In 2014, we wrote about Jolene Damoiseaux, a Baylor senior who was researching maternal mortality and had traveled through Kenya with her student organization. While there, she met with expectant mothers who shared a common problem: getting to the hospital to give birth. The women faced an average hike of three miles through rough terrain […]
As the recipient of a recent Fulbright award, Baylor nursing professor Lori Spies has spent much of the last year and a half traveling across the globe — from India to Vietnam to Zambia — researching and training nurses on how to handle noncommunicable diseases such as hypertension. One of more than 50 Baylor Bears […]
Since 2003, Baylor’s Camp Success has provided a life-changing program to children with language and literacy disorders through the university’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Over a period of four weeks, children receive 50 hours of therapy — equal to a full year’s worth of work in many school districts. While this therapy would […]
As Baylor’s Board of Regents holds its regular summer meeting this week, six new Regents are taking their seats at the table to start new terms: two serving at-large, two elected by alumni, one appointed by the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), and one new student Regent: Malcolm B. Foley, a Student Regent, is a […]
As a young girl in Uganda, Rose Nanyonga’s family envisioned a dark path for her. But after finding Christ, she found her way to America, where she earned degrees from Arkansas Tech, Baylor and Yale; today, she’s making an incredible difference back home in Uganda. But it almost didn’t end up that way. Born to […]
This summer, Baylor Missions has sent (and is still sending) out its largest group of mission teams ever, with 25 teams (made up of almost 400 students, faculty/staff and alumni) serving in 16 destinations around the world, including the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Uganda, the United […]
Every summer, we take a look at some of the freshmen who will be joining the Baylor Family come fall. Here’s your first look at some of the members of Baylor’s Class of 2022: * Two years ago, Carlie Toliver’s grandmother passed away following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Remembering her grandmother’s love of […]
“I can’t think of any greater service that alumni and students of our university can provide than to serve our country in the military.” Those were the words of Baylor President Linda Livingstone in March at a ceremony in which the names of seven Baylor alumni killed in action during the Vietnam War were added […]
In this blog, we write a lot about the outstanding achievements of Baylor Bears: the academic honors, the national trophies, the alumni who become household names. And yes, these things are important. But there are also those who use the everyday moments of life to bring a little light to their own corners of the world; […]
Baylor’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) dates back to the very earliest days of the United States Air Force. In 1947, the United States Air Force was recognized for the first time as a service branch by the U.S. Armed Forces. Less than a year later — in July 1948 — Baylor AFROTC […]
