A Baylor education is about more than just what you learn in the classroom — it’s really the complete Baylor experience that makes this place special. Two new rankings this fall — one from U.S. News & World Report, the other from the Wall Street Journal — show others outside the Baylor Family are beginning […]
Baylor’s long history of military education dates back at least as far as 1888 — just a couple of years after BU settled in Waco. Over the years, Baylor has prepared a long line of future military officers through the Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC programs; today, these programs offer students the option to […]
“People ask me, ‘What is the “secret sauce” in universities that have opened and stayed open?’ It’s the ones that took the summer to plan, that had transparent communication between their staff, faculty and students. … There’s a level of detail needed for planning that we’ve found in successful universities, and that’s what Baylor has […]
COVID-19 had colleges and universities nationwide worried that large numbers of students would choose to stay closer to home this fall or take a year off amidst the pandemic. For some schools, those worries have come true — but not at Baylor. Despite everything happening in the world today, Baylor managed to enroll the largest […]
A new school year and a new football season present a new opportunity to share what Baylor is all about. Baylor’s 2020 university commercial will debut on television during Baylor football’s season opener, but we’ve got a first look for the Baylor Family here: The 30-second spot captures campus life and traditions, students engaged in […]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Baylor Line, one of college football’s great student traditions. How did the Baylor Line move from the university’s school song to the tradition we all know today? That’s where Mike Plunk (BS ’71, DDS ’74), Kirk Newsom (BS ’72, JD ’75) and Bruce Finley (BA ’73, BBA ’74) […]
As the first round of exams near, students are looking to hit the books. Lucky for our Bears, there is no shortage of beautiful — and, in this COVID-19 era, safe — study areas to choose from. Each indoor study area at Baylor requires masks and has social distancing measures in place, including lower capacity […]
It’s finally here — game week for Baylor football! When the Bears take the field to face Ole Miss Louisiana Tech Houston Kansas this Saturday (6:30 p.m., ESPNU), it’s not only a new season kicking off, but a new era — the first game for new head coach Dave Aranda, who has navigated an offseason of […]
Why should a student choose Baylor? What makes BU different from other schools? In a series of videos posted this summer on Baylor’s social media platforms, five recent graduates shared their experiences at Baylor and what made their time here so special. Kat Largent, BBA ’17: “”The most valuable part of my Baylor experience was […]
While it’s common for incoming freshmen to be welcomed to college by campus leaders, it’s not so common for that encouragement to come in the form of a hymn — but that’s what we do at Baylor. Since 2008, each incoming class has been welcomed with its own unique hymn, written and composed by Baylor […]
