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Despite calendar changes, BU students find ways to focus on mental health

Whether it be a global pandemic, financial hardships, or grief, challenges inevitably arise in life. For students, such stressors are the leading impediment to academic success — which can affect motivation, concentration, and the ability to positively interact with others in the campus community. Thankfully, mental health awareness is growing, and prompting others to talk about it. For years, Baylor Student Government’s Health Policy Committee…

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

For a year now, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown challenges at virtually every aspect of Baylor’s approach to education. Thankfully, countless individuals across campus have worked tirelessly for the past year to ensure Baylor could continue serving and loving its students. After years of doing things a certain way, faculty reworked classes overnight to allow for remote and hybrid learning. Students have admirably rolled with the punches as r…

Baylor prof offers resources for learning more about women’s history

March is Women’s History Month, a time for intentionally celebrating and studying the vital roles women have played in American history. That makes this the perfect time to dive into new books, podcasts and other resources to learn more about this often under-considered side of our country’s past. Dr. Andrea Turpin is an associate professor of history at Baylor, specializing in American women’s history, American religious history, and the histor…

Vinnie Johnson builds success — from Baylor to the NBA to business

The stories of “boom to bust” for college and pro athletes after their playing careers end are legion. Vinnie Johnson, Baylor Class of 1980, is not one of those. Johnson — a two-time all-American at Baylor, one of the greatest sixth men in NBA history, and our pick as the greatest Baylor alum in NBA history — has found even more success in the business world after his retirement from professional basketball. The Brooklyn native first came to Wac…

Looking back on Black History Month 2021 at Baylor

…(and Black History Month) on into March. In case you missed it, here’s a look back at how Baylor celebrated Black History Month this year, via this blog and on social media (reminder: the resources below are good twelve months a year): The month began with BU students sharing what Black History Month means to them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eo8l2OcSjI Here at BaylorProud, we worked with Baylor professors to compile and share lists of resou…

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

…um John Lee Hancock (BA ’79, JD’ 82) has written and/or directed such hit movies as The Blind Side, The Rookie, and Saving Mr. Banks. Now, almost one year after his last release, Hancock is behind the camera once again for his 12th feature film, The Little Things, which debuts in theaters and on HBO Max this weekend. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Academy Award winners Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto, the psychological thril…

Baylor’s campus became a winter wonderland this weekend

…and kept coming, and kept coming — and by 6 p.m., Waco had officially received 4.4 inches of snow, the most since January 1982. As Baylor Bears, we are blessed to have a beautiful campus — but it’s perhaps never more beautiful than when it snows. In case you missed it on social media Sunday, here are some of the best photos and videos capturing the day: Baylor’s campus: pretty in the snow, or THE PRETTIEST in the snow? ❄️ pic.twitter.com/YBbRijx0…

The top 10 Baylor Instagram photos of 2020

Okay, so sure — 2020 wasn’t our favorite year ever. But it had its moments — and so before we roll into 2021, we thought we’d take one last look back at this year through the lens of our favorite photos from Baylor’s official Instagram account. Here are the top 10 Baylor Instagram photos of 2020: 10. The year began with such promise, as we celebrated Baylor’s 175th birthday — complete with Dr Pepper floats and birthday cake.   View this post on…

Thank you, Baylor Family, for all the ways you’ve helped BU students get through 2020

…year that challenged nearly every aspect of daily life, the Baylor Family rose to meet the adversities faced by students, faculty and staff as we all navigated the uncharted waters of a global pandemic. One of the keys that powered the university through each of the new challenges that this season presented was the generosity of the Baylor Family, as more than 23,000 Bears have stepped forward (so far) in 2020 to financially support the university…

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

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Baylor Line — one of college football’s great traditions. (If you’re new and wondering, “What’s the 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 ga…