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Baylor softball headed to NCAA tournament for 15th time in 19 seasons

…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 of the Pac-12. For the Bears, it was clear their stellar regular season — a 39-16 record and a No. 16 national ranking — had earned a tournament bid, but there was drama around where they might go. Falling just short of hosting, the committee recognized them as one of the top No. 2 seeds in the nation,…

12 podcasts for Baylor Bears on the go

…one podcast about it. If you want to stay on top of all things Baylor Athletics, you’ll want to start with the Sic ‘Em Podcast, hosted by Voice of the Bears John Morris. If that’s not enough, you can also check out podcasts from Our Daily Bears, SicEm365, Bears Illustrated, and The Baylor Lariat. Happy podcasting! Sic ’em, Bears! [Did we miss any? Let us know!]…

10 books by Baylor authors for your Summer 2023 reading list

…re — In his fifth novel, Garrett tells the story of American TV journalist Calvin Jones, who travels to Paris to work with a producer friend he knows from their dark days covering the war in Iraq — reminding us that while our histories can damage us, hope can heal us. History River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile, by three-time New York Times bestselling author and Baylor alumna Candice Millard (…

Baylor dedicates statues honoring first Black graduates outside Tidwell

…t African-American teacher at a Waco-area middle school before realizing a call to ministry. Despite severe health challenges, Gilbert pastored at churches throughout Waco and the surrounding area, and was well known as a local civil rights leader. He passed away in 1992 at age 50. Walker also transferred to Baylor from Paul Quinn, excelling academically from an early age and finding her fit at Baylor in the field of social work. She later earned…

From MLK to Miles Davis, meet the Baylor prof bringing legends to life on stage

…thesis, Henderson (also a musician) wrote and performed a one-person show called The Man with the Horn: Four Scenes in a Solo Act about the jazz musician, who Henderson describes as a flawed human and one of the greatest composers and bandleaders ever. Moon Man Walk: Henderson brought the James Ijames production to Baylor last year, directing the story of a young man traveling to his mother’s funeral (which happened to be the first Baylor play ev…

What is NIL? And what does it mean for Baylor Athletics?

…has worked with Startup Waco, a nonprofit established in 2017 to support local entrepreneurs, to launch the GXG program. The goal of GXG is to help Baylor student-athletes conceptualize, create and grow new businesses and build their personal brands. GXG offers student-athletes NIL opportunities (appearances, promotional opportunities, etc.), as well as education about entrepreneurship and personal branding and connections to marketing/influencer…

Years later, Baylor grads share where Fulbright, Truman & other scholarships have taken them

…in English from the Queen’s University in Belfast and a master’s in political thought and intellectual history from the University of Cambridge. Today, Gianoutsos is an associate professor of history and director of the office of competitive fellowships at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland. * John Hill (BA ’04) won a Truman Scholarship that took him to Harvard Law School. After graduation, Hill spent 10 years with the Department of Justice…

Presenting the 2023 Baylor Alumni Award winners

…ms engineer for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Since earning her mechanical engineering degree from Baylor, Sirohi has worked on such NASA projects as the Mars Perseverance Rover and a Lunar Mission Concept; she now works on communication architecture for the NISAR project (an advanced radar imaging satellite system). In 2021, she received the NASA-JPL Bruce Murray Award for her work in educational outreach in schools. Pro Ecclesia Medal of Ser…

Comms prof becomes BU’s first non-STEM researcher to earn prestigious NSF Career Grant

…rmation is changing. From online patient portals to computerized files medical professionals can reference while talking to the patient, new technologies ensure that everyone involved is both adopting and adapting together. Dr. Ashley Barrett (BA ’07, MA ’09) studies these ever-evolving patient-provider interactions to examine the role of compassionate communication and empathy — and her work is garnering national support and acclaim. Barrett earn…

Who were the Native Americans in Waco?

…istory of Native Americans in what is now Waco, it’s probably that a tribe called the Waco (sometimes spelled “Huaco” or “Hueco”) lived in this area before settlers began moving south and west into Texas. Native American Heritage Month is a great time to learn about those who lived in Central Texas long before Baylor was established in 1845, or moved to Waco in 1886. By that time, Indigenous peoples had occupied areas along the Brazos River for ce…