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

…mission program to the Passion Conferences. Last week, hundreds of Baylor students again gathered in Jesus’ name for FM72, an annual 72-hour on-campus prayer and worship event coordinated by Baylor’s Office of Spiritual Life in conjunction with local churches and campus ministries. The entire event was anchored on Fountain Mall, right in the heart of campus. A prayer tent featured round-the-clock worship and prayer, and students gathered four stra…

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

…ng people to worship and praise our Creator. I love getting to do that.” Eventually, Leslie began covering music and posting it to social media. That led her to Nashville, where she splits her time as she works her way into the Christian music business. Her debut EP, Twenty Something, debuted in March. “It’s just a collection of honest songs about navigating life’s growing pains as a 20-something-year-old,” Leslie says. “There are fun songs on the…

Remembering a Baylor legend: Diana Garland

…h 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 church be the church, through my discipline of social work.” And Garland’s impact isn’t only seen at Baylor. Her pioneering research on clergy sexual abuse of adults remains some of the best in the field on that subject — still regularly cited in both academic journals and mainstream media, and even attracting researche…

Scenes from Sing 2025

…tudents put their hard work on display performing for thousands of Baylor students, alumni and friends in Waco Hall (plus a streaming audience online for Saturday’s finale). [LINKS: Photos from this year’s show || Watch Saturday night’s award ceremony] Congratulations to Chi Omega, which won first place this year for their act, “Back on Track” (pictured above). Alpha Tau Omega took second for their act, “Underneath the Tree,” followed by Delta Del…

How a Baylor Bear became the ‘Fastest Man on Earth’ — and helped make seatbelts common

Zero to 60? That’s kids’ stuff. Try 0 to 632 mph in five seconds — then decelerating back to zero in another 1.4 seconds. Such a ride puts the body through 40+ G’s of force. “My eyeballs pushed against the upper lids, pulling at their attachments with a searing pain like a dental extraction without anesthetic,” recalled the test pilot. That was the last of 29 rocket sleds Dr. John Paul Stapp (BA ’31, MA ’32) would ride in the mid 1950s, part of U…

Baylor legend Grant Teaff honored with Bear Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award

…heart of Baylor football for his two decades leading the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8aV8c7qYzM “As I look back on my time coaching,” Teaff says, “I think of the wins, and sometimes the bitter losses. But mostly I think of the young men I had the privilege to coach — not only on the field, but off the field. “We ask our players to play with their heart, all the while knowing that their heart is the key to their physical success. So…

Baylor campus shines brightest at Christmas

…tree, to the trees and garland that decorate practically every building this time of year — Baylor’s campus in December is a true winter wonderland of Christmas beauty. Here’s a look at just some of the trees lighting up Baylor’s campus this year: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h9ZJ7R-U7M4 It’s no surprise Baylor was recently named among the top 10 colleges with “extraordinary Christmas spirit.” Sic ’em, Christmas! You might also like: * Celebrati…

‘Voice of the Bears’ John Morris honored with national award for distinguished career

…ommon. This month, Morris joined Fallon as a recipient of the NFF Chris Schenkel Award, awarded by the National Football Foundation to individuals for long, distinguished careers broadcasting college football with direct ties to a specific university or platform. (Fallon was similarly honored in 2001; Baylor is now the only school with two Schenkel award recipients.) “John Morris has had an astounding run at Baylor, connecting with fans and engagi…

Baylor alum takes to the air to serve his home state after Hurricane Helene

…devastation brought to communities throughout Appalachia after Hurricane Helene, he knew he had to do something. North Carolina was home, and the need was great. After hitting the Florida coast in late September, Hurricane Helene deluged communities in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and beyond, claiming more than 200 lives and causing over $50 billion in damage. Communities in Western North Carolina were particularly hard hit,…