In January, Yelp released its list of the “Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. 2019“. While perusing the list, we noticed something quite exciting: sitting at No. 71 was Waco’s own Lula Jane’s, owned by Baylor alumna Nancy Grayson! Lula Jane’s is a beloved local café in East Waco that, since 2012, has been […]
Among the highest honors bestowed by Baylor University is the Baylor Founders Medal. Established in September 1969, for 50 years it has been presented to those whose lives have been a testament to their love for the university. Like the founders before them, they have given their service, time and talent in support of Baylor’s […]
With the first pitch of the 2019 season set for Friday night in Mexico, the Baylor softball team finds itself in a familiar spot — ranked among the nation’s top 25 teams in the preseason rankings for the eighth straight year. The Lady Bears came in 18th nationally in the preseason coaches poll and 19th […]
For the first time since March 2013, the Baylor Lady Bears are back at No. 1 in the nation! That’s according to the most recent AP poll, in which head coach Kim Mulkey’s squad received 24 of 28 first-place votes to claim the nation’s top spot. At 17-1 on the season and with wins over […]
Last night, a sellout Ferrell Center crowd saw the No. 7-ranked Baylor Lady Bears upset No. 1 UConn, 68-57, ending the Huskies’ 126-game regular season winning streak. While Baylor has won two national championships under head coach Kim Mulkey, last night’s win was the program’s first-ever over a No. 1 team. [WATCH: Highlights from Baylor Athletics […]
Shortly after midnight early Friday morning, Baylor football head coach Matt Rhule was handed the 2018 Texas Bowl trophy after his Bears had defeated Vanderbilt, 45-38. The win capped off a remarkable year in which the Bears bounced back from a 1-11 season to not only become bowl-eligible, but to defeat a Commodores team picked […]
If the Big 12 Conference gave out a trophy for academic success, Baylor would be the back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back champions. For the fifth consecutive year, Baylor student-athletes are tops in the Big 12 in Graduation Success Rate (GSR). Baylor’s overall score of 90 led all other Big 12 institutions, continuing a streak of excellence that has seen the […]
At the end of December, Dr. Randall O’Brien — a former longtime Baylor professor and administrator — will step down from his position as president of Carson-Newman University into retirement after a decade of service at the Tennessee Baptist school. O’Brien worked at Baylor from 1991, when he was hired as a religion professor, until 2008, when […]
In recent years, Baylor’s Model United Nations team has won top team honors and an avalanche of individual team member awards at national Model UN conferences across the country. Their latest appearance, at the American Modern UN Conference (AMUN) in Chicago, set an even higher bar for team and individual excellence. Baylor’s Model UN team […]
After a one-year absence, Baylor is going bowling again — and in familiar territory, although against an unfamiliar foe. Baylor football is headed to Houston for the holidays, as the Bears will face Vanderbilt in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (Dec. 27, 8 p.m., ESPN) at NRG Stadium, home of the NFL’s Houston […]
