As Baylor’s Board of Regents holds its regular summer meeting this week, eight new Regents are taking their seats at the table to start new terms: three serving at-large, one (re-)elected by alumni, two appointed by the Baptist General Convention of Texas, one new Faculty Regent, and one new Student Regent: Jay Brown (BBA ’95), […]
This year marks the first time that Major League Baseball has held its draft in July, coinciding with MLB All-Star game festivities — and Baylor baseball stars were well-represented in both. First, Max Muncy — the former Baylor standout who has emerged as a star with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the last four seasons […]
When Donna Gay Anderson was preparing to move into a new home, she did what most people would do — start cleaning out the clutter. But as she sifted through things in the attic, she found something rather special: photos from her late mother’s time at Baylor. Vonnie Haisty, Donna’s mother, came to Baylor in the […]
Few university professors anywhere in the world have a resume quite like Dr. Walter “Sparky” Matthews (BA ’92) — a former Air Force flight surgeon, hospital commander on the warfront in Afghanistan, winner of military honors ranging from the Bronze Star to the John M. Collins Military Strategy Award for Excellence in Writing, and the […]
If you stroll past a newsstand or checkout counter that has the latest issue of TIME magazine for sale (June 7-14, 2021), stop and take a closer look. That painting that’s used as an accent piece, in the upper-left corner? That’s the work of a 2020 Baylor graduate. Specifically, it’s the work of John Singletary […]
Throughout COVID-19, those on the frontlines of healthcare have received well-deserved accolades. Doctors, nurses, first responders, researchers — all have stepped up to address COVID-19-related challenges. But that’s not the only group on the frontlines; environmental and public health professionals are also out there working to protect the health of their neighbors — and much […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has created its share of challenges in the job market, and Baylor’s 2020 graduates began their careers amidst those headwinds. In spite of that, Baylor graduates not only navigated the COVID-19 job market — they thrived amidst it. The Baylor University Career Center announced earlier this spring that 80% of spring 2020 […]
In late February, TIAA — a leading financial services provider that ranks among the 100 largest corporations in America — named one of Baylor’s own as its president and CEO. As of May 1, Thasunda Brown Duckett (MBA ’01) now calls the shots for one of the nation’s largest providers of secure retirements and outcome-focused […]
After a year of limited in-person events (including postponed May, August and December 2020 Commencement ceremonies), it was especially joyous to be able to gather together this weekend and celebrate both the Classes of 2020 and 2021 with graduation ceremonies at McLane Stadium! A beautiful day for Commencement — congrats to each & every #BaylorGrad! […]
Treasure Ramirez’s Baylor mentor, Dr. Emily Smith, says her name is fitting: “She definitely is a Treasure to those who know her, and a gift to the world around her.” Today, Ramirez (BBA ’20) is a Baylor Ph.D. student, one year removed from earning a degree in economics and excelling as a member of Baylor’s first […]
