Charged in the February Regents meeting to mend the rift between the University and the Baylor Alumni Association, representatives of both organizations have met throughout the spring.

They sit at the top of their academic divisions, accountable to the provost as well as to a retinue of independent-minded faculty members. They shape the curriculum, the direction and the quality of instruction for thousands of students. In this two-part series, we ask Baylor's 11 deans to give us a glimpse into their personalities by answering a specific question -- a perspective most might not get by simply interacting with the person behind the desk. The second part of the series will be in the September issue.

Men's tennis team takes Baylor's first national championship

The Lady Bears exceeded expectations in the sweetest way possible.

Since being named president of the Baylor Alumni Association last fall, she has sought ways to build bridges between the organization and the University.

It matters significantly whom your teen admires

Baylor and sports world mourn death of announcer Frank Fallon

On the diamond or off, these three know Baylor baseball

Don't be afraid to discuss S-E-X with preteens

Do you regret losing touch with your college roommate? Want to find alumni who like to sail? Wish that signing up for alumni events was easier? For more than a year, the Baylor Network has been working to make all of these things and more possible for alumni with the click of a mouse.

Lead gift takes fundraising goal for Bear habitat renovation project to halfway mark

His is a well-known name -- more readily associated with starring roles in Hollywood blockbusters than with the works of Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory. And he is the only Baylor professor who has a drink named for him at a campus coffee shop.

Residential facility opens this fall to 600 students

Local media report vote on Sloan taken in executive session