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The 9 best Bears in Major League Baseball history

…fans for his key contributions over a seven-season span that included back-to-back World Series appearances in 2010-11, and today he serves as a television analyst for the team. 2. Max Muncy (infielder, 2010-12): Where do you start with Muncy? How about two World Series rings, three All-Star appearances, and the four most prolific home run seasons of any Major League Bear? His 208 home runs (so far) are the most of any Baylor alum in the big leag…

Record-setting 23 Fulbright recipients top list of Baylor student scholar honors for 2025

…from Weatherford, Texas — Fulbright Israel Study/Research Award Mayra Honda-Shimabukuro, senior public health major from Ewa Beach, Hawaii — Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Timor-Leste Tori Jones (BA ’25), international studies graduate (Honors Program) from San Antonio — Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Taiwan Haley McAveney (BA ’25), international studies/Spanish graduate (BIC/Honors Program) from Santa Ana, Calif. — F…

Elite national fellows advance their fields — and bring that experience into BU classrooms

…the nation’s most cited researchers to the University’s attainment of a top-30 national ranking for both undergraduate teaching and research. Another sign of Baylor’s elite faculty: the many researchers recognized as fellows in their fields. What, exactly, is a fellow? There’s no singular definition, but a to earn a national fellowship means that a professor is making a difference that his/her colleagues across the country recognize. Phrases like…

Baylor professors of the year represent business, art, history & education

…ws Service, and for Nichols’ development of a free database of new technologies for K-16 educators. A dozen other Baylor faculty members were honored with Outstanding Faculty awards for their teaching, scholarship and contributions to the academic community in 2024-25: Dr. Paul Allison, Paul Anderson, Dr. Clay Butler (BA ’88), Dr. Sandi Cooper, Dr. Chris Jaeger, Dr. Sarah Mire (BA ’01), Dr. Marius Mitrea, Dr. David Montgomery, Dr. Keith Richards (…

Congrats, Baylor Class of 2025!

…me, and you likely won’t ever again have this much time available to build such deep friendships. Best of luck, new Baylor graduates — we’ll always be your biggest fan. Or, as we Bears say: Sic ’em, #BU25! BONUS — Baylor Class of 2025 graduate stories: * Baylor student overcomes tragic 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…

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

…l of Business faculty in 1995 and led Baylor entrepreneurship as chair from 2001-17, when he became director of Baylor’s Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. He also shares his insights through service on multiple boards, including Creative Waco and the Baylor Angel Network. Dr. Frieda Blackwell came to Baylor as a new member of the Spanish faculty in 1989, and joined the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core (BIC) faculty when it launch…

Baylor professors explain how BU’s Christian commitment drew them here

…adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, who in the not-long-ago past were often excluded from schools, communities and workplaces. “Our research team keeps this as a core value at the center of our work as we walk alongside individuals and families of individuals with disabilities to learn from them and support them the best way we can, as brothers and sisters in Christ.” — Dr. Alison Prahl serves as assistant professor of com…

Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling wins 10th (!!!!!!!!!!) straight national title

…16th national championship overall. In addition to A&T’s 10 wins, Baylor has also won team national titles in men’s basketball (2021), women’s basketball (2005, 2012 & 2019), men’s tennis (2004) and equestrian (2012). Sic ’em, Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling!…

Foster Pavilion means a new era for Waco concerts

…ent in the arena) sums it up: “Foster Pavilion is going to provide a one-of-a-kind concert experience in a very intimate setting. Fans will be right on top of the stage. There’s no hassle of leaving early to fight I-35 traffic, lots of dinner options available within walking distance, and you avoid a late-night post-concert drive home or hotel stay. For people in Waco, you just don’t get this total concert experience in Dallas, Fort Worth or Austi…