While internships in Washington, D.C., aren’t uncommon for Baylor students, the opportunity to serve as an intern for both the U.S. Supreme Court and the White House in the same year is almost unheard of. For a sophomore to receive such an opportunity… Well, now you’re talking unique — and you’re talking Emanuel Gawrieh. As […]
If practice makes perfect, then Baylor Law students are clearly well on their way to starting excellent careers. For the fourth straight year (and the seventh time in 12 years), a team of Baylor Law School students won first place at the annual Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition. The team of Jennifer Salim […]
The day after he turned 30, George Gaston, BBA ’93, learned from doctors that he had a major cyst on his brain. He underwent several surgeries. That process has helped Gaston — now CEO of Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in Houston — relate to his patients and their families in a new way. That sort […]
Last year, the Baylor women’s basketball program received a commitment from the No. 1 high school player in the country, Brittney Griner, on National Signing Day. Griner, known for her 6-foot-8 height and ability to dunk, is now the Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year as the 4th-ranked Lady Bears open their season Sunday […]
Work that began three years ago as a potential journal article by English professor Dr. Joe Fulton has evolved into not just a complete book, but one worthy of the prestigious Landry Award, given annually to the best book on Southern studies published by LSU Press. Fulton’s book, The Reconstruction of Mark Twain, takes an […]
Apple introduced the computer mouse to the masses in 1984 with the introduction of the Macintosh computer, but the invention was first demonstrated nearly 20 years earlier at a conference in San Francisco by its inventor, Dr. Douglas Engelbart. His presentation — which also introduced such features as hyperlinks, e-mail and video conferencing — has […]
While Baylor football (Saturday at OU, 2:30 p.m., ABC), soccer (Friday at Nebraska, Saturday at ISU) and tennis (men and women both at the ITA All-American Championships) are all on the road this weekend, the 17th-ranked Baylor volleyball team is here in Waco, hosting Texas A&M at 7 p.m. Saturday. Head coach Jim Barnes’ Bears […]
The reason we trumpet rankings on this blog is that they give some outside validation of where Baylor programs stand compared to others across the nation. Thus, we’re always excited to see Bears grab top-25 rankings, whether they’re academic or athletic. Baylor’s debate team is the latest to grab headlines, coming in at No. 5 […]
We’ve seen the iTunes folks highlight other Baylor grads in the past like Addison Road and Erin McCarley. Now this week, folks visiting the iTunes Christian & Gospel page found offerings from two Baylor alumni groups among the top three best-selling albums nationwide. Most folks know that the David Crowder Band hails from Baylor/Waco, as […]
Accounting and entrepreneurship students in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business received some nice recognition this week on the national level. For the fourth straight year, Baylor graduate students ranked among the top five in the country in pass rate on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. Baylor undergraduates also did well, finishing among the […]
