How did a Baylor professor play a role in adjusting what scientists thought they knew about Africa’s historic timeline — by 10 million years?!? It all comes down to a lot of digging, a decade’s worth of research, and the definitive presence of warm-weather grasses. Here’s the background: Understandably, our understanding of what a particular […]
A Baylor education stands out on job or grad school applications, and when those degrees are paired with an excellent cover letter, a dynamite interview and a relevant resume — well, that’s a hard combination to beat. Many BU graduates credit Baylor’s Career Center with the assist for helping them put that best foot forward. […]
Every year, U.S. News unveils its annual ranking of American colleges and universities to the world. Last fall, Baylor came in at No. 77 in the nation — again among the top 20% of national universities — and was one of just eight schools to make the outlet’s top 25 for both undergraduate teaching and […]
The big news of the summer: Baylor has new bear cubs coming to campus! Judge Indy and Judge Belle will make the transition to the AZA-accredited Bill & Eva Williams Bear Habitat on campus this summer. The rescue cubs are cousins, born just five days apart earlier this year, and come to Waco from a […]
For the third time in the last six seasons, both Baylor men’s and women’s golf have reached the NCAA Championship! The Baylor women made their move first, finishing fourth at the NCAA Pullman Regional earlier this month. That qualified head coach Jay Goble’s squad for the NCAA Championships for the sixth time in eight seasons […]
Another academic year has come to its end: final grades posted, books returned, students graduated — and Baylor professors honored! Here’s a look at this year’s Baylor professors of the year: The Collins Outstanding Professor Award, which is voted on by the outgoing senior class, includes a $10,000 cash prize for the recipient. Past Collins […]
All year long, Baylor Softball made it clear they deserved to be named among the nation’s best. Now, they’ll get the chance to prove it further in the NCAA tournament. The Bears were selected as the No. 2 seed in the Salt Lake City Regional, hosted by the No. 15 overall seed, the Utah Utes […]
More than 4,000 new Baylor alumni — the largest class in BU history — crossed the Ferrell Center stage over the weekend as Baylor celebrated Commencement for the Class of 2023! If you missed out — or you just want to watch your graduate’s big moment again — complete video of all four ceremonies is […]
Growing up in the Metroplex, Dalton Capps’ circumstances didn’t exactly suggest college was in his future. No one in his family had gone to college, his family faced significant financial hardships, and not many friends and classmates were considering a four-year university, if they were considering college at all. But Capps had one advantage: His […]
Sydney Duke came to Baylor in 2019 with the goal of eventually becoming a physician, where she could help save and better the lives of others. She had no idea she’s have the chance to save a life before she even earned her undergraduate degree. The path to that opportunity began during her freshman year, […]
