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Congrats, Baylor Class of 2025!

…ic loss to earn doctorate — at age 83 * First CSD PhD grad uses personal dyslexia experience to fuel passion * Baylor connections & experience pay off at NBC for this 2025 grad…

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

…ided 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 of educa…

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

Every spring, the Baylor Family bids happy retirement to professors and staff who have dedicated their professional lives to the university and its students. This spring, we say a special farewell to two prominent university leaders, Vice President for Student Life Kevin Jackson and Baylor Graduate School Dean Larry Lyon (BA ’71). Dr. Jackson has been the face of student life for a generation of Baylor students, serving as vice president of stude…

20 years ago, NBC’s “The Office” debuted — and the world met this Baylor alumna

…iere of NBC’s The Office, the show and its characters have become American pop culture touchstones. But don’t get the impression that Angela Martin and Angela Kinsey are the same person. “She’s nothing like that,” says Baylor emeritus professor Robert Darden (BSED ’76), who taught Kinsey as a student. “Angela was a perky, outgoing, spontaneous person, not a grim control freak. Her nickname was ‘Junior Mint,’ and her screenplay characters were alwa…

Remembering a Baylor legend: Diana Garland

…y job, if it’s done well, to be one of investing in my colleagues,” Garland once said. “As important as my research and writing is to me, it has to be secondary to my finding the resources — whether that’s time, great students, grants or gifts — to support the work that the faculty and staff in the School of Social Work are doing, and investing in their lives, because they’re going to be here long after I’m gone.” Those people, and that work, cont…

Scenes from Sing 2025

…owed by Delta Delta Delta in third for “When Pigs Fly.” Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Omega Tau, Pi Beta Phi/Phi Kappa Chi, and Zeta Tau Alpha will join those winners in performing at Pigskin Revue this fall. Here’s a quick tease of this year’s acts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_V-T8sCSmU Want to see more? Make plans to attend Pigskin during #BaylorHomecoming weekend, Oct. 27-Nov. 1! [New to the tradition? All University Sing is a…

Baylor students to compete in first Big 12 esports tournament this weekend

…follow a double-elimination (best of three) format, concluding with a championship (best of five) Saturday at 8 p.m. The tournament will be hosted via EsportsU on Battlefy; you can also watch via EsportsU on Twitch. The Big 12 has received an automatic qualifying bid for SSBU in the CECC, marking a significant milestone for the conference, which continues to grow its footprint in the fast-growing world of collegiate esports. “Esports continues to…

Meet this year’s Baylor Alumni-Elected Regent candidates

…hospitalized patients with cancer. At Baylor, she received the Phi Beta Kappa Undergraduate Honors Society Award, and in 2022, she received the MDACC President’s Award for excellence in mentoring and education. All recipients of a Baylor undergraduate or graduate/professional degree are eligible to vote in the election. Voting credentials will arrive via email on Feb. 10 (if Baylor has your correct email address). The online ballot opens Feb. 10…

5 ways Baylor helps students fighting food insecurity

…d pantry, located in the Sid Richardson Building, provides students with supplemental food so each Bear has the strongest likelihood of success. The Store is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Because we’re often asked: There are a wide variety of ways to support The Store, from online donations to gifts of food and time.) * The Fridge — A supplement to The Store, The Fridge provides students with quick, free snacks and healthy meals through a s…

The beauty of Baylor Family: Recapping Homecoming 2024

…piration and the Royal & Pure Homecoming Stroll-Off, and on through to the Pep Rally and Bonfire, it was a day full of fun, family, and favorite Baylor traditions.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Baylor University (@bayloruniversity) All weekend long, Pigskin Revue featured the best of Baylor students’ musical, Broadway-style acts from All University Sing. Saturday morning, thousands of Wacoans, Baylor alumni & students turned out…