Department's envoy to lead the process of closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sloan's selection was lauded by Baylor President Ken Starr, a former solicitor general; former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens; and former Solicitor General Paul Clement.
6/19/2013
June 17, 2013
VIDEO LINK: Baylor alum and Dallas Cowboy receiver Terrance Williams, BSEd '12, teamed up with the Cowboys, CenTex Pee Wee Football League and Baylor University for a one-day football camp at the Allison Indoor Football Practice Facility for youth affected by the explosion in West. The story also was carried by NBC affiliates in Portland, Abilene, Corpus Christi, Odessa and Lubbock, among others.
VIDEO LINK: Baylor alum and Dallas Cowboy receiver Terrance Williams, BSEd '12, teamed up with the Cowboys, CenTex Pee Wee Football League and Baylor University for a one-day football camp at the Allison Indoor Football Practice Facility for youth affected by the explosion in West. The story also was carried by NBC affiliates in Portland, Abilene, Corpus Christi, Odessa and Lubbock, among others.
Alumni
6/19/2013
June 18, 2013
Baylor alumnus Seth Dorrell, director of the Mission World program at Mission Waco/World and son of part-time Baylor lecturers Jimmy and Janet Dorrell, died Sunday at age 32 of a heart attack caused in part by a two-year battle with cancer.
Baylor alumnus Seth Dorrell, director of the Mission World program at Mission Waco/World and son of part-time Baylor lecturers Jimmy and Janet Dorrell, died Sunday at age 32 of a heart attack caused in part by a two-year battle with cancer.
6/19/2013
June 18, 2013
Third News Item: Chuck Kelley, BA '74 and president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, presented former seminary graduates with the Alumni Award. One of those honored was Baylor alum and singer-songwriter Chris Machen, BMEd, '77, worship pastor at Preston Ridge Baptist Church in Frisco, Texas.
Third News Item: Chuck Kelley, BA '74 and president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, presented former seminary graduates with the Alumni Award. One of those honored was Baylor alum and singer-songwriter Chris Machen, BMEd, '77, worship pastor at Preston Ridge Baptist Church in Frisco, Texas.
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