When Dr. Jamie Rankin talks about great teaching, he doesn’t start with expertise or accolades. He starts with caring. “The most effective teachers — and that includes coaches, choir directors, and mentors of any kind — are people who can put themselves imaginatively in the position of someone who doesn’t yet have the knowledge or […]
For the seventh time in nine years, a Baylor Bear is Texas’ student-teacher of the year. This year’s honoree is Bella Buncher (BSED ’25), now a second grade teacher north of Atlanta. “In the first education class, I knew this is where I’m meant to be, and I saw the Lord calling me,” Buncher recalls. […]
Another year, another top-10 ranking for Baylor entrepreneurship. Yes, for the 16th time in 17 years (!!), Baylor’s undergraduate entrepreneurship program is a top-10 national pick in the field, coming in this year at No. 10 nationally according to U.S. News. In a different measurement, Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business ranks No. 6 in the world […]
Baylor students living on campus have a wide variety of options. Some choose to live with other students their age; others, with students who have similar academic or extracurricular interests; still others, in faculty-led residential colleges. Baylor takes these opportunities seriously, and it shows. For the third straight year, Baylor’s learning communities once again rank […]
For the 10th year in a row, Baylor Volleyball is in the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Ryan McGuyre has led the best decade in program history, with a high program standard that this year’s squad, with significant contributions from numerous freshmen, has extended. The Bears enter the postseason on a high note, having closed out […]
An incredible Baylor soccer season came to an end Sunday in the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16, as the Bears fell to Ohio State, 2-1 in double overtime. In her fourth year leading the Bears, head coach Michelle Lenard’s squad finished the year 14-5-4 overall, 7-3-1 in Big 12 play, and back in the Sweet 16 […]
Only a relative handful of schools nationwide rank among U.S. News‘ top 40 for both undergraduate teaching and undergraduate research. That short list is filled with schools like Duke, Michigan, Princeton, Stanford, Yale — and Baylor. For the seventh straight year, U.S. News‘ rankings placed Baylor right alongside such prestigious peers, as BU was ranked No. […]
Baylor Soccer‘s 2025 season has been a special one, with the No. 23-ranked Bears emerging as a force to be reckoned with nationally. On the heels of their best regular season in seven years, they’ve earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament — and they will begin their postseason journey at home. For the seventh […]
Looking for a great undergraduate experience? You can’t do much better than Baylor. Baylor is one of just three colleges to rank among U.S. News‘ top 10 nationally for both first-year experience and learning communities, and the only one of those three to be either an R1 research institution or offer Power 4 athletics. The […]
One of the goals of a college degree, especially a graduate degree, is to help land a job. Few MBA programs are better at that than Baylor’s. Baylor’s full-time MBA program ranks No. 6 in the nation for helping graduates find employment after graduation, according to U.S. News‘ most recent data. Last year’s class saw […]
