Earlier this semester, C-SPAN paid a little visit to campus. They were seeking out Dr. Julie Anne Sweet — a Baylor history professor, expert on colonial America, and one of students’ most beloved professors — to film a special feature for “American History TV.” “American History TV” covers the history of the United States from […]
Last fall, Baylor announced the launch of “Give Light” — a $1.1 billion fundraising campaign to support the university’s academic strategic plan, Illuminate. Among the campaign’s priority capital projects is the construction of a football operations center that would both serve as a new home for Baylor football and free up additional space to support […]
More than 120 years ago, Baylor students were inspired by a field of dandelions to make green and gold the school colors. More than 100 years ago, the bear was voted in as Baylor’s mascot (outpacing the ferret, bookworm and buffalo). Nearly 100 years ago, the first versions of what would today be considered the […]
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. Earlier this month, hundreds of Baylor students gathered again in Jesus’ name […]
Waco brought out the warmest day of the year thus far to give us a perfectly bright and sunny Diadeloso! The day kicked off with the annual Fun Run from McLane Stadium to Fountain Mall, complete with colored paint and foam. Then, a change — instead of goats, this year’s Dia gave students the opportunity […]
Time to celebrate, y’all: The Baylor Lady Bears are 2019 NCAA women’s basketball national champions! After building a big lead early, the Lady Bears overcame injury to perhaps the team’s most irreplaceable player to pull out an 82-81 win over Notre Dame. Call it the game of a million storylines: Senior Kalani Brown, after seeing her […]
Last fall, Baylor announced the launch of “Give Light” — a $1.1 billion fundraising campaign to support the university’s strategic plan, Illuminate. Among the campaign’s planned capital projects is a $50 million renovation/expansion of Memorial and Alexander halls, home to Baylor’s Honors Residential College. What will that entail? First off, the project includes a complete […]
In a film career that’s spanned three decades, Baylor alum John Lee Hancock, BA ’79, JD’ 82, has written, produced and/or directed such hit movies as The Blind Side, The Rookie and The Founder. It might be hard to single out a single month that has been more special than others — but March 2019 has to […]
For the 11th straight season (and the 14th time in 16 years), the Baylor Lady Bears are headed to the Sweet 16! Seniors Kalani Brown and Chloe Jackson won their final two games in the Ferrell Center, as head coach Kim Mulkey’s squad advanced (again) by defeating Abilene Christian, 95-38, and Cal, 102-63, on Saturday […]
Last fall, Baylor announced the launch of “Give Light” — a $1.1 billion fundraising campaign to support the university’s academic strategic plan, Illuminate. Among the campaign’s priority capital projects is the construction of a new basketball fieldhouse, which would in turn allow the Ferrell Center to be renovated to better serve Baylor’s volleyball and acrobatics […]
