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Baylor named ‘Best Buy’ in new Fiske Guide to Colleges

…iversity among a select group of 44 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. The book looked at academic quality, campus lifestyle information and cost to determine which universities received the “best buy” honor. The list of 44 “best buy” schools includes only three other schools in Texas and just one other Big 12 Conference institution. [UPDATED: A couple of samples of what Fiske says about Baylor: “Baylor’s commitment t…

Baylor video productions beat out ESPN, CBS for national awards

…ce, while living in Philadelphia, I grew accustomed to having great mom-and-pop pizza parlors on seemingly every corner. Moving back to Texas, I realized that sadly, that’s not the norm around here. (Instead, we get great barbecue, which was difficult to come by up north.) I realized this past year that I take for granted the excellent video production we as Baylor fans enjoy at home football, basketball, baseball and softball games. Visit around,…

Introducing BaylorProud 2.0!

…your stories, and we’ll pick our favorites to run in the future here on the blog. We look forward to what you have to share! (You also may note that our URL has changed slightly. You might want to make sure your bookmarks point to www.baylor.edu/baylorproud or www2.baylor.edu/baylorproud; either will get you here. RSS readers will need to be updated with the new feed link, too.) Thanks for your readership and your participation in the Baylor fami…

The dirt, the rocks, those crazy aftershocks

…from across the country to map the United States’ seismic activity as part of the largest geoscience project ever funded by the federal government. As part of EarthScope, Baylor teams have found sites for 21 seismographs across Central Texas and installed a 70-station network along the Rio Grande Rift. In addition to helping generate more data for the number crunchers studying North American seismic activity, Baylor’s involvement will also provide…

Sports chaplain leads student-athletes on mission trip to Kenya

…tional need of funding for the trip; anyone interested in supporting the Baylor sports ministry team or any of Baylor’s University Missions teams can make donations online at http://www.baylor.edu/spirituallife/index.php?id=53462. Sic ’em, student-athlete missionaries!…

Math professor recognized for teaching excellence by state association

…he emphasis Baylor places on research and teaching. Excellence in one area does not preclude excellence in the other. … Baylor is a special place in terms of the students I come in contact with, as well as the faculty who are genuinely interested and engaged in being successful teachers. … My goal each day, and each semester, is to bring something new and better to the classroom than I did the last time I taught the material.” Really, that’s the h…

Spring football wraps up with scrimmage today

…nwide “on the rise in 2009.” Besides last year’s standout freshmen Robert Griffin (“arguably the fastest quarterback in DI-A history,” according to this Sports Illustrated feature) and Kendall Wright, the Bears will feature another interesting story in Canadian-firefighter-turned-lineman Danny Watkins. Watkins is slated to fill the shoes of graduated senior Jason Smith, who by all accounts seems likely to be either the first or second overall pick…

Men’s hoops to play for NIT championship

…glitz and glamour didn’t faze the Bears, who once again rolled, beating top-seed San Diego State 76-62 to advance to the NIT Championship Game (Thursday, 6 p.m. CT, ESPN). The Bears did get a chance to sightsee just a little bit despite encountering some hiccups during their travel on Sunday (read more about their trip at BaylorBears.com’s excellent Full Court Press blog). Even other tourists recognized something was special about the group as the…

Civil Rights Tour offers students an alternative spring break experience

…ferent. A total of 17 students and four faculty/staff members are on a week-long “Civil Rights Tour,” trekking across the South in what amounts to a classroom on wheels. Already the group has attended a historically African American church in Memphis, toured the National Civil Rights Museum, and visited with one of Ole Miss’ first African American students. Before returning to Waco, the tour will have visited eight cities in five states (not inclu…

Baylor family to be well-represented in Presidential search

…y, staff, students, parents and other friends of the University. Share your thoughts about what Baylor should be looking for in its next president, then bookmark http://www.baylor.edu/president/search and check back in the future for updates on the process. Sic ’em, Baylor family!…