The onset of hostilities in the skies over Baghdad on January 16 forced Baylor administrators, faculty, and students to evaluate their daily activities in a new light. Two weeks into the war, we asked several members of the campus community to consider the question, “What is the role of a university during a time of […]
Nick Bradford, who will graduate from Baylor with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2027, was on active duty with the Army before enrolling at Baylor. Initially he didn’t plan to self-identify as a veteran, preferring instead to “keep my cards close to my chest,” but he’s grateful Veterans of Baylor (VoB) encouraged him
Cross-Faith AI Consortium Baylor is a part of a newly formed multi-university academic consortium – The Consortium for Evaluation of Faith and Ethics in AI (CEFE-AI). In collaboration with Brigham Young University, the University of Notre Dame, and Yeshiva University, researchers have discovered a pattern of religious perspectives being excluded from AI responses. “More than
“My infidel fellow citizens, my Catholic neighbor, or Jewish friend, must have the same right to read or refrain from reading the Bible, to believe or reject the Bible as he chooses. These are fundamentally American principles.” In 1923 President Samuel Palmer Brooks spoke before the Texas Senate in response to a bill concerning compulsory
Baptists Championed Church-State Separation. Then Came Christian Nationalism. Read More »
Editor’s Note: For now over 75 years, The Baylor Line has been publishing vivid storytelling from across the Baylor Family. I don’t think our archives full of deep, inspirational features should live solely on shelves, so we are bringing them back to life in BL Classics. This January-February 1991 Classic shares how the Baylor Riding Association gives
First-generation students — defined federally as those whose parents have not earned a bachelor’s degree — face specific and well-researched barriers to entry when considering attending college. They’re historically less familiar with financial aid, scholarships, FAFSA, and college-level academic expectations. They’re more likely to have attended less-privileged K-12 schools, to be first-generation and low-income, and have
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Regents Meeting The Baylor Board of Regents held its regular May meeting on the 20th- 21st. Here are the highlights. The regents approved a $982.2 million operating budget for 2026-27 – an increase of 2.4 percent compared to last year. They also elected a new Chair of the Board, Todd Patterson, B.S. ’90, J.D., of
The seed of the Heart of Texas Network for Immigrant Rights (HOTNIR) was planted on the steps of Seventh & James Baptist Church as co-founders Dr. Blake Burleson and Dr. Mark Brickhouse ran into each other as they exited the Sunday service. “We talked a little bit that day about concern for our undocumented neighbors
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Editor’s Note: For now over 75 years, The Baylor Line has been publishing vivid storytelling from across the Baylor Family. I don’t think our archives full of deep, inspirational features should live solely on shelves, so we are bringing them back to life in BL Classics. This November – December 1991 Classic explores how Baylor students navigating
The idea of running from Buc-ee’s in Hillsboro to Buc-ee’s in Temple — 75 miles — isn’t one that crosses most people’s minds. It’s certainly not a goal most people will ever aspire to or accomplish. For Baylor University senior Carson Sheldon, the feat marked the culmination of his goal to run eight ultramarathon distances
