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    Jan. 6, 2022
    Foster Pavilion to give Baylor basketball programs a new riverfront home
    Baylor’s new Foster Pavilion — the coming home for men’s and women’s basketball — will soon join McLane Stadium along the Brazos riverfront. Specifically, the arena will be built diagonally across I-35 and the Brazos River from McLane, adjacent to Robinson Tower and becoming the latest addition to a projected $700 million project along the …
    Jan. 5, 2022
    Baylor football caps historic season with Sugar Bowl victory
    One could make a very good case that, in only the Bears’ second year under head coach Dave Aranda, we just saw the best Baylor football team ever in 2021. No Bears team has ever won more games; Baylor finished 12-2 on the season, including a program-record five wins over ranked opponents. They just won …
    Jan. 3, 2022
    Spring semester to start in-person, related protocols
    Today I would like to follow up on my message from Dec. 23, 2021, regarding the spread of the Omicron variant and offer a preview of what the spring semester will look like for the next several weeks.
    Dec. 21, 2021
    Baylor University and City of Waco Agree to Partner on Dynamic Riverfront Location of the Paul and Alejandra Foster Basketball Pavilion
    Baylor University and the City of Waco have announced an initial agreement to partner on the riverfront location of the Paul and Alejandra Foster Pavilion, which like its football predecessor McLane Stadium will be in the highest visibility area of the city's growing Riverfront district.
    Dec. 20, 2021
    Merry Christmas from Baylor
    "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14 (NKJV) -
    Dec. 16, 2021
    Presidential Perspective: Baylor Achieves R1 Status
    I am overjoyed to share with you some wonderful news we learned this morning. We have received notification from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education that Baylor University has achieved Research 1 status, joining the nation’s top research institutions as a doctoral university with very high research activity and as a preeminent Christian research university.
    Dec. 15, 2021
    Baylor University Receives $1 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment to Help Truett Seminary Launch ‘Future Church Project’
    WACO, Texas (Dec. 15, 2021) – Baylor University has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help the University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary launch the Future Church Project.
    Dec. 13, 2021
    Remembering a Baylor legend: Dave Campbell
    Sometime next summer, it will pop up on newsstands across the Lone Star State, and when it does, everyone will know that football season isn’t too far away. We’re talking about Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, which for 60+ years now has served as a “bible of Texas football,” previewing Texas teams at every level — …

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    Wintermester (December 27-January 14)
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    Men's Basketball vs. Texas Tech
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    Wintermester classes end/examinations
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    14
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    Last day to add classes in BearWeb for Spring 2022 Trimester
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    Welcome Weekend
    (ends 01/16/2022)
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    15
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    Men's Basketball vs. Oklahoma State
    Jan
    17
    2022
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - University Holiday
    Jan
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    First Class Day

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