Over 40 years ago, Paul Barron and Eddie Bufkin set out to collect arrowheads and fossils near the Bosque River. To their surprise, they found something much larger — what is today known as the Waco Mammoth National Monument. Since its discovery in 1978, the site has revealed 24 adult and juvenile Columbian mammoths, a […]
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For young faculty members at research institutions across the nation, the CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is an aspirational goal that only a handful attain each year. Along with its prestige comes a high degree of competitiveness — early-career faculty members at every major university are also applying — which makes 2020 […]
History is recorded in a variety of ways, but none are as dynamic as the art of oral history — and Baylor has its very own collection! For 50 years now, the Baylor Institute for Oral History has preserved the stories of those who helped create the fabric of history and whose lives, in turn, […]
Names like Ulysses Kay, Florence Price and William Grant Still aren’t as widely recognized today as they were in their time, but their impact on American music runs deep. They are just three examples of the Black composers Dr. Horace Maxile, associate professor of music theory in the Baylor School of Music, studies and shares […]
Two Baylor Bears who maintained a close friendship over the years since graduating from BU together in 2008 have gone through a remarkable medical journey that will undoubtedly leave them uniquely bonded as brothers for life. Kevin Barrera, BSED ’08, was diagnosed six years ago with Type 2 diabetes. The disease was kept under control […]
Earlier this month, President Livingstone announced a series of action steps that Baylor would take to “elevate the difficult, uncomfortable but important conversations … regarding race, privilege, violence and conciliation in America.” Among those steps was a virtual Baylor Conversation Series, in which a panel of Baylor faculty members would discuss “the role of the church […]
Dr. Jeremy Gabrysch’s medical career has taken him from Baylor to Austin to Ethiopia and back. And like many doctors, Gabrysch (BA ’98) has had friends and family call him up or pull him aside countless times in the front yard with a question about an ailment or medical treatment. While informal, those brief conversations […]
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” — hymn #351 in the Baptist Hymnal — was written in 1900 and first performed at a celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. A prayer of thanksgiving for faithfulness and freedom, the song quickly earned the nickname “the Black national anthem,” and over the years it became one of the most […]
For decades, many have struggled with the idea that faith plays a part in addiction recovery. At Baylor’s Beauchamp Addiction Recovery Center (BARC), religion and recovery go hand in hand. “Instead of buckling under the pressure, Baylor is establishing a model for other faith-based organizations attempting to bridge the gap between addiction recovery and religion,” […]
In the summer, the Baylor campus is usually teeming with students and parents sharing in the excitement of a new chapter in their lives. As they prepare for college (or to become parents of a college student), programs such as Orientation and Line Camp welcome thousands of new Bears into the Baylor Family, providing them […]
