There’s a good chance that, at some point in the last few years, you’ve read or discussed Baylor research in “phone snubbing” (or the more headline-friendly term “phubbing”), describing the habits of individuals more preoccupied with their phones than the people around them. The highly-relatable research has been covered by everyone from NBC’s TODAY to […]
Baylor is filled with faculty, staff and administrators whose fascinating work and deep sense of mission give us plenty of worthy stories to tell. But unless you’re on campus, you can’t always hear those stories straight from the source. Enter Baylor Connections, the weekly radio show and podcast that introduces listeners to the people who […]
Baylor alumna Melissa Rogers (BA ’88) has spent her entire professional life at the intersection of religion and public life. After earning Phi Beta Kappa honors and her bachelor’s in history at Baylor, Rogers completed a law degree at Penn. Since then, she has worked for the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, the Pew […]
How many superhero movies and sequels will they really keep making? Where exactly is the Star Wars franchise headed? What can Hollywood tangibly do to support women directors? How have tablets and smartphones affected the film industry? Baylor professor Chris Hansen is a go-to expert on topics such as these. He’s an award-winning writer and […]
One’s a leading conservative voice, the other a leading progressive intellectual. They disagree on virtually any issue you can think of — but they agree on this: When seeking the truth, we must be willing, even eager, to engage with those who believe differently than us — and to do so in love. That was […]
Headed into the Allstate Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day (7:45 p.m. CT, ESPN), Baylor football is ranked in the top 10 nationally in every major poll (7th in the College Football Playoff rankings, and 8th in both the AP and coaches polls). Of course, top-10 programs are not a new phenomenon at Baylor. Just […]
This fall, Baylor welcomed nearly 100 new faculty members to campus. It’s an impressive group, full of men and women who came to Baylor from such universities as Yale, Duke, Princeton, USC and Ohio State, as well as a variety of research institutes, laboratories and medical organizations. What brings such top scholars to Baylor? We […]
There’s a position in higher education that’s deeply appreciated by professors and students, but somewhat unsung outside of those with whom they closely interact: the postdoc. “Postdoc” is academic shorthand for postdoctoral researchers, and we’ll soon be welcoming more of them to Baylor. In October, Baylor announced the formation of a postdoc hiring program which […]
For the uninitiated, “esports” is a general term that encompasses the world of competitive video gaming. Professional video game players — or teams of them — organize and compete around specific games, attracting big sponsorships from some of the world’s most well-known companies. The dream for many of these players is to compete in large-scale […]
On September 30, Baylor’s Mayborn Museum Complex welcomed its 2 millionth visitor! The honor went to Rose Eastland and her family, who received an annual membership to the museum. It took the Mayborn nine years to reach its 1 millionth visitor, back in 2013, but only six years to get from 1 million to 2 […]
