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International Stuttering Awareness Day is recognized annually on Oct. 22
WACO, Texas (Oct. 17, 2022) – An interdisciplinary team of Baylor University researchers in psychology, religion and bioethics will explore how to tackle the complex problems of human flourishing by training theologians to incorporate the methods and insights of the psychological sciences into their work through a $2.5 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 17, 2022) – Longtime Southeastern Conference academic administrator Dr. Torie A. Johnson will join Baylor University as its new associate vice president for strategic communications and initiatives, effective Nov. 28.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 17, 2022) – Baylor University alumna and author Aurelia Dávila Pratt will introduce her new book, “A Brown Girl's Epiphany: Reclaim Your Intuition and Step into Your Power,” and hold a book signing as the first presenter in the Baylor Libraries Author Series at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Moody Memorial Library.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 17, 2022) – The Oral History Association [OHA] has announced that Baylor University’s Institute for Oral History (IOH) will be the organization’s new home, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
Baylor soccer fell against West Virginia, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's tennis wrapped up the fourth day of play in the ITA Texas Regional Championships on a rainy Sunday in Waco. Doubles action began outside at the Hurd Tennis Center but was moved into the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center less than an hour in due to heavy rain.
HOCKLEY, Texas – Baylor men's golf will open the Big 12 Match Play on Monday morning at the Golf Club at Houston Oaks.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 16, 2022) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on food insecurity, mitigating a “hunger disaster” during the COVID-19 pandemic through public and private partnerships and the many uses of photonics in everyday life that can impact health care, communication, environmental protection and more.
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's tennis wrapped up the third day of play in the ITA Texas Regional Championships at the Hurd Tennis Center on Saturday, qualifying three singles participants and two doubles pairs into the main draw quarterfinals.
STILLWATER, Okla. – No. 8 Baylor equestrian (0-3, 0-1) lost to No. 4 Oklahoma State (1-1, 1-0) by a final of 17-3 Saturday at the Pedigo-Hull Equestrian Center in Stillwater, Okla.
Bears get career outings from Averi Carlson, Elise McGhee
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Baylor cross country closed the regular season at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Saturday morning on the Dale Watts Cross Country Course. The women's squad finished eighth as a team, while the men finished 13th.
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's tennis completed the second day of play on Friday in the ITA Division I Texas Regional Championships. In two rounds of doubles play and one round of singles, the Bears put up an 8-4 record for the day.
WACO, Texas – Baylor cross country will get a preview of the NCAA South Central Regional course on Saturday morning as the squad runs in the Arturo Barrios Invitational in Bryan-College Station.
No. 18 Baylor volleyball will return home to host No. 1 Texas in a crucial conference clash on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Ferrell Center. The match will be televised live on ESPN+ with John Morris and Braya Choquette on the call.
WACO, Texas – No. 8 Baylor equestrian (0-2) travels to No. 4 Oklahoma State (0-1) for a 10 a.m. meet on Saturday at the Pedigo-Hull Equestrian Center in Stillwater, Okla.
AMES, Iowa – Baylor soccer defeated Iowa State, 3-2, Thursday night at the Cyclone Sports Complex.
Until getting a call from Baylor Associate AD Walter Abercrombie a few months ago, Josh Ludy didn't even know there was such a thing as a Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame, "let alone expect to ever get inducted into it."
This is one of those weeks in which I’ve had an opportunity to fling Baylor’s green and gold afar.
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's tennis opened the 2022 ITA Texas Regional on Thursday morning at the Hurd Tennis Center. The Bears had two participating in the day's action, with Justin Braverman finishing 2-0 and Christopher Frantzen 1-1 on the day.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 13, 2022) – Pablo Rivas, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science in Baylor University's School of Engineering and Computer Science, is the principal investigator on a National Science Foundation grant to use technology to identify and disrupt illicit transactions online. Baylor colleague Tomas Cerny, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, also serves on the five-person research team.
The 18th-ranked Baylor volleyball team blanked No. 22 Rice on Wednesday, 3-0, in Tudor Fieldhouse.
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's tennis opens the courts of the Hurd Tennis Center for the first time this academic year for the ITA Division I Texas Regional Championships, held this Thursday though Tuesday. The Bears return to Waco after Finn Bass and Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi finished as finalists in the All-Americans consolation doubles draw in Tulsa on Sunday.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor men's basketball's Keyonte George was named the Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Adam Flagler was selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, announced Wednesday by the conference office.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 12, 2022) – Baylor University is one of only 22 U.S. colleges and universities – and only two in Texas – to receive an “A” for its rigorous core curriculum in the annual “What Will They Learn?” report released by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA).
WACO, Texas (Oct. 12, 2022) – Baylor University’s Rosenbalm Fountain will “Light the Night” with purple lights at dusk on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Purple represents DVAM as a symbol of peace, dignity, survival, honor and dedication to ending domestic violence.
