Family Weekend brings parents, rain & a win to Waco
This past weekend brought an influx of both Baylor parents and rain to the Waco area during Family Weekend 2023 — much-needed visits for families who have been apart for a month now, and much-needed...
View ArticleBaylor’s undergraduate experience rises in latest U.S. News rankings
Even after U.S. News made significant changes to its rankings formula — changes that heavily benefitted public universities — Baylor remains ranked among the top universities in the state, conference...
View ArticleOur 20 favorite Baylor-area coffee spots
For so many people, college is the time of life when they first fall in love with coffee. Early morning classes, various student activities, dozens of new friends, and test after project after test…...
View ArticleCampus visits offer students the deepest, truest look at the Baylor experience
Even those outside the university recognize the quality of the Baylor experience — whether that’s the incredible first-year experience that was recently ranked among the top 5 in the nation by U.S....
View Article100+ things to see and do during #BaylorHomecoming
Thousands of Baylor alumni descend upon Waco each fall for Homecoming. Some have returned every year since graduation; others are setting foot on the Baylor campus for the first time in five, 10, even...
View ArticleBaylor Chapel opportunities continue to expand, meeting students where they...
Since the very beginning, Chapel has been an integral part of the Baylor experience — but naturally, Chapel doesn’t look the same as it did 175 years ago — or even 25 years ago. After all, 20,000...
View Article#BaylorHomecoming week is here — welcome home, Baylor Family!
In 1909, Baylor hosted the first collegiate homecoming celebration in the nation. This week, we again renew that tradition, as the Baylor Family returns to campus to “catch that Baylor spirit again,”...
View ArticleThe cross-campus collaboration of students & staff that makes Homecoming...
It’s the nation’s oldest homecoming — an annual fall celebration that takes over the city of Waco and the Baylor University campus that hosts it. The preparation, travel plans and excitement for the...
View ArticleWelcome home, Baylor Family: Recapping Homecoming 2023
Rain tried its best to disrupt Baylor Homecoming 2023, but a little weather can’t stop the Baylor Family from getting together — and Homecoming, as usual, brought back all the memories as thousands of...
View ArticleBaylor 1 of 10 schools to make U.S. News’ top 25 for both undergrad teaching...
The list of schools to make U.S. News‘ top 25 for both undergraduate teaching and undergraduate research is a short (and impressive one), filled with schools like Duke, Michigan, Princeton, Stanford,...
View ArticleCelebrating a very merry Christmas on 5th 2023
The most wonderful time of the year has finally, officially arrived! Monday night, Baylor kicked off the Christmas season with the beloved tradition Christmas on 5th Street. (Originally scheduled for...
View ArticleA Baylor Bear named Texas’ top student teacher for the 5th time in 7 years
When the State of Texas seeks to honor the state’s top student teacher, they often find that young educator at Baylor. That’s the case again this year — the fifth time in the last seven years! Debbie...
View ArticleCelebrating stories across campus through 300 episodes of Baylor Connections
There’s no shortage of great stories that emanate from the Baylor campus. All across the university, the people who make Baylor what it is are doing big things in virtually every arena — from...
View ArticleAs the Ferrell Center says goodbye to basketball, fans share favorite memories
As the Ferrell Center prepares to host its final regular season Baylor basketball game — Dec. 22, when the men host Mississippi Valley State — a couple of posts on social media got the Baylor Family...
View ArticleBaylor jumps into U.S. News’ top 5 nationally for ‘first-year experience’
From Line Camp to Welcome Week to the Baylor Line and the on-campus living experience, Baylor goes above and beyond to help new students feel like they are truly a part of the Baylor Family. Eyes...
View ArticleInside the new-look Collins Hall
For more than 65 years, Collins Residence Hall has been the beginning of Baylor stories for thousands of women — a tradition that continues today. After closing throughout 2022-23 for a yearlong...
View ArticleScenes from Sing 2024
After countless hours of planning, practicing and performing, All University Sing 2024 is in the books. Over the last two weeks, hundreds of Baylor students put their hard work on display performing...
View ArticleBaylor climbs into U.S. News’ top 10 for best ‘learning communities’
Baylor students living on campus have a variety of options. Some choose to live with other students their age; others, with students who have similar academic or extracurricular interests; still...
View ArticleFM72 brings students together in prayer & worship just ahead of Holy Week
In the spring of 1945, a group of Baylor students prayed for spiritual renewal for 90 straight days. Their prayers led to a movement that helped inspire ministries on campus and around the world, from...
View ArticleFive ways Baylor graduate students advance the Baylor mission
This week is Graduate Student Appreciation Week, a chance to celebrate the 5,500+ graduate students who pursue their calling at Baylor. Although they comprise nearly a quarter of BU’s overall...
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