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Baylor & Waco welcome thousands for back-to-school, McLane concert, football opener

…oncert prep Saturday back to football-ready status by late Monday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALIyAl81I-w One reason the stadium was able to turn so quickly was the special TerraTrak Plus flooring used to protect the turf — provided by a flooring rental company built, coincidentally enough, by a former Baylor football player, Mike Beane (BA ’71, MSED ’73). It’s the same flooring used by the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Miami Marlins and oth…

Meet Baylor’s expert on the intersection of psychology and law

…nterdisciplinary research is drawing notice. Last fall, Jaeger was named co-winner of the Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) highly competitive Scholarly Papers Competition. His research addressed a key issue in tort law: the way jurors interpret “reasonableness,” examining key theories surrounding the idea in legal scholarship. One key finding is that jurors are disproportionately influenced by the riskiness of an individual’s behavior —…

Don’t miss another thrilling moment at McLane; get your Baylor Football tickets now

…167 * Charlie Brewer’s game-winning touchdown with 8 seconds remaining on Homecoming 2018: https://youtu.be/4MBgMSgRP04?si=zeiz3PNSQpcA6q8X&t=285 * Baylor’s dominant win over undefeated Oklahoma, November 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41w-6qt-4DY * And last but certainly not least, a game so good you only need the numbers — 61-58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGf5bGi_lss Make sure you’re there for the next McLane moment — both season an…

Baylor profs speak into key issues on national stage

…ered the first wave of findings, with more to come in the years ahead. Next-Gen Energy Storage — Battery makers of every kind face a challenge: The interactions that take place within a battery are only visible at nanoscale — the most microscopic of levels, one one-billionth of a meter. Baylor’s Dr. Jonathan Larson is working to change that. The advances he’s making led the Volta Foundation to call on him to speak at its April Battery Forum, the l…

Congrats, Baylor Class of 2025!

…ly filled the Ferrell Center for each ceremony, and countless more watched online and joined in the celebration via social media to honor BU’s newest graduates. [SEE MORE: Senior portraits || Senior Celebration photos || Ceremony replays] As a proud Baylor graduate who walked across that same stage many years ago, the best piece of advice I can give you is this: Stay in touch. Update your alumni contact information so that wherever your future tak…

Baylor student overcomes tragic loss to earn doctorate — at age 83

…rice decided to go for it. Living in a rural area before the prevalence of online opportunities, Price had long been unable to dedicate the time needed to pursue such a degree far from home. That changed with the advent of programs like those offered through Baylor Graduate and Professional Education. Price, who actually attended a leadership management seminar offered by Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business in 1979, learned of BU’s online doctor…

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

…ip, the Graduate School has grown to include 5,000+ students across 100+ in-person, online and professional programs. That growth also played a large part in Baylor reaching R1 status in 2021. It’s always a bittersweet mix — sadness in seeing such beloved individuals go, and happiness for a well-deserved next step. Below are a few others of the longest-serving and most recognizable Bears who are retiring this year — men and women whose faces will…

Presenting the 2025 Baylor Alumni Award winners

…Elizabeth “BB” Sanford (BA ’11, MDiv/JD ’17), a trial lawyer in employment-related legal matters with the Dallas-based Sanford Firm. The three-time Baylor graduate has found her calling in representing workers who are wrongfully terminated and protecting individual civil rights. Often recognized for her work (including D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40, Super Lawyers’ Texas Rising Star, and the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40), Sanford c…

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

…n Fountain Mall, right in the heart of campus. A prayer tent featured round-the-clock worship and prayer, and students gathered four straight nights (Sunday through Wednesday) for special worship services led by a variety of pastors and speakers. [Get a taste of the worship in this short video.] And more than 30 Baylor students were baptized on Wednesday night. “There’s something about learning how to pray that’s different,” says Dr. Charles Ramse…

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

…one of my professors suggested researching Mount Holyoke — the first higher-ed single-sex setting for women. It’s also very interesting because it’s founded by a woman, for women. It’s higher education and it’s religion. For me, it was like, ‘I can study myself. I am all of these things.’ But I then I began reading the writings of the founder, Mary Lyon. And I just found it fascinating how she was thinking about being a woman and challenging the w…