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Six Bears to continue studies abroad thanks to prestigious Fulbright Scholarships

…nd social entrepreneurship. “I hope to continue academic research and hands-on work in economic and entrepreneurship development in Latin America with a special focus on women, U.S. immigrants and indigenous groups.” “The ability to empower others has always been a source of motivation for me,” said Ross Natividad, BA ’10, a master’s candidate in Spanish who is headed to Indonesia to teach English to high school students. “The Fulbright program wi…

Baseball named NCAA tournament’s No. 4 overall seed, will host regional this weekend

…s six years ago. The 2012 Waco Regional includes Baylor, Dallas Baptist, UT-Arlington and Oral Roberts. All-session tickets give access to all six or seven games of the regional and are on sale now for as little as $15. A total of 200 complimentary tickets will be made available to Baylor students for each BU game; those will be available the day of the game when the gates open for Baylor games (typically 90 minutes prior to first pitch). Free liv…

Baylor We Are: A Family

…, holding regular gatherings and special events like watch parties and send-off gatherings across Texas, all over the country and even internationally. And online, sites like baylor.edu/alumni, baylorbears.com, and (naturally) Baylor Proud join Facebook and Twitter in keeping alumni informed on happenings around campus and among the Baylor family. To the Class of 2012: As you head out, keep in touch with your old alma mater. Come back every once i…

Sandra Day O’Connor speaks at Baylor, studies BU students’ research on iCivics

…ersation on her efforts to improve civic education. The Justice founded an online curriculum called iCivics in 2009 that uses games to introduce students, particularly those in the middle grades, to civic principles and ideas. (I checked the site out yesterday afternoon, and I must confess I got caught up in playing the games for more than an hour.) Thanks to President Starr’s friendship with Justice O’Connor, Baylor was appointed last year to stu…

Diadeloso 2012: Back to the Future

…w Bears from all over the state and beyond for Diadeloso Texas at SeaWorld San Antonio on June 9. Get details here, then register online today! Sic ’em, Diadeloso!…

Equestrian claims Baylor’s second national title in two weeks

…there yet. A total of 40 Division I/II schools must sponsor equestrian in order to hold an NCAA-sponsored championship; Baylor is currently one of 23 participating institutions. The Bears are joined by fellow Big 12 schools Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, in-state rivals SMU and TCU, and other universities such as Auburn, Brown, Cornell, Fresno State, Georgia, New Mexico State and South Carolina. So to recap, here’s Baylor Athletics’…

Baylor Lady Bears: 2011-12 NCAA national champions!

…e Baylor Bookstore || Order Invincible: The 2011-12 Baylor Lady Bears, a 96-page, full-color book from Baylor Press] What could make a national championship even better? Mulkey’s squad — now 78-4 in their last 82 games — returns its top six scorers and rebounders next year: Griner, All-Americans Odyssey Sims and Destiny Williams, All-Big 12 guard Kimetria Hayden, Brooklyn Pope and Jordan Madden. Celebrate the team by welcoming the Lady Bears home…

Lady Bears reach NCAA championship game, will play for national title Tuesday

…hest scoring team in the nation) to a season-low 47 points. [AVAILABLE: Pre-order Baylor Press’ book on the Lady Bears’ 2011-12 season || Get Lady Bears gear from the Baylor Bookstore || BU men’s basketball’s “One Team, One God, One Goal” t-shirt also available] A large Baylor contingent was loud and proud at the Pepsi Center in Denver Sunday night, and more will likely join them for Tuesday. BU fans were also gathered all around the country for F…

Lady Bears return to Final Four for second time in three years

…nal Coach of the Year award. And Griner’s two dunks were named SportsCenter’s No. 3 highlight of the entire NCAA tournament (men’s or women’s). [AVAILABLE: Lady Bears Final Four t-shirts (here, here and here) and other Lady Bears gear from the Baylor Bookstore || Pre-order Baylor Press’ book on the Lady Bears’ 2011-12 season] As I write, a crowd is expectantly gathering at the Waco airport’s Texas Aero building to greet the team when it arrives ho…

Griner dunks as Lady Bears reach Sweet 16 for fourth straight year

…ylor will face Georgia Tech Saturday at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN.] [AVAILABLE: Pre-order Baylor Press’ book on the Lady Bears’ 2011-12 season || Lady Bears Big 12 Champion and Road to the Final Four gear] With such success has also come a host of honors for Baylor… First, President Barack Obama picked the Lady Bears to win it all in his bracket. Then Griner and Mulkey were each named one of four finalists for national awards — Griner for the Naismith Tro…