A new school year and a new football season present a new opportunity to share what Baylor is all about. Baylor’s 2020 university commercial will debut this weekend on FOX during Baylor football’s season opener against Houston, but we’ve got a first look for the Baylor Family here: The 30-second spot captures campus life and […]
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Baylor Line, one of college football’s great student traditions. How did the Baylor Line move from the university’s school song to the tradition we all know today? That’s where Mike Plunk (BS ’71, DDS ’74), Kirk Newsom (BS ’72, JD ’75) and Bruce Finley (BA ’73, BBA ’74) […]
As the first round of exams near, students are looking to hit the books. Lucky for our Bears, there is no shortage of beautiful — and, in this COVID-19 era, safe — study areas to choose from. Each indoor study area at Baylor requires masks and has social distancing measures in place, including lower capacity […]
There’s no denying it — when it comes to college football, 2020 has already been a weird year. COVID-19 essentially wiped out most teams’ spring practices and summer workouts, and schools across the nation spent months debating whether football could even be played this fall. Baylor even had its first game postponed/canceled when an outbreak hit […]
It’s finally here — game week for Baylor football! When the No. 24-ranked Bears take the field to face Houston this Saturday (11 a.m., FOX), it’s not only a new season kicking off, but a new era — the first game for new head coach Dave Aranda, who has navigated an offseason of uncertainty to […]
Why should a student choose Baylor? What makes BU different from other schools? In a series of videos posted this summer on Baylor’s social media platforms, five recent graduates shared their experiences at Baylor and what made their time here so special. Kat Largent, BBA ’17: “”The most valuable part of my Baylor experience was […]
It’s Dr. Annie Ginty’s job to study stress — a subject we can all relate to. In fact, when she tells people her area of expertise, they generally joke that they’d be excellent subjects for her research because of all of the pressures they face. More specifically, Ginty seeks to better understand the links between […]
While it’s common for incoming freshmen to be welcomed to college by campus leaders, it’s not so common for that encouragement to come in the form of a hymn — but that’s what we do at Baylor. Since 2008, each incoming class has been welcomed with its own unique hymn, written and composed by Baylor […]
Like the rest of the Class of 2024, Baylor freshman Sai Sagireddy has only been in Waco for a short time — but he’s already making a difference in his new city. Having come to Baylor from Trinidad and Tobago, Sagireddy found he needed to secure his own healthcare — and in the process, began to […]
What is life like as a student at Baylor this fall, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic? If you’re among the many alumni, parents and friends who have been asking this question — this video is for you. Baylor senior Joshua Martin gives a great overview of what campus is like these days: You can read more […]
