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Record-setting 23 Fulbright recipients top list of Baylor student scholar honors for 2025

…ale, Va. — Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Spain John Austin DeLozier (BA ’25), University Scholar graduate (Honors Program) from Orange County, Calif. — Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to South Korea Mike Ermis (BA ’25), history graduate from Montgomery, Texas — Critical Language Scholarship to study Russian in Latvia Ava Frescura, senior biology major from Houston — Goldwater Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in toxicology E…

Kevin Jackson, Larry Lyon among familiar Baylor faces retiring this year

…S ’76) (insurance and finance, 45 years); Dr. Dennis Myers (BA ’68) (social work, 44); Dr. Michael Jacobson (saxophone, 41); Dr. Blake Burleson (BA ’78, MA ’82, PhD ’86) (religion, 38); Dr. Steven Rich (BBA ’81, MBA ’82) (finance, 38); Dr. Baudelio Garza (Spanish, 37); Dr. Linda McManness (Spanish, 35); Dr. Eric Lai (music theory, 31); Dr. Tim Kayworth (information systems, 29); Dr. Cassy Burleson (MA ’00) (journalism, 25); and Dr. James Garven (f…

Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling wins 10th (!!!!!!!!!!) straight national title

…Baylor A&T (@BaylorAcroTumb) April 27, 2025 What carries a team at this level, when you’ve won so many years in a row? “I really think it’s the senior leadership,” Mulkey told the Waco Tribune-Herald. “This group of kiddos, they’ve been through a lot since they’ve been here. They’ve seen a lot. And I think every class has. But they stormed within themselves, they’ve come out stronger on the other end. They really decided this year that it’s team f…

Forrest Frank’s energy makes for a perfect first concert at Foster Pavilion

…design that makes Foster such a great venue for basketball makes it an excellent arena for a concert, too — from the sightlines to the acoustics. In case you missed it — or want to relive it — here’s a taste of the evening, from opening act Claire Leslie on through the star of the night, Baylor’s own Forrest Frank (BBA ’17): A taste of the Foster Concert experience: https://youtube.com/shorts/I3T0_7kxL-M?feature=share More sights & sounds:   View…

FM72 brings students together in prayer & worship in the heart of Baylor’s campus

…lity’s very important — this intention to go pray. That is different, and it’s very special.” https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-d1sCYKWbp8 As FM72 has become established as a staple on the Baylor calendar, it has also become an example of the intentional ways Baylor seeks to help students grow in their relationships with God. “FM72 has become a season of consecration, where we are reminded of the love of God and the invitation of Jesus to be discipl…

Baylor experts talk women’s history for Women’s History Month

…ed in researching women’s history? And how did higher ed change as more women enrolled? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqbgeIaHAO4 Select answers are below, and you can view the full conversation on Baylor’s YouTube channel. Why do we celebrate Women’s History Month? Isn’t women’s history just part of history? Achenbach: “Yes, women’s history is part of history, and it should be included in the histories that we tell. But we also know that we’re…

Claire Leslie brings ‘honest, relatable, real’ music to Foster Pavilion ahead of Forrest Frank

…” says Leslie. “I get paid to do that for a living, and I have to pinch myself every single day — ‘Oh my goodness; this is too good to be true!’ I do believe that the Lord has a calling on each and every one of our lives, and this is what I get to do.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Ywj1hZFV8 Leslie grew up in the church, and began leading worship for her church’s youth group at age 14. “Worship leading is one thing in my life that hasn’t chang…

Get to know Wiff Rudd, one of Baylor’s newest Master Teachers

…d with Baylor’s Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching and named Baylor’s Centennial Professor. In 2021, Rudd received Baylor’s Elizabeth Vardaman Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduates, and the following year, the International Trumpet Guild honored him with its prestigious Award of Merit, celebrating his profound impact on the art of trumpet playing through performance, teaching, publishing and research. Rudd is also a highly sought-af…

‘I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything in the world’ — Bears describe their time at BU

Baylor basketball’s losses Sunday — both the men and women fell in the NCAA second round — still sting. But if you listened to the student-athletes talk after the game about their Baylor experience, you’ll understand what makes BU special, and what “Preparing Champions for Life” really means. In their own words: Norchad Omier: “Coming to Baylor is probably one of the best things I’ve ever done. I wouldn’t change that for anything. The way the coa…

Remembering a Baylor legend: Diana Garland

…than the accolades and achievements is the school’s identity — a vision developed largely from Garland’s leadership, focused on infusing social work with Christian faith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ccl3ffN908 “Social work grew out of the church,” Garland told Baylor Magazine in 2011. “Our profession began with volunteer church women going into the slums during the turn of the 20th century. … My calling, as I’ve found it, is to help the churc…