Archived News – February 2014
Feb
25
2014
Feb
25
2014
WACO, Texas (Feb. 25, 2014) -- To better their survival chances, entrepreneurs and owners of small businesses in rural areas must successfully pitch their ventures to "faraway, unknown banking officials" rather than relying on local lenders as in the past, according to a Baylor University study.
Feb
12
2014
Feb. 11, 2014
Baylor researchers Jerry Z. Park, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, and Joshua Tom and Brita Andercheck, doctoral candidates in the department of sociology, contributed research on 50 years of religious change (1964 to 2014) to a new report released by the Council on Contemporary Families. The report coincides with the 50-year anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, with research focusing on religious groups, racial and ethnic minorities and women. (This story was placed by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of media communications, who covers the department of sociology.)
Baylor researchers Jerry Z. Park, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, and Joshua Tom and Brita Andercheck, doctoral candidates in the department of sociology, contributed research on 50 years of religious change (1964 to 2014) to a new report released by the Council on Contemporary Families. The report coincides with the 50-year anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, with research focusing on religious groups, racial and ethnic minorities and women. (This story was placed by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of media communications, who covers the department of sociology.)
Feb
7
2014
Feb. 5, 2014
Baylor researchers Jerry Z. Park, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, and Joshua Tom and Brita Andercheck, doctoral candidates in the department of sociology, contributed research on 50 years of religious change (1964 to 2014) to a new report released by the Council on Contemporary Families. (This story was placed by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of media communications, who covers the department of sociology.)
Baylor researchers Jerry Z. Park, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, and Joshua Tom and Brita Andercheck, doctoral candidates in the department of sociology, contributed research on 50 years of religious change (1964 to 2014) to a new report released by the Council on Contemporary Families. (This story was placed by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of media communications, who covers the department of sociology.)
Feb
6
2014
Feb. 6, 2014
Baylor researchers Jerry Z. Park, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, and Joshua Tom and Brita Andercheck, doctoral candidates in the department of sociology, contributed research on 50 years of religious change (1964 to 2014) to a new report released by the Council on Contemporary Families. Among the findings: evangelical Christians have higher than average divorce rates than Americans who claim no religion. The council report coincides with the 50-year anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, with research focusing on each of the populations affected by the law: religious groups, racial and ethnic minorities and women. (This story was placed by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of media communications, who covers the department sociology.)
Baylor researchers Jerry Z. Park, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, and Joshua Tom and Brita Andercheck, doctoral candidates in the department of sociology, contributed research on 50 years of religious change (1964 to 2014) to a new report released by the Council on Contemporary Families. Among the findings: evangelical Christians have higher than average divorce rates than Americans who claim no religion. The council report coincides with the 50-year anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, with research focusing on each of the populations affected by the law: religious groups, racial and ethnic minorities and women. (This story was placed by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of media communications, who covers the department sociology.)
Feb
4
2014
Feb. 4, 2014
List of reasons why starting a business is good for a small town mentions Charles Tolbert, Ph.D., professor and chair of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, who conducted research that suggested small businesses hold many benefits in small communities. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, is responsible for covering sociology and originally pitched Dr. Tolbert's research to national media in February 2012.)
List of reasons why starting a business is good for a small town mentions Charles Tolbert, Ph.D., professor and chair of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, who conducted research that suggested small businesses hold many benefits in small communities. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, is responsible for covering sociology and originally pitched Dr. Tolbert's research to national media in February 2012.)