Growing up the daughter of a German immigrant in Kansas, my great-grandmother’s first language was German, followed by English some time later. Even into her 90s, her first reaction to certain events would be in German, which she of course had to translate for the rest of the family. All that to say that my […]
As many Schools of Music have reduced or dropped teaching the organ, competition for spots in Baylor’s organ program remains stiff — in large part due to the presence of Dr. Joyce Jones, the Joyce Oliver Bowden Professor of Music and Organist in Residence and this year’s recipient of the Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of […]
“In the end, culture cannot be defined by one word. It is not skin color or nationality, but something you have to discover for yourself.” Such words are powerful — but even more so when delivered in a language that is not one’s native tongue. Those two sentences sum up Baylor senior Rachel McCutchen’s speech […]
Baylor sports fans probably know all about the basketball teams’ successes, and that the women’s tennis team is again ranked No. 1 in the country, and that the equestrian team won their first Big 12 championship last month. But did you know that the Baylor Bass Club is participating in the national championships this weekend? […]
Some Baylor fans were worried that this year might be a rebuilding year for Baylor’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. Instead, each program turned out one of the best years in its history, with the men advancing to the Elite Eight and the women earning their second Final Four appearance in six years. The Lady […]
Even as the Lady Bears continue to prepare for their Final Four showdown with undefeated top seed Connecticut (Sunday, about 8:30 p.m. CT, ESPN), accolades continue to pour in for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs. On the men’s side, junior forward Ekpe Udoh became just the fourth Baylor player ever named an Associated […]
For years, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups have been advertised as “two great tastes that taste great together.” The same could be said of a new Baylor research project that over the next three years will examine the impact of religious communities on entrepreneurial behavior. After all, in Baylor you have one of the world’s foremost […]
We’ve been so caught up with basketball the last couple of weeks that another athletic accomplishment nearly slipped by. Last week the Baylor equestrian team claimed its first Big 12 Championship! (See photos from the event here.) Ranked sixth in the nation, head coach Ellen White’s team upset third-ranked Texas A&M on the final day […]
As a proud Baylor journalism graduate, I love to share news like this… In mid-March, the Baylor Round Up (yearbook) was announced as a finalist for the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Pacemaker award, considered by many to be the highest honor in student journalism. Two weeks later, The Baylor Lariat was named the Collegiate Newspaper […]
For years, Nancy Parrish, MA ’80, has led the push to honor the Fly Girls of World War II — female pilots who, after serving their country during WWII, were ignored for decades. If that story sounds familiar, you might be remembering an exhibit you saw at Baylor’s Mayborn Museum, the cover story from the […]
