Baylor students unite refugee and American families over dinners
This past summer, 12 Baylor pre-health students signed up for an internship at Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas. It’s an area that has seen a spike in the refugee population, primarily from...
View ArticleNew WSJ rankings highlight Baylor’s caring community
The Wall Street Journal recently released its annual ranking of American colleges and universities, which they say is “designed to answer the questions that matter most to students and their...
View Article7 favorite Baylor-area coffee spots
For many, college is when they first fall in love with coffee. Early morning classes, combined with organizations, dozens of new friends, and test after project after test, quickly leads to at least...
View ArticleBaylor law student, veteran, adoptive father honored as Pat Tillman Scholar
It takes a brave person to fly Army helicopters into battle zones in Afghanistan, landing amidst the fighting to evacuate injured soldiers who need treatment. It also takes a brave person to dedicate...
View ArticleGrant brings McNair Scholars program to Baylor
Next year at this time, a select group of students will have earned the coveted title of “McNair Scholars” for the first time at Baylor. Last month, Baylor was awarded a grant to bring the McNair...
View ArticleThe 25 most Instagrammable spots on the Baylor campus
Ever wonder where the Baylor Instagram account and those featured on it get such breathtaking photos of campus? Or looking to fill your own account with photos like it? Well, here you go: your guide...
View ArticleIt’s #BaylorHomecoming Week!
In 1909, Baylor hosted the first collegiate homecoming celebration in the nation. This weekend, we again renew that tradition, as the Baylor Family returns to campus to “catch that Baylor spirit...
View ArticleTeach your friends about Baylor Homecoming in 3.5 minutes
Trying to explain to your friends why Baylor Homecoming is so special? Ask them for 3.5 minutes of their time, and show them these four videos: Baylor University Homecoming History in 60 Seconds:...
View ArticleRecapping #BaylorHomecoming 2017
Thousands upon thousands of Baylor Family members filled campus this past weekend, taking advantage of ideal weather to enjoy all the traditions of Homecoming, from bonfire and Pigskin to the parade...
View ArticleBaylor Symphony Orchestra shows there’s more than one way to serve
This year, Meals on Wheels Waco turns 50. That’s 50 years of serving homebound individuals in Central Texas, bringing them meals, arranging transportation to their medical appointments, and organizing...
View ArticleCelebrating 100 years of on-campus Baylor bears
In the early 20th century, Baylor had no mascot. Sports teams were sometimes called the Bulldogs, the Baptists or the Green-and-Golders, but nothing was official. In 1914, Baylor asked its students...
View ArticleEfforts continuing at Baylor to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey
It’s been more than two months since Hurricane Harvey wreaked its havoc, but the work in cities along the Texas coast from Rockport to Houston and beyond is not yet done — and so, neither is Baylor....
View ArticleBaylor Debate’s tradition of excellence dates back to the university’s...
A little trivia for you: Which Baylor team has won three national championships, appeared in nine Final Fours, and been a part of life here since the very earliest days of the university? The answer:...
View ArticleChristmas on 5th Street means the Christmas season has officially begun
The most wonderful time of the year officially began Thursday night with one of Baylor’s most loved traditions, Christmas on 5th Street. Baylor Student Activities and KOT truly outdid themselves this...
View ArticleBaylor Law students again lead Texas in bar exam pass rate
Maybe philosopher Will Durant wasn’t talking about Baylor Law School when he famously wrote, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” But he certainly could have...
View Article40 years of entrepreneurship at Baylor — and another top 10 ranking
Until the late 1970s, Baylor (like most schools) had no entrepreneurship program. Among academia, there was a popular notion that entrepreneurship simply wasn’t something that could be taught. But a...
View ArticleBaylor student group raises thousands for local children’s hospital
For the past three years, the Baylor student group BU For the Kids has hosted a dance marathon on campus. Dubbed the “BU-THON,” volunteers push through eight continuous hours of moving, dancing,...
View ArticleAs a teen, she was homeless, then left on her own. Now, she’s a Baylor graduate.
In some ways, Denise Anderson’s viral tweet said it all: Two drug-addicted parents. Removed to a domestic abuse shelter at age 12. Homeless and on her own by age 16. Then… Accepted to Baylor....
View ArticleHow international students find their ‘American family’ at Baylor
If you’ve ever visited another continent, country, even state or city, you’ve experienced what it’s like to be an outsider — to the area’s culture, foods, road system, language and the unspoken rules...
View Article‘A Baylor Christmas’ returns with holiday music for the entire Baylor family
For half a century, the combined choirs and orchestra of Baylor’s School of Music have welcomed Christmas with joyful worship during Christmas on 5th Street. This month — for the fourth year in a row...
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