Regular viewers of ABC’s “World News with Diane Sawyer” saw a series of features earlier this month in which a Dallas family was asked to live life buying only American products. Could they do it? What would they have to give up? ABC covered the story all week in a series of vignettes, showing the […]
Since my son was born and my wife went to working part-time, being a good steward of our finances has taken on much more importance for me. My father-in-law, in particular, has given me a lot of excellent advice on the subject. For years, he and his wife have taught a course on personal finance […]
At the age of 27, I was still figuring out what I wanted to be when I grew up. In stark contrast, at the same age, 2005 Baylor graduate Ashton Gustafson was already a partner in the Bishop Realtor Group and one of the top realtors in North Texas. In December, Gustafson was named one […]
It’s a simple premise: For every textbook the company sells, a new textbook will be given to a student in need. That’s the idea behind Cause Bound, a company launched last fall by Baylor grad Jared Allen, BBA ’09. “There are hundreds of thousands of schools around the world that don’t have enough textbooks, or […]
Last fall, when the federal government decided to consolidate the hundreds of lawsuits filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana against BP and other companies following the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a federal judge chose four attorneys to oversee the claims on behalf of those who were hurt by the spill. One of […]
Since 1813, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been tasked with making information regarding the work of the U.S. government available to all Americans. Producing such publications as the Congressional Record and Federal Register, the GPO prints about 2 billion pages each year. But storing all that for posterity is a big, big task […]
The various Baylor Network groups around the country gather for a variety of purposes — to network Baylor graduates for business, to bring together Bears in support of BU’s various athletic programs, or simply to promote fellowship among members of the Baylor family. But in addition to those purposes, some of the groups have decided […]
The Baylor College of Medicine began in 1903, and for over a century has maintained its ties to Baylor University even as it moved from Dallas to Houston and from a part of the university to an independent institution. The connections between the two institutions run deep, as evidenced by the latest round of appointees […]
Had he lived longer, yesterday would have been Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. The former California governor and United States president visited Baylor twice — once in 1976, when he spoke in Waco Hall while campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, and again in 1988 when he was the featured guest at the first event ever […]
If you’re feeling stressed getting ready to host a Super Bowl party this weekend, consider 2000 Baylor grad Paige Smith’s responsibilities. As part of the Host Committee for Super Bowl XLV, Smith has been responsible for organizing multiple high-level events surrounding the game — part of the festivities that are expected to contribute over $600 […]
