So we all gave thanks on Thursday — and then immediately our nation’s attention turned to shopping and deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. To help us refocus, in recent years many across the country have followed up by celebrating #GivingTuesday — a day to support worthy causes with a financial gift. Throughout the day Tuesday, you’ll likely see […]
It seems only natural now that Baylor University would have a diverse and service-minded seminary that educates future ministers to impact the world around them. But, for almost a century, the dream of a Baylor seminary was just that — a dream. Thankfully, that all changed 25 years ago, as the vision for a Baylor seminary took […]
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. ~ 1 Peter 4:10 As I see it, there are two ways a Baylor fan can go this year when it comes to Christmas presents (whether you’re working on your wish list, or […]
Gov. William “Bill” Partlow Daniel, JD ’38, led a full life; that’s him pictured above, riding his horse, “White Charger,” in a Baylor Homecoming parade. Over the years, he was a successful trial lawyer, governor of the U.S. Territory of Guam, and even an actor in John Wayne’s The Alamo (alongside 400 longhorns and hundreds of horses from […]
Traditional law school evaluations focus on criteria such as acceptance rates, student-professor ratios, and bar passage rates, but often fail to measure the quality of lawyers a school produces. A new ranking, however, has attempted to take the latter approach, judging lawyers based on peer review, awards received and community service undertaken; the best of this group are dubbed “Super Lawyers.” […]
The Hankamer name means business here at Baylor, and has for more than five decades. Fifty-five years ago this month — Nov. 12, 1960 — the cornerstone was laid for the Hankamer Building at the corner of 5th Street and Speight Avenue. When the building was completed six months later, it would house the first of generations of […]
When Chicago Fire, an NBC drama created and co-written by Baylor alums Derek Haas, BA ’91, MA ’95, and Michael Brandt, BBA ’91, MA ’94, debuted in 2012, it proved so popular that it earned a spinoff before its first season was over. That show, Chicago P.D., has also proved to be a hit, opening […]
Thirty years ago, Kim Lubel, MA ’87, chose graduate school at Baylor over joining the CIA. Today, she is CEO, chairman and president of CST Brands — and one of Fortune Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women (again). But first, the CIA story. After earning her bachelor’s in Spanish and international studies from Miami of Ohio, Lubel applied to join the CIA. But […]
If you’re like me, it’s always hard to focus on a Friday afternoon. But the anticipation of ESPN’s College GameDay at Baylor Saturday morning, followed by the game between No. 4 Baylor and No. 12 Oklahoma in primetime Saturday night, has me extra amped up. So what better way to pass the time than by […]
Not to be lost amidst the excitement for ESPN’s College GameDay and #EveryoneInBlack on Saturday is that both the Baylor men’s and women’s basketball teams open their 2015-16 seasons at home Friday night. Head coach Kim Mulkey’s Lady Bears, the five-time defending Big 12 champs, are again the favorites to win the league this year and […]
