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‘Our Time’ series on ESPN+ takes viewers behind the scenes with Baylor basketball

…n’s basketball’s Culture of JOY is all about, and visit a hospital with pre-med student-athlete Adam Flagler. Episode 6 – Road Warriors: The most recent episode goes in-depth on two big road games at the start of February: the men’s trip to Kansas, and the women’s win in Austin. ESPN+ is a subscription-based streaming service starting at $6.99 a month, and all previous episodes are available on-demand for binge-watching. With the Big 12 title push…

Nation’s largest award for top teaching brings NC State math education prof to Baylor

…rning. Teaching is then a playful and joyful experience… “Having a national-level award that rewards college-level teaching from any discipline says loudly that it is not just what we teach, but how we care for, teach and mentor college students that really matters… [The Cherry Award] speaks volumes about the commitment that Baylor University has for teaching given the incredible effort that goes into the award process by Baylor faculty and staff….

Presenting the 2022 Baylor Alumni Award winners

…king. Locally, the Heart of Texas Human Trafficking Coalition (which she co-founded) serves as a model for other communities in how to bring together law enforcement, attorneys, social service providers, and others together to serve human trafficking survivors. Medal of Service for Contributions to the Professions: Giancarlo Guerrero (BM ’91), Grammy Award-winning conductor and music director for the Nashville Symphony. Guerrero is also music dire…

Why the Immortal Ten story still resonates, 95 years later

…or swerve in time, the bus and train collided, killing 10 of the 21 student-athletes, coaches and fans on the bus. Ninety-five years is a long time for a story to continue to be felt by different generations, by diverse people in divergent eras. One reason it still resonates: The story is told each year at Freshman Mass Meeting, keeping the Immortal Ten’s flame burning across the decades. “The story of the Immortal Ten embodies the Baylor spirit,…

No. 2-ranked Baylor men’s tennis, No. 11 women’s tennis ready to keep winning in 2022

…n’s Bears had high expectations last year and lived up to them, coming ever-so-close to the program’s second national title. They did claim their 14th Big 12 regular season championship and 10th Big 12 tournament title, and were impressive in the NCAA tournament, knocking off Tennessee in dramatic fashion in the national semifinals to reach the championship, where Florida claimed the title. With three returning all-Americans (Adrian Boitan, Sven L…

Chip and Joanna return to TV with launch of the Magnolia Network

…Here’s a first look at each show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqlF4A3vJ-Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHCdmrgXYfY But Magnolia Network has plenty of other new offerings — and Chip and Joanna aren’t the only Bears to be featured. Restoration Road, another new series, features their fellow Wacoan and Baylor grad, carpenter Clint Harp (BBA ’00), as he travels America searching for historical structures in need of restoration. An upcoming spec…

Baylor earns prestigious R1 status; here’s what that means for BU

…an explicit, primary identity as a Protestant Christian university, Baylor brings a rare voice and approach to that table — seeking those solutions for the glory of God. “Through top-tier research, scholarship and external funding support, R1 universities — that now include Baylor University — bring their voice to bear in addressing our world’s most significant challenges,” says President Linda Livingstone. “And as a Christian research university,…

Celebrating 45 years of Phi Beta Kappa at Baylor

…bers, Baylor’s chapter sponsors events such as the Albaugh Lectures, which bring distinguished scientists, writers, artists and thinkers to campus. Past guests have included Francis Crick (the Nobel Prize-winning DNA pioneer), Stephen Jay Gould (one of the most widely read science writers of the 20th century) and John Updike (winner of multiple Pulitzer Prize awards). Phi Beta Kappa also gives back to the community by sponsoring four student schol…

‘A Baylor Christmas’ shares holiday music from Waco all over the country

…Why is it the 2018 performance?” In recent years, KWTX has gone to an every-other-year schedule for recording and producing the broadcast, so this year should have been the debut of the 2020 performance — but COVID-19 threw a wrench in those plans last year. The good news: Baylor’s 2021 concert was recorded earlier this year and will be produced to make its broadcast premiere in December 2022.) Sic ’em, Baylor music students! [Looking for even mor…

10 years later: Remembering when RG3 brought the Heisman to Baylor

…mpionships, built McLane Stadium, and (after going three decades between 10-win seasons prior to RG3) has won double-digit games five more times. Griffin would be drafted with the No. 2 overall pick the following year, earning NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Injuries cut short his career in Washington, but he played four more seasons for Cleveland and Baltimore before moving to the TV booth as an analyst for ESPN, where he has earned rave reviews (…