Earlier this month, Baylor’s Mayborn Museum debuted its biggest exhibit ever — Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Featuring more than 150 artifacts recovered from the ocean floor, the exhibit takes visitors on a journey back in time through the design, building, and ultimate tragedy of the RMS Titanic. Upon entering the exhibit, attendees are given a replica boarding […]
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Last fall, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell just one win short of the franchise’s seventh World Series title, taking the championship series to a seventh game against the Houston Astros. A popular preseason choice to make it back to the World Series again this fall, the Dodgers have instead floundered — due in large part […]
Standing nearly 7 feet tall with a bighearted smile, you can’t miss the man who considers himself as Baylor’s president’s biggest fan. Basketball player, educator, military buff, father — Brad Livingstone is much more than just the First Gent of Baylor University; here are seven fun facts about President Livingstone’s husband: 1. He played college basketball at […]
Just a glance at the resume of Dr. Mia Moody-Ramirez, MA ’01, will tell you where her passion lies. The director of graduate studies in Baylor’s Department of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media, Moody-Ramirez teaches courses in public relations, research methods and gender, race and media studies. Her expertise on these topics has been […]
What differentiates regular reading from “summer reading?” It’s hard to say, but there’s something about certain books that lend themselves to a beach chair, an airplane, or even just a seat on the front porch — a good mystery, an international setting, a fascinating true story, an inspirational memoir, or, in some cases, all of […]
Not everyone who’d like to take graduate classes at Baylor is able to leave their jobs, uproot their families and move to Waco. Now, many won’t have to even consider it, thanks to Baylor’s growing variety of online graduate and professional programs. Potential Bears can now choose from almost a dozen online graduate programs in […]
Every summer, we take a look at some of the freshmen who will be joining the Baylor Family come fall. Here’s your first look at some of the members of Baylor’s Class of 2022: * Two years ago, Carlie Toliver’s grandmother passed away following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Remembering her grandmother’s love of […]
We’ve reached the end of another academic year at Baylor, when final grades are submitted, seniors are graduated — and Baylor’s professors of the year are named. The Collins Outstanding Professor Award, which is voted on by the outgoing senior class, awards the recipient a $10,000 cash prize. Past Collins Professors include Dr. Tom Hanks (1998), […]
At their regular May meeting, Baylor Regents accepted a new academic strategic plan initiated last year by President Linda Livingstone. If you’re like many alumni, the news may have sparked some questions: What is an academic strategic plan? Where did this plan — dubbed Illuminate — come from? And what does it mean for Baylor? First, […]
There may be no hotter team in all of college baseball than the Baylor Bears. Over their last 25 games — essentially, the second half of the season — they’ve gone 22-3, including a furious last week that saw them claim their first ever Big 12 tournament title at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships […]
