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Daughter’s fight for health leaves former Lady Bear facing staggering bill

…eries to stop the seizures; recovery will take months. Medical expenses from the surgeries and rehab have totaled over a million dollars. In October, a benefit concert will be held in Plano for Ashlyn to raise funds to help offset those costs to Michelle and her husband, with the $15 door charge going directly to the medical bills. Those who wish to donate separately to help out a fellow Baylor Bear can do so online, as well. Sic ’em, Ashlyn and M…

Baylor iTunes U site launches with free audio and video downloads

…stening sessions regarding the university’s presidential search, student Snapshots — all this and more is available for free download at www.baylor.edu/itunes. Sic ’em, Bears on iTunes!…

Proposal would unite Baylor, Alumni Association to serve BU family

…e bringing the BAA formally into the University (something the Waco Tribune-Herald endorsed in an editorial yesterday), so that as one unit Baylor can better focus on serving and connecting to the University’s nearly 120,000 living alumni. (The entire proposal can be read online here.) I’m excited to see how this develops and enthusiastic about the potential such a move would have helping the University meet the needs of Baylor alumni around the g…

Results of Baylor study on clergy sexual misconduct could help congregations

…re abuses of power such as this. For more on the survey, including videos of five abuse survivors telling their stories and resources that congregations can use, visit www.baylor.edu/clergysexualmisconduct. Sic ’em, Dr. Garland and Baylor researchers whose work makes an impact!…

Kudos to all who make Line Camp possible

…Speaking of the new Baylor Mag… The bookstore catalog inside is a helpful insert for fans outside Waco seeking Baylor gear! The catalog is also online here.) Sic ’em, everyone who makes Line Camp possible!…

Professors’ book lays out solution to health care crisis

…e. In Health Care for Us All: Getting More for Our Investment, Baylor business professors Dr. Earl Grinols and Dr. James Henderson, approach the problem from an economic viewpoint. They argue that universal access can be provided while more open competition reduces the cost of insurance by allowing customers to better shop around. I’m glad to see Baylor professors having a voice in the national debate on issues of such importance to us all. Hopefu…

Baylor football featured in ESPN The Magazine

…coaches, not including quarterback Robert Griffin, who was named Monday to the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List. The Bears kick off the season one month from today at Wake Forest in a nationally televised match-up. Season tickets are on sale now, as are tickets for the Baylor-Texas Tech game to be played in November at the new Cowboys Stadium. (Individual game tickets go on sale next week.) Get ’em while you can! Sic ’em, Baylor…

The Economist highlights service of Baylor’s MBA students

…the community, not just learning to make as much money as possible at any cost. The article notes, “Witness the volunteer work of a group of students from Baylor University in Texas. While Jeff Skilling, former CEO of Enron and a Harvard MBA, serves a 24-year term at a federal prison for fraud, the current Baylor class have just won an award for their mentoring work with prison inmates in the Prison Entrepreneurship Programme, an initiative start…

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

…le 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 to academic excellence and an incredible alumni network ensures a great education and a chance to get a job…” “One of Baylor’s greatest strengths is the…

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,…