Just a glance at the resume of Dr. Mia Moody-Ramirez, MA ’01, will tell you where her passion lies. The director of graduate studies in Baylor’s Department of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media, Moody-Ramirez teaches courses in public relations, research methods and gender, race and media studies. Her expertise on these topics has been […]
We’ve reached the end of another academic year at Baylor, when final grades are submitted, seniors are graduated — and Baylor’s professors of the year are named. The Collins Outstanding Professor Award, which is voted on by the outgoing senior class, awards the recipient a $10,000 cash prize. Past Collins Professors include Dr. Tom Hanks (1998), […]
At their regular May meeting, Baylor Regents accepted a new academic strategic plan initiated last year by President Linda Livingstone. If you’re like many alumni, the news may have sparked some questions: What is an academic strategic plan? Where did this plan — dubbed Illuminate — come from? And what does it mean for Baylor? First, […]
“Epidemiology of religion” is a fancy term for the study of how religious faith impacts health and well-being. From prayer to beliefs about God, how do expressions of faith shape the way we feel, heal and respond to illness? At Baylor, we don’t have to look far to find an expert in epidemiology of religion, […]
[5/8/18 update: Two more Bears received Fulbright honors after we published this piece; the headline has been updated, and their information added at the end of the original story.] The fact that it’s become commonplace for multiple Baylor students to earn Fulbright honors in a single school year — see here, here, here and here for examples — might make […]
Congratulations to the not one, but two Baylor professors, who have each earned one of the most coveted awards in the research world: the National Science Foundation CAREER award. Dr. Howard Lee, assistant professor of physics, and Dr. Caleb Martin, assistant professor of chemistry, have each been recognized for research efforts which could have huge […]
Every Bear who’s stepped foot on the Baylor campus knows the beauty of Baylor’s Armstrong Browning Library. It’s home to the largest collection of the works of Victorian poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, is repeatedly named one of the most beautiful libraries in America, and has long been a popular wedding venue on the […]
A Baylor marketing professor since 1991, Dr. James Roberts has spent the majority of his professional career studying the “dark side” of consumer behavior — things like credit card debt, waste, money and possessions, and most recently, cell phone addiction. When it comes to that last topic, Roberts quite literally wrote the book, having published Too Much […]
Every summer, more than 100 5th- through 9th-grade students converge on the Baylor campus to hear from members of Congress, community leaders, attorneys, philanthropists and more. They return home with a greater understanding of the need for good citizenship, community issues and civic responsibilities. Students learn those insights over a week-long experience in the iEngage […]
Today, it’s a given that patients with catastrophic illnesses like cancer need help with both their physical problems and their emotional distresses as they fight their illness. This is the story of the Baylor alumna who helped make that the standard: Dr. Jimmie Holland, Class of 1948. As a doctor at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering […]
