This fall, Baylor’s new Mark & Paula Hurd Welcome Center is set to open as a new “front door” to the Baylor campus. Located at the intersection of I-35 and University Parks Drive, the Center — generously funded by a gift from Mark (BBA ’79) and Paula Hurd — will be an obvious first stop for […]
Last year, we wrote about Baylor’s plans to address many of the priorities named by the Commission on Historic Campus Representations — recommendations aimed at more completely telling the history of the university, particularly with regards to some early leaders’ slaveholding past. Last week, the university released the first detailed renderings of an addition to […]
A generous gift from Mark (BBA ’79) and Paula Hurd officially launched both the creation of the Hurd Welcome Center and Baylor’s Give Light fundraising campaign in late 2018. Groundbreaking for the welcome center took place in February 2020, and the facility is now going up quickly at the intersection of I-35 and University Parks Drive. […]
Five years ago this week — June 1, 2017 — President Linda Livingstone officially took the reins at Baylor as the university’s 15th president. It’s incredible to look back and see what the university has accomplished under her leadership in those five years. Here are just some of the highlights: — Reaching R1 status (three […]
On Friday, Baylor Regents approved the outline of a plan that will address many of the priorities named by the Commission on Historic Campus Representations last year — recommendations that would more fully tell the history of the university and its early leaders. Many of the details are still in development, but the concepts released […]
Baylor University entered the new year as a newly-minted R1 research university — now among the top tier of all research universities nationwide. The question now: How does R1 status impact Baylor’s future? Here are three areas of note: 1. R1 status gives Baylor an incredible opportunity to show that top-tier research and Christian faith […]
In mid-December, Baylor received a surprise early Christmas present: the attainment of R1 status, three years earlier than expected. “R1” has been a big buzzword around campus for the past few years — but what exactly is it? And, perhaps more importantly, what does it mean for Baylor moving forward? First off, “R1” is shorthand […]
Baylor’s new Foster Pavilion — the coming home for men’s and women’s basketball — will soon join McLane Stadium along the Brazos riverfront. Specifically, the arena will be built diagonally across I-35 and the Brazos River from McLane, adjacent to Robinson Tower and becoming the latest addition to a projected $700 million project along the […]
When Dr. Byron Johnson first suggested the idea that is now the Global Flourishing Study, responses from potential collaborators ranged from “a pie in the sky” to “crazy.” Now, it’s being called a “dream come true” and the “largest initiative of its kind ever to study human flourishing.” The Global Flourishing Study is off and […]
Universities are always busy places — but the next few years are going to be particularly busy at Baylor, following recent announcements from BU’s Board of Regents. Highlights include: * Faculty hires: Baylor announced plans to hire and support 100 new faculty members — 20 a year for five years — in support of the […]
