On Tuesday afternoon Baylor AD Mack Rhoades announced plans for a brand new $105 million basketball facility to be built on the banks of the Brazos River. The announcement comes on the heels of an anonymous $100 million-dollar gift to Baylor’s ongoing Give Light Campaign, which has a stated fundraising goal of $1.1 billion. Kim […]

As a 10-year-old girl sat in the stands of Floyd Casey Stadium watching the Baylor Line run the field and the Bears prepare to play, Kariss Hurst knew this sense of school spirit was something she wanted to experience for herself. Her uncle, Jonathan Evans, BA (Communication Specialist) ‘03, played football for Baylor and her

Baylor’s new CBO Brett Dalton recently sat down with the Baylor Line for a wide-ranging interview about the University’s financial status and goals. Over the past year, Baylor administrators have reinforced their efforts to become a Tier One research university, while also introducing a billion-dollar fundraising campaign. With the university at such a critical juncture,

Over the last decade, Baylor has held the standard for football jerseys. Win or lose, the Bears always tried to look good when they play ball. We decided to look back through the years and power rank Baylor’s best (and worst) jerseys over the last ten years.   #10 – 2019 Yellow Alternates Baylor took

What It Meant to Protest the Vietnam War at Baylor It was January 1967 – 22 years since Ho Chi Minh’s August Revolution. American boots had officially been on the ground in Vietnam for 12 years. The governmental and societal structures of the war-torn, southeast Asian country were creaking. U.S. troop escalation was underway. And

Herbert H. Reynolds Retired Faculty Award   Dr. Tom Kelly first came to Baylor as a student, graduating in 1965. Following graduate school, Tom began his teaching career in 1969 and remained at Baylor for almost 49 years. Tom was a professor of economics and served as director of the Baylor Center for Business and

First Families of Baylor Award The spark for all things Baylor was ignited in 1916 when a young preacher named Jesse Leonard Yelvington stepped onto the Baylor campus. He came because he sought a Christian education in a strong academic environment. He was married to Lessie Ramsey, and they had two small children, Ramsey and

W.R. White Meritorious Service Award Following graduation from Baylor University in 1968, Bill spent two years in the United States Marine Corps. Bill had the opportunity to join Baylor in the scholarship and financial aid office in August of 1973. This opportunity eventually led to serving as Assistant Vice President for Student Financial Aid.  In

This week we are releasing a background and Q&A about the three candidates running for Alumni-Elected Regent. Credentials for voting will be provided to all degree-holding alumni of the University by mail and/or email in advance of the voting period. The election will be conducted by an independent third party from April 29 through May

This week we are releasing a background and Q&A about the three candidates running for Alumni-Elected Regent. Credentials for voting will be provided to all degree-holding alumni of the University by mail and/or email in advance of the voting period. The election will be conducted by an independent third party from April 29 through May