Since 1956, Allen Hall has been home to thousands of Baylor Bears — but where did the hall get its name? Allen is one of at least a dozen Baylor buildings named for women — specifically, it was named in honor of Gladys Allen, a Baylor graduate, trustee and benefactor whose impact is still felt […]
Last year, we wrote about Baylor’s plans to address many of the priorities named by the Commission on Historic Campus Representations — recommendations aimed at more completely telling the history of the university, particularly with regards to some early leaders’ slaveholding past. Last week, the university released the first detailed renderings of an addition to […]
Ask any Baylor alum about their favorite campus traditions, and you’re likely to hear Dr Pepper Hour mentioned pretty quickly. The combination of the soft drink invented in Waco and ice cream that makes a Dr Pepper float — plus a little fellowship with friends and coworkers… What’s not to love? For 70 years now, […]
If you know anything about the history of Native Americans in what is now Waco, it’s probably that a tribe called the Waco (sometimes spelled “Huaco” or “Hueco”) lived in this area before settlers began moving south and west into Texas. Native American Heritage Month is a great time to learn about those who lived […]
Baylor has quite the list of Olympic track and field stars — from C.M. King at the third modern Olympics back in 1904, to three-time gold medalist Jeremy Wariner in more recent years. But none shines brighter than Michael Johnson (BBA ’91). Where does one even begin with Johnson’s resume? Let’s start with his time […]
The Armstrong Browning Library and Museum (ABL) has been a beautiful part of Baylor’s campus for more than 70 years. The ABL is renowned for both its stunning appearance (often named among the nation’s most beautiful libraries) and its incredible collection of literature and art related to famous poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. But, you […]
Since 1970, Baylor’s Institute for Oral History has been preserving the memories of history’s eyewitnesses. Today, the archives include more than 7,000 interviews and more than 200,000 pages of transcripts — many of which have been digitized and made available in audio and/or transcript form online. Among the collection are interviews with Texans from various […]
Five years ago this week — June 1, 2017 — President Linda Livingstone officially took the reins at Baylor as the university’s 15th president. It’s incredible to look back and see what the university has accomplished under her leadership in those five years. Here are just some of the highlights: — Reaching R1 status (three […]
On Friday, Baylor Regents approved the outline of a plan that will address many of the priorities named by the Commission on Historic Campus Representations last year — recommendations that would more fully tell the history of the university and its early leaders. Many of the details are still in development, but the concepts released […]
In the 1930s, the life of a Baylor student was not exactly carefree. On a national level, Bears of that decade had experienced the Great Depression and World War I (plus the beginnings of what would become World War II); more locally, the death of Baylor President Samuel Palmer Brooks just before the 1931 graduation […]