A ticket salesman by trade, as needed, Nick Hinson brings his power tools from home and turns into a construction worker.
The 18th-ranked Baylor volleyball team heads south to face No. 22 Rice on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Tudor Fieldhouse.
The seven-time reigning NCATA National Champion Baylor acrobatics & tumbling program announced its 2023 schedule, released Tuesday.
WACO, Texas – Baylor soccer's Reneta Vargas has been named Big 12 Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon. This marks the second Big 12 weekly award for the Bears this season.
Kara McGhee of the No. 18-ranked Baylor volleyball program has been named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
Tevin Williams III (football), Gabe Craig (baseball), Sera Hasegawa (women's golf) and Dominika Silvestri (equestrian) have been selected as the Student-Athlete Center for Excellence (SACE) October Champions of the Month.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 11, 2022) Jeff Nagel, M.A. '17, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication at Baylor University, has returned to his alma mater as The Glenn R. Capp Chair of Forensics and director of the University's premiere debate program, the Glenn R. Capp Debate Forum.
Offensive line needs to push the pile to help the running backs fall forward.
Bears to host Kansas on Oct. 22 for Homecoming
WACO, Texas – Baylor soccer falls in the final seconds to Kansas State, 2-1, Sunday afternoon at Betty Lou Mays Field.
Bears get two wins in singles and doubles on Sunday
TULSA, Okla. – Baylor men's tennis brought its time at the ITA All-American Championships to a close on Sunday morning after Finn Bass and Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi dropped the doubles consolation title match, 7-6(5), 3-6, 1-0(7), to Virginia Tech's Jordan Chrysostom and Ryan Fishback.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 9, 2022) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on volcano research, the religious implications of climate change and how to avoid being scammed after a natural disaster.
TULSA, Okla. – The Baylor men's tennis duo of Finn Bass and Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi pulled out the 6-4, 6-7(1), 1-0(3) win on Saturday afternoon to advance to the final round of the ITA All-American Championship doubles finals in the consolation bracket.
The 17th-ranked Baylor volleyball squad took the match against West Virginia in straight sets in Morgantown on Saturday, winning 3-0.
WACO, Texas – Baylor softball is set to host the first ever Dinner on the Diamond, a dinner and get to know the team feature on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022.
Senior earns a win over No. 96 Elza Tomase
The 17th-ranked Baylor volleyball squad returns to the road to take on West Virginia in Morgantown on Saturday at 12 p.m. CT in WVU Coliseum.
TULSA, Okla. – Baylor men's tennis completed Friday's play in the ITA All-American Championships, with Finn Bass and Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi winning their consolation quarterfinals match, 6-3, 6-3.
Bears to face WVU on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT
Senior posts win over No. 96 Elza Tomase from Tennessee, 6-1, 6-4
TULSA, Okla. – Baylor men's tennis completed Thursday's play in the ITA All-American Championships, with Finn Bass taking a huge victory in singles, followed by another win paired with Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi in doubles.
Election Day is one month away on Tuesday, Nov. 8, providing an opportunity for us to exercise one of our most important privileges and rights as Americans.
In the real estate industry, the rule of thumb is that location is everything.
Startup Waco named Proud Partner of Baylor Athletics
Baylor Bears to host H-E-B Invitational Friday-Saturday-Sunday
WACO, Texas (Oct. 6, 2022) – Baylor University will join City of Waco and McLennan County partners – in cooperation with the Waco/McLennan County Office of Emergency Management – to conduct a regular test of outdoor tornado sirens, beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 5, 2022) – Baylor University was recognized today on the Dave Thomas Foundation’s 2022 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces™ list, which recognizes the top 100 national organizations with the most robust adoption benefit programs.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 6, 2022) – The John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise in Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business has announced the winners of the second annual Baylor Impact Awards.
The 17th-ranked Baylor volleyball squad took the win over Oklahoma in five sets on Wednesday night in the Ferrell Center, 3-2.
TULSA, Okla. – Baylor men's tennis took to the courts on Wednesday afternoon for the first round in both the singles and doubles editions of the main ITA All-American Championship draws. Tadeas Paroulek found success in his match and will be advancing through to round No. 2 on Thursday.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor equestrian's Madaline Callaway and Annie Vorhies have been named Big 12 Riders of the Month for September, as announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon.
IRVING, Texas – The Baylor women's basketball team received a pair of Preseason All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards and landed two on the 2022-23 Preseason Team, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Whether he was running diagnostics for Integrated DNA Technologies in Coralville, dispatching trucks for CRST in Cedar Rapids or working as a grad assistant strength & conditioning coach at Arkansas Tech, Eric Rash was always training for something.
DALLAS, Texas – Baylor men's golf finished off a 23-under 841 on Tuesday to secure a third-place finish at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
TULSA, Okla. – Baylor men's tennis had three competing on Tuesday in the second day of the ITA All-American Championship qualifying rounds. Finn Bass went undefeated, advancing into the main draw of the tournament.
