More than 3,000 new Baylor alumni crossed the Ferrell Center stage over the weekend as Baylor celebrated Commencement for the Class of 2022! If you missed out — or you just want to watch your graduate’s big moment again — complete video of all four ceremonies is archived on both the Baylor Facebook page (Fri. […]
Being 20 years old, away from home at college, and faced with the challenges of a pandemic is hard enough. Now imagine learning that you have cancer and must undergo chemo in the middle of it all. That’s the situation Baylor senior Ellie Kronlokken faced 18 months ago — and yet, this weekend, the Minnesota […]
Countless words have been written about what Christian education can and does mean, but ultimately, it will be known by its fruit. Here are just a couple of examples of how Baylor’s distinct Christian approach to education plays out in the lives of students: Baylor pre-med student Paul LeBlanc’s dream of becoming a doctor isn’t […]
Navigating life as a first-year college student is hard enough — a new city, new classmates, new roommates, etc. Now imagine what that’s like for someone who physically can’t see. But that hasn’t deterred San Antonio native Noah Cook. At three months old, Cook was diagnosed with glaucoma, a condition where the fluid in the […]
Three years ago, Baylor set a school record when seven Bears earned prestigious Fulbright scholarships — part of the nation’s flagship program for international graduate study and education. This year, Baylor students are blowing that record out of the water. An incredible 13 BU students have already been named Fulbright recipients for 2022 — a number […]
Baylor is large enough to offer top-notch academics and championship-level athletics — but small enough that you still see your friends when walking across campus. That goes for both BU students and faculty. Baylor’s “not too big, not too small” atmosphere allows interdisciplinary friendships to grow among the faculty — and students reap the benefits. […]
After COVID-19 forced adjustments to Diadeloso in 2020 (online) and 2021 (spread throughout the week), Baylor’s own special holiday returned in all its in-person, day-long glory for 2022 — just in time for the event’s 90th anniversary. With temperatures hitting the mid 90s on a bright, sunny day, yesterday’s celebration felt like a touch of […]
In the spring of 1945, a group of Baylor students prayed for spiritual renewal for 90 straight days. Their prayers led to a movement that helped inspire ministries on campus and around the world, from the Journeyman mission program to the Passion Conferences. This week, hundreds of Baylor students again gathered in Jesus’ name for […]
In the 1930s, the life of a Baylor student was not exactly carefree. On a national level, Bears of that decade had experienced the Great Depression and World War I (plus the beginnings of what would become World War II); more locally, the death of Baylor President Samuel Palmer Brooks just before the 1931 graduation […]
One thing that stands out about Baylor, even among R1 institutions, is the availability of hands-on research opportunities for undergraduate students. In other words, the groundbreaking research being done at Baylor isn’t just handled by professors and graduate students — it’s being done by seniors, juniors, sophomores and even freshmen. Each spring, Baylor celebrates those […]
