Another academic year is coming to its end: final grades being posted, books returned, students walking the stage — and Baylor professors being honored! Here’s a look at this year’s professors of the year: The Collins Outstanding Professor Award, which is voted on by the outgoing senior class, includes a $10,000 cash prize for the […]
For the 20th time in 23 seasons, Baylor men’s tennis is headed to the Sweet 16! Head coach Michael Woodson’s Bears — the No. 3 overall seed in this year’s NCAA tournament — got there by sweeping Abilene Christian on Friday, 4-0, and then fending off No. 25 Texas A&M on Saturday, 4-2. Baylor has […]
Baylor men’s tennis finished last season as national runners-up. They’re aiming to finish one win better this season. Head coach Michael Woodson’s Bears are the No. 3 overall seed in this year’s NCAA tournament, and will host first- and second-round matches this weekend at the Hurd Tennis Center. Baylor earned that right by finishing the […]
By the time the 2022 NFL draft concluded on Saturday, six Baylor Bears had heard their name called. That number: Was the most of any school in Texas; Tied for 7th-most nationally; Accounted for nearly 1/4 of the Big 12’s 25 total draftees; and Matched the program record (set in 2016) for most players selected in […]
When you’re part of a program that has won six straight national titles, most everyone’s minimum expectation for you is the maximum accomplishment in your sport. If that has been in any way a burden, Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling continues to carry it well — and with added style. Baylor A&T won its seventh straight […]
Three years ago, Baylor set a school record when seven Bears earned prestigious Fulbright scholarships — part of the nation’s flagship program for international graduate study and education. This year, Baylor students are blowing that record out of the water. An incredible 13 BU students have already been named Fulbright recipients for 2022 — a number […]
Every year, U.S. News unveils its annual ranking of American colleges and universities to the world. Last fall, Baylor came in at No. 75 in the nation — among the top 20% of national universities — and made the outlet’s short list of best schools for both undergraduate teaching and undergraduate research opportunities. (Baylor was […]
Every spring, the Baylor Family bids happy retirement to professors and staff who have dedicated their professional lives to the university and its students. It’s always a bittersweet mix — sadness in seeing them go, happiness for a well-deserved next step — but we wish them all well in the next phase of their lives. […]
For the first time in program history, Baylor women’s basketball had two top-10 picks in the WNBA draft — and the duo will get to be teammates at the next level. First off the board: The Big 12’s most dominant player, NaLyssa Smith, who was selected No. 2 overall by the Indiana Fever. Smith followed […]
In 2019, Dr. Bradley Bolen traveled from Waco to Austria to teach a masterclass and judge a piano competition. There, he met Cezary Karwowski, a talented and aspiring concert pianist. Before Bolen left, Karwowski asked if he could study under him — and of course the answer was an emphatic “yes!” Three years later, Karwowski […]