The 17th-ranked Baylor volleyball squad is ready to return home to the Ferrell Center for an 8 p.m. Wednesday match with Oklahoma.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 4, 2022) – After researching best practices about facilitating students’ academic success, University Advisement at Baylor University has become Major Exploration and Success Advising, enabling the office to focus more intentionally on assisting students to explore majors that will best fit their interests, abilities and goals.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 4, 2022) – A natural disaster or devastating storm like Hurricane Ian in Florida is usually followed by a second wave of potential destruction – scam artists looking to line their pockets. Baylor Law's Stephen Rispoli, LL.M, J.D., shares some tips to help those reeling from storm damage identify and avoid scammers.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 4, 2022) – Baylor University will continue its Baylor Conversation Series this fall, with discussions focusing on civil discourse for the campus community. The annual series will begin with a virtual faculty panel discussion at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 4, 2022) - Baylor University will welcome acclaimed American designer and artist Maya Lin to campus to give the 2022 Beall-Russell Lecture in the Humanities at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, in room 506 in the Cashion Academic Center.
TULSA, Okla. – Baylor men's tennis hit the courts on Monday for the first day of the qualifier draws in the ITA All-American Championships. Freshman Zsombor Velcz competed in his first collegiate team tournament, racking up doubles win No. 1 in his young career.
DALLAS, Texas – Baylor men's golf shot a 9-under 279 on Monday, highlighted by a career day from Luke Dossey, to push BU into third place after day two at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 3, 2022) – The Baylor University Black Alumni Alliance honored the past while celebrating the bright future ahead for outstanding Baylor students and alumni during its inaugural Achievement Awards Ceremony Sept. 30 in Barfield Drawing Room, one of the highlights of the BBAA’s Reunion Weekend. The evening benefited the Dr. Vivienne Malone-Mayes Scholarship Endowment.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 3, 2022) Renowned Maestro Miguel Harth-Bedoya will make his debut as only the third conductor in the long history of the Baylor University Symphony Orchestra and Campus Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.
DALLAS, Texas – Baylor men's golf shot a 4-under 284 on Sunday to finish in a tie for fourth with one of two SMU squads in the field, in round one at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 2, 2022) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the invisible labor of adult daughters, the complex relationship between devices and social media and mean-seeking, and the repercussions of Russia’s escalation of the war in Ukraine.
The 13th-ranked Bears defeated (RV) Kansas in Horejsi Family Volleyball Center on Saturday morning, downing them in five sets, 3-2.
DALLAS, Texas – Baylor men's golf will return to Trinity Forest Golf Club on Sunday for the first time since head coach Mike McGraw's Bears held off host SMU by a shot in 2018.
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's tennis makes its way to Tulsa, Okla., this weekend for the ITA All-American Championships at the University of Tulsa's Case Tennis Center.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Baylor cross country finished the Gans Creek Classic on Friday morning with the men's team in 13th place and the women's in eighth.
The 13th-ranked Baylor volleyball team is ready to finish their first Big 12 road slate with (RV) Kansas at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena.
Baylor University today announced the public launch of an effort to build philanthropic support focused on growing mental health services for Baylor's student-athletes. The launch comes in tandem with a gift from Jarred and Kay Nan Sloan of Houston supporting Baylor Athletics and resourcing Athletics Mental Health Services (AMHS), which ensures access for Baylor's student-athletes to mental health services. The timing of the Sloans' gift coincides with tomorrow's Baylor Football game against Oklahoma State, which will feature content on AMHS in conjunction with the Big 12 Conference and College Football's Mental Health Awareness Week.
Bears have to keep up with Cowboys' team speed and can't afford to fall behind
WACO, Texas (Sept. 30, 2022) – Baylor University today announced the public launch of an effort to build philanthropic support focused on growing mental health services for Baylor’s student-athletes.
Did you know that Baylor’s iconic green and gold can be traced as far back as 1897? As legend has it, a member of the student committee selected to choose the official colors for the University was traveling to a debate tournament by train.
Tyree Newton, a slick-fielding infielder from Rison, Ark., had never played organized baseball until the summer between his junior and senior year in high school when he played for an American Legion team 50 miles away in Camden.
WACO, Texas – Baylor cross country is set to compete at the Gans Greek Classic, hosted by the University of Missouri, Friday morning in Columbia, Mo.
Baylor Athletics, through their partnership with CLC (the nation's leading collegiate licensing company), was invited to participate in their signature program, UofNYFW, by sending Baylor student Haidyn Chudy to New York to enjoy this one-of-a-kind educational experience.
In only the second true road match of the season, the 13th-ranked Bears fell to Iowa State on Wednesday in Hilton Coliseum in four sets.
Baylor tight end Drake Dabney hurdled over Iowa State safety Jeremiah Cooper.