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Juneteenth memories from Baylor’s oral history archives

…ndmother had some friends her age and a little older. There was one woman, Nancy Hagworth, who also came from the Stroud plantation, and she was a distant relative because we were related — you know, all people came from the plantation. We called her ‘Sis.’ The thing about Sis, Mrs. Hagworth, was that she was six years old when slavery ended, and she remembered things. She used to tell me slavery stories. Her mother was the cook in the big house a…

Honoring some familiar Baylor faces retiring this year

…020s), Greene by his count has taught more than 22,000 Baylor Bears. Maxey Parrish (BA ’78, MSED ’93) has really had two careers at Baylor. From 1980-2000, he worked in Baylor Athletics, helping lead the sports information department and launching what is now BaylorBears.com. He moved to the academic side in 2001, teaching journalism and public relations students for the last two decades. Parrish has also led a dozen study abroad trips, to locatio…

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

…hat it really means to live well and thrive around the world; Dr. Danielle Parrish’s work on caring for women in the juvenile justice system; Dr. Brian Shaw’s efforts to make STEM education more accessible to the blind and visually impaired; An interdisciplinary team helping fight human trafficking by analyzing technological challenges faced by law enforcement; and Baylor’s partnership with Compassion International to help kids in poverty worldwid…

The nation’s expert on Waco’s Pearl Harbor hero is, naturally, a Baylor prof

…ted a vital contribution toward the full and equal acceptance of Black men and women in the U.S. Navy and the nation that it serves.” Sic ’em, Doris Miller and Dr. Parrish! [Learn more about Miller and Parrish’s research in this Spring 2021 Baylor Magazine feature.]…

BU grad has attended every Baylor-Texas football game since 1953

…o missing the annual Baylor/UT game was in 1963. Living in Corpus Christi, Nancy was eight months pregnant, but Counts decided it was safe to head to Austin. Facing No. 1-ranked Texas, Baylor had a chance to tie the game in the final minute, but an interception sealed the final 7-0 score. The Counts’ Baylor legacy actually began with Walter’s dad, Paul (who played football at Baylor), and has continued down the years beyond them — first with their…

Meet the Baylor researchers starring in this year’s national brand campaign

…of lesser-known figures. * Dr. Danielle Parrish, professor of social work: Parrish’s work addresses health outcomes for underserved young women in the juvenile justice system. An expert in the prevention of substance-exposed pregnancies, she recently earned a National Institutes of Health grant to test integrated programming and interventions to support these teens’ well-being and health. * Dr. Zhenrong Zhang, associate professor of physics: Zhang…

Baylor social work prof earns $3.1 million grant to test care for women in juvenile justice system

…sive support to cover a variety of issues, such as substance abuse and pregnancy. What she saw was mostly siloed care. Today, Parrish is a professor at the Houston campus of Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work who has long applied her research efforts to filling the gaps. Earlier this spring, she was awarded a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test comprehensive risk reduction intervention efforts for y…

7 things to see and do in Waco (that you probably haven’t seen/done yet)

…If you want to know more about Miller, Baylor history professor T. Michael Parrish has literally written the book.] * Waco Downtown Farmers Market — Open every Saturday, the Waco Downtown Farmers Market features the best local agricultural producers and artisan vendors within 150 miles of Waco — everything from fresh meats, cheeses, fruits and vegetables to artisan pastries, jams, soaps and more (plus food trucks!). * Fabled — Downtown Waco’s newe…

Why it’s a big deal that Baylor is hiring five new endowed chairs

…lor to recruit veteran and proven researchers — professors who, as Provost Nancy Brickhouse puts it, “are at the peak of their game and conduct advanced research that addresses significant issues.” Baylor is hiring right now for five endowed chair positions, with more future positions in the works: The Kenneth and Celia Carlile Chair in Materials Science, The Jackson Family Endowed Chair for Baylor in Latin America, The McCollum Family Endowed Cha…

Baylor Regent’s family gives $30 million to support Baylor student scholarships

…air in the Hankamer School of Business; $1.5 million from John (BBA ’79) & Nancy (BSEd ’79) Jackson to support an endowed chair as part of BU’s Latin America initiative; and $5 million from Ed (BBA ’73) & Denise Crenshaw to endow two Hankamer School of Business faculty positions and a Student Foundation scholarship. Throughout the Baylor Family, individuals and families have stepped up to support Baylor students, faculty, and research efforts — ge…