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Baylor to add statues honoring first Black graduates to campus landscape

…of Mental Health’s inpatient and outpatient mental health programs for many years — like Gilbert, seeing her life’s work as a calling and ministry. She retired in 2001, but has remained connected to Baylor, often returning to speak to students. The statues aren’t a solution to every issue related to race at BU — but honoring these brave pioneers is a fitting first step toward better telling Baylor’s history. Sic ’em, Rev. Gilbert and Mrs. Walker!…

One year later, recognizing Baylor’s unsung heroes through the pandemic

…aff and students unsure of how to continue their responsibilities. Fortunately, Baylor Library & Academic Technology Services (LATS) knew just how to support our Bears. When campus was sent home last spring, LATS was able to negotiate expanded access to online programs (like Zoom, Adobe Creative Cloud and library databases) so Bears could use them on their personal devices. Then before in-person classes resumed (and hybrid classes were launched) l…

Meet Mary Gentry Kavanaugh, Baylor Class of 1855 — and BU’s first female graduate

…it women. And in 1855 — just a year after BU’s first graduating class — Mary Gentry Kavanaugh became the first woman to earn a degree from Baylor University. Though the university was still young, Baylor had been a part of Kavanaugh’s life from a young age. The daughter of Nelson Kavanaugh, one of BU’s original trustees, Mary began attending Baylor at the age of seven when the university opened in 1846, according to Lois Murray’s seminal history o…

Looking back on Black History Month 2021 at Baylor

…poetry. We also put together this brief history of Baylor’s National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations, often referred to as the “Divine Nine” — an integral part of life at Baylor for many Black students. The Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir blessed us all with their medley arrangement of three Black Gospel songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itis2D7So7A Former Baylor football and NFL standout Walter Abercrombie (BSED ’86, MSED ’92) explained the…

BU alum’s latest film, “The Little Things,” stars Denzel Washington, Rami Malek & Jared Leto

…s weekend. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Academy Award winners Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto, the psychological thriller depicts the dissonance between a Kern County deputy and a Los Angeles detective during the investigation of a serial killer in the 1990s. (Watch the trailer below; language and violence warning.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HZAnkxdYuA The film’s debut comes almost 30 years after Hancock first wrote…

Baylor’s campus became a winter wonderland this weekend

…at) January 10, 2021 When it Snows In Texas! ❄️☃️💙 @Baylor pic.twitter.com/elYESEs9Mx — Himasha Perera (@HimashaMPerera) January 10, 2021 When the snow falls we just Bear with it! Yes, believe it or not, we made the bear. We may be old but young at heart! ⁦@Baylor⁩ ⁦@BaylorS3⁩ #snowbear #snow #fun pic.twitter.com/y0Ixp36hg1 — Kirk Wakefield (@kirkwakefield) January 10, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRhK4bqQZow&feature=youtu.be Sic ’em, snow…

‘Stories from the Line’ celebrate 50 years of one of college football’s great traditions

…Baylor Line?”, we’ve got you covered here.) As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, Baylor Student Activities put together three incredible videos they call “Stories from the Line” — tales that illustrate the power of this Baylor tradition. In case you missed them on social media this fall, we’ve gathered them all here for you: The Mastin Family — One of the biggest Baylor families you’ll ever meet, the Mastins just sent their 24th family me…

Celebrating a very merry (and very online) Christmas at Baylor in 2020

…Baylor Golden Wave Band kicked things off last week with a Christmas medley; you can see each day’s performance online and on the School of Music YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIUN-vfd6HA Another daily countdown gift: The university has put out a free Advent devotional, in which a host of Baylor Bears — from President Livingstone to faculty and students — reflect on the hope, faith, joy and peace which characterize this season…

Baylor prof’s personal experience gives rare insight into Beethoven’s life as a deaf composer

…hearing issues for almost her entire adult life, and found herself completely deaf by 2003. A cochlear implant in her left ear restored some hearing, but forced her to relearn fundamental hearing skills. Barbara’s journey back to recognizing sounds led to a breakthrough in Wallace’s research. Perhaps, Wallace suggests, Beethoven may have gone through a similar process as his hearing disappeared. [READ MORE of the Wallaces’ story in this Spring 20…

Baylor’s Medal of Honor recipients recognized with new statues outside McLane

…lming odds… He gallantly gave his life in service of his country.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmhDpTxtFk&list=PLERdEVLVJFGQOc4mwSUC9AGVEocManTP1 Before Saturday’s Baylor-Kansas State football game, statues honoring Kane and Lummus were unveiled on the McLane Stadium plaza, just off the Umphrey Bridge over the Brazos River. The effort to honor these Baylor heroes was spurred forward and funded through a gift by Haag (BBA ’88) and Millette She…