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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

…ain. The book looked at academic quality, campus lifestyle 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…

Foundation celebrates half a century of bringing Baylor and Waco together

…during that time, funds raised by the Foundation have (for example) helped purchase land to expand campus, added lights at then-Ferrell Field, and helped with the renovation of facilities ranging from the Bear Habitat to Waco Hall. The Baylor/Waco Foundation continues to raise funds to support projects that benefit both Baylor and the Waco community; this year’s list of projects includes the Mayborn Museum Complex, the Baylor Addictions Research C…

Introducing BaylorProud 2.0!

…your stories, and we’ll pick our favorites to run in the future here on the blog. We look forward to what you have to share! (You also may note that our URL has changed slightly. You might want to make sure your bookmarks point to www.baylor.edu/baylorproud or www2.baylor.edu/baylorproud; either will get you here. RSS readers will need to be updated with the new feed link, too.) Thanks for your readership and your participation in the Baylor fami…

Sports chaplain leads student-athletes on mission trip to Kenya

…tional need of funding for the trip; anyone interested in supporting the Baylor sports ministry team or any of Baylor’s University Missions teams can make donations online at http://www.baylor.edu/spirituallife/index.php?id=53462. Sic ’em, student-athlete missionaries!…

Civil Rights Tour offers students an alternative spring break experience

…ferent. A total of 17 students and four faculty/staff members are on a week-long “Civil Rights Tour,” trekking across the South in what amounts to a classroom on wheels. Already the group has attended a historically African American church in Memphis, toured the National Civil Rights Museum, and visited with one of Ole Miss’ first African American students. Before returning to Waco, the tour will have visited eight cities in five states (not inclu…

Baylor family to be well-represented in Presidential search

…y, staff, students, parents and other friends of the University. Share your thoughts about what Baylor should be looking for in its next president, then bookmark http://www.baylor.edu/president/search and check back in the future for updates on the process. Sic ’em, Baylor family!…

Researchers’ plan for turning coconuts to car parts benefits those in need

…ylor researchers continue to make progress in their efforts to develop low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions. Most recently, the group (headed by Dr. Walter Bradley, Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Baylor) has found a way to use coconut husks in automotive interiors. The idea behind it all is to develop technologies and a business model that will not only make a profit, but make a difference in…