For the third year in a row, Baylor men’s basketball has claimed the No. 1 spot in the national rankings. Head coach Scott Drew’s team moved up to No. 1 on Monday after the Bears soundly defeated No. 6 Villanova on Sunday and previous No. 1 Purdue lost to unranked Rutgers earlier in the week. […]
As the nation’s No. 5 national seed, Baylor volleyball has high expectations for this year’s NCAA tournament — and so far, they’re off to a winning start. Head coach Ryan McGuyre’s Bears took care of business in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament last weekend at the Ferrell Center, sweeping through six winning […]
What a weekend: Baylor upset Oklahoma State on Saturday, 21-16, to claim the program’s third Big 12 title and clinch a spot in the 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl! The moment that will live on from Saturday’s victory was senior safety Jairon McVea’s incredible diving, goal-line tackle that left Oklahoma State just inches short of a […]
Among the most discussed rankings in all of higher education is U.S News & World Report’s “Best College Rankings,” and Baylor is consistently ranked among the very best schools in the nation. But there’s more than just the general college ranking for the Baylor Family to take pride in. Once again this year, Baylor received […]
For the second time in three years, Baylor football is headed to the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship game! The No. 9-ranked Bears will face No. 5-ranked Oklahoma State on Saturday at AT&T Stadium (11 a.m., ABC). Fun fact: Since the Big 12 restored its conference championship game in 2017, only two schools have made […]
All year long, Baylor volleyball has been one of the sport’s best teams — and now, they’re a top national seed as the NCAA Tournament is set to begin on Thursday. Head coach Ryan McGuyre’s team earned the No. 5 overall seed and the right to play the first and second rounds of the tournament […]
About a month before the 2021 Texas State Japanese Language Speech Contest, Dr. Yuko Prefume (BA ’04, MSED ’06, EDD ’15), a senior lecturer in Japanese at Baylor, asked then-junior Matthew Ho if he wanted to enter the competition. A little hesitant at first, and not knowing much about what would be involved, Ho said […]
Fall is “national rankings” season in higher ed, and Baylor’s report card is looking good: ranked among the top 20% of universities nationwide; on a short list for best undergraduate teaching and best undergraduate research opportunities; listed among the nation’s best student experiences by the Wall Street Journal and U.S. News; and even named to the […]
If you ask a BU student or alum what Baylor means to them, you’re likely to hear stories about brilliant, caring professors, classes that stimulated their imagination and helped carve their future paths, and organizations or activities that introduced them to friends who lasted a lifetime. While our top-tier academic rankings are a point of […]
Librarians are the heartbeat behind education, research, and exploration through reading. Texas recently announced a new state librarian — and she’s a Baylor grad! On September 1, Gloria Meraz (BA ’90) began her new role as director of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and Texas State Librarian. Notably, Meraz is both the […]
