Time is certainly flying as we enter the final stretch of summer. In fact, we have only 32 days until fall classes begin at Baylor University! Our faculty, staff and I look forward to welcoming everyone back to our beautiful campus.
If you’ve spent any time at all around Baylor’s campus, then you’re probably familiar with the name “McLane.” For the last three-plus decades, Drayton McLane Jr. (BBA ’58), has been one of Baylor’s biggest and most dedicated benefactors, from his service as a Baylor Regent to the bells in Pat Neff Hall, the McLane Student Life […]
In about a month, Baylor’s Class of 2025 will arrive on campus for Move2BU, Welcome Week and the start of classes. But we can’t wait; here’s your first look at some of the members of #BU25: Tremane Smith will have a head start on many of his classmates, having earned his associate’s degree at the […]
WACO, Texas (July 16, 2021) – During its regular summer retreat meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents focused on Baylor’s strategic positioning for the future as the University enters the final year of the initial Illuminate strategic plan. The discussions spotlighted the extraordinary progress that has accelerated the University’s aspirations of joining the nation’s top Research 1 universities as the world’s preeminent Christian research university.
Even though 11 years have passed since Ekpe Udoh's one season at Baylor, he still wears his green and gold gear proudly, "and I always let everybody know that we just won a national championship."
Going back to his freshman year at Baylor, KC Lightfoot has gone against the world's best pole vaulters, placing fourth in a historic NCAA Outdoor Championships and then earning a spot on the World Championship team with a then-career-best mark of 18-10 ¾.
The Baylor Bear Foundation revealed the full array of ticket options for the 2021 Football season on Thursday. Season tickets and mini plans are available now, while single-game tickets will be offered to the general public on July 28.
April 2, 2020 Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., announced Thursday that Baylor will continue to utilize online instruction for upcoming Minimester (May 13-June 1), Summer I (June 2-July 7) and Summer II (July 9-Aug. 12) classes.
March 25, 2020 Baylor’s counseling center has adapted its treatments amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With faculty and staff working from home, the counselors have begun counseling sessions via phone and WebEx, a platform for video conferences.
April 3, 2020 AUDIO: For last nine years, Baylor has been recognized as a “Great College to Work For” by the Chronicle of Higher Education. In this Baylor Connections, Cheryl Gochis, vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer, examines ways that Baylor supports faculty and staff year-round and specifically talks about the University’s response to help employees transition to remote work during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Viewers of the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind were introduced to the story of mathematician John Nash, who dramatically extended the field of game theory — the study of a set of agents, making decisions simultaneously, whose decisions impact one another. Dr. Jameson Graber, an assistant professor of mathematics at Baylor, is among the many […]
A school-record six former Baylor student-athletes are in Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics, as they begin this week (one year late due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Trayvon Bromell (BSED ’18, track & field), Brittney Griner (BSED ’19, basketball) and John Peers (tennis) are each on Olympic rosters for the second time, while more recent […]
Get ready — #BaylorHomecoming and #BaylorFamily Weekend are back and in-person this fall! Tickets for both weekends go on sale one week from today: Wednesday, July 28, at 10 a.m. Returning to Waco for Homecoming (Oct. 14-16)? Visit www.baylor.edu/homecoming/buy to get your special event tickets. This year, viewers can watch Pigskin Revue either in-person in Waco […]
If you’ve spent any time at all around Baylor’s campus, then you’re probably familiar with the name “McLane.” For the last three-plus decades, Drayton McLane Jr. (BBA ’58), has been one of Baylor’s biggest and most dedicated benefactors, from his service as a Baylor Regent to the bells in Pat Neff Hall, the McLane Student Life […]
WACO, Texas (July 23, 2021) – The following message was sent to the Baylor University Family today from Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., and Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack B. Rhoades IV.
WACO, Texas (July 22, 2021) – Baylor University today announced the hiring of Alan X. Wang, Ph.D. as the inaugural holder of The Mearse Chair in Biological and Biomedical Engineering, becoming the first faculty hire to an endowed chair position funded through the Baylor Academic Challenge.
WACO, Texas (July 16, 2021) – During its regular summer retreat meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents focused on Baylor’s strategic positioning for the future as the University enters the final year of the initial Illuminate strategic plan. The discussions spotlighted the extraordinary progress that has accelerated the University’s aspirations of joining the nation’s top Research 1 universities as the world’s preeminent Christian research university.
WACO, Texas (July 13, 2021) – Climate change mitigation efforts have led to shifts from fossil-fuel dependence to large-scale renewable energy. However, renewable energy sources require significant land and could come at a cost to ecosystems. A new study led by Ryan McManamay, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science at Baylor University, evaluates potential conflicts between alternative energy strategies and biodiversity conservation.
