Of the 97 Baylor Law School students who took the three-day Texas State Bar Exam at its most recent offering in July, 93 passed on their first try — the best pass rate in the state. If that sounds familiar, that’s because it’s nothing new. Baylor students have claimed the top pass rate in Texas […]
An overflowing Waco Hall crowd welcomed former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Baylor campus last night, where she discussed her career and her new book on stage with President Ken Starr. (See pictures from the evening here, or watch video of the entire event here.) Rice’s appearance came as part of an ongoing […]
I had the opportunity last week to tour what will soon be Baylor’s new discovery/research park, the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC). It’s a work to behold, and once occupied, will provide an excellent home for Baylor research efforts in science, technology, engineering and math — a point well made by internationally renowned physicist […]
Senior finance and economics double-major Grant Magness (pictured) was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of 15. The time he spent at Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas sparked Grant’s interest in a healthcare career — which, in turn, helped lead him to Baylor. Across multiple departments and even schools, Baylor is emerging as a […]
Baylor students can take as many as nine classes in Japanese, from Introductory Japanese to Japanese Civilization. The university does not yet offer a major in Japanese, but you wouldn’t know it for all the honors Baylor students are earning in the subject. A year and a half ago, it was Houston native Rachel McCutchen […]
For the third straight year, Baylor’s undergraduate entrepreneurship program has been ranked among the five best in the country by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. This year, BU came in at No. 3 in the nation, based its outstanding teaching, faculty expertise and entrepreneurial opportunities outside the classroom. If you feel like you’ve read […]
Whether you get your news from a national publication like USA Today, a website like The Huffington Post, a Christian media outlet such as The Baptist Standard, or a local newspaper like the Houston Chronicle, chances are good you’ve seen a headline about the Baylor Religion Survey this week. The third wave of results from […]
The latest U.S. News “Best Colleges” report came out yesterday, and Baylor is up four spots to No. 75, matching its highest-ever ranking. BU again comes in third in the Big 12 and among the top five in Texas, closing the gap on its nearest in-state competitor. Official Fall 2011 enrollment numbers came out Tuesday […]
What did you do with your summer? Some Bears hosted send-off parties for Baylor students. Some took the Baylor name abroad, as tourists or on mission trips. Some served their families in time of need, while others racked up academic honors. One husband-wife faculty team went overseas on two very different projects. Music lecturer Dr. […]
A recent survey found that 70% of Americans believe colleges should require their students to take basic courses in core subjects. Yet one report found that fewer than 2% of colleges and universities in the U.S. require even six of the top seven core subjects (composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government/history, economics, math, and science). […]
