The first indication a visitor receives that Baylor’s Armstrong Browning Library is a special place is the entrance. Bronze doors, each weighing nearly a ton, open slowly as they dramatically reveal what’s inside — and what’s inside is not only one of the most beautiful facilities on the Baylor campus, but one of the most […]
Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States each May — but since Baylor students are usually focused on final exams and then headed off for summer then, the university celebrates the month from mid-October to mid-November each year. Regardless of the dates, it’s a good time for celebrating the contributions, […]
“That Good old Baylor Line That Good old Baylor Line We’ll march forever down the years As long as stars shall shine We’ll fling our Green and Gold afar To light the ways of time And guide us as we onward go That good old Baylor Line.” A Baylor tradition that unites us all — […]
As simple tributes to those who have gone before us, they are easy to miss or take for granted. But 140+ of the red granite lampposts scattered across Baylor’s campus are more than just utilitarian lighting — they are memorials to those who have served our country, including many who gave their lives in action. […]
A trivia question for you, as Baylor football prepares to host BYU for Homecoming 2021 (and, in a couple of years, to welcome the Cougars into the Big 12): Who was BYU’s Heisman-finalist starting quarterback the last time the Bears and Cougars met? Longtime Baylor fans may recall that BYU and Baylor previously squared off […]
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from Sept. 15-Oct. 15 as a time for celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose family cultures hail from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. (Why does it begin on Sept. 15, you ask? Because that’s the anniversary of independence for five Latin […]
It was a transformative new facility along the Brazos River, raising a program to new heights and expanding the Baylor campus further along the water. We’re talking, of course, about the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center, which remains one of the nation’s top law school facilities as it celebrates its 20th birthday this year. […]
A school-record seven Baylor Bears are in Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics, as they begin this week (one year late due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Trayvon Bromell (BSED ’18, track & field), Brittney Griner (BSED ’19, basketball) and John Peers (tennis) are each on Olympic rosters for the second time, while more recent Baylor […]
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 […]
When Baylor released the report and recommendations of the Committee on Historic Campus Representations last month, most attention was (rightly) placed on the committee’s historical study of Baylor’s connections to slavery and the Confederacy and their recommendations for what changes could/should be made to better tell the full story of our university’s history. The university […]
