Other Native American students attended Baylor before Margery Lancaster Walker, including Oscar Pete (Chehalis tribe) in 1936 and Dan Tilden (Cherokee) in 1939. But Walker, who graduated with a degree in music education from BU in 1952, is believed to have been Baylor’s first Native American graduate. Born in 1933 in Albuquerque, N.M., Margery knew […]
This year’s Baylor-Texas football game will mark the 113th time the two teams have squared off on the gridiron — one of the 25 most-played rivalries in college football history. For most of that time — since 1916 — the two teams have been conference rivals, first in the Southwest Conference (1915-96) and then in […]
It’s hard to believe, but the upcoming Baylor football season will be the 10th at McLane Stadium. How time flies! The epicenter of Bear Country every home football Saturday, McLane Stadium has aged gracefully, if it’s aged at all. It’s still tied with an incoming conference rival (Houston’s TDECU Stadium) as the newest Power 5 football […]
A newly renovated Collins Hall will welcome Baylor’s Class of 2027 this fall — but where did the residence hall get its name? Collins is one of at least a dozen Baylor buildings named for women — specifically, it was named in honor of Ruth Woodall Collins, whose family’s generosity to Baylor is still felt […]
Baylor’s Texas Collection started in 1923 as a passion project of Dr. Kenneth Hazen Aynesworth, a Baylor graduate and prominent Waco physician (and future UT regent). As it celebrates its 100th birthday this year, the Texas Collection is now one of the largest Texana collections in the world, filled with materials documenting the history, heritage […]
Fueled by the post-war boom, 1947 was a busy year at Baylor. Kokernot Hall was completed, portions of the Union Building (now known as the SUB or Bill Daniel Student Center) opened, the Graduate School was established and began awarding degrees, and President Harry Truman visited campus to receive an honorary degree. It was also […]
In July 2021, Baylor announced it was seeking an artist to create statues of Rev. Robert Gilbert (BA ’67) and Barbara Walker (BA ’67), the university’s first Black graduates, honoring the pair for what they endured to open doors for countless other students who would follow in their footsteps. Less than two years later, Baylor […]
Tuesday was a historic day on Baylor’s campus, as the university unveiled and dedicated statues of Rev. Robert Gilbert (BA ’67) and Barbara Walker (BA ’67) — Baylor’s first two Black graduates. The statues now stand outside Tidwell Bible Building, where Gilbert (history) and Walker (sociology) took classes in their academic majors. The honor recognizes the […]
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 […]
