A Baylor junior-to-be has overcome life’s hurdles – both figuratively and literally – in order to chase her dreams. Kelsey Landrum ‘18 has been chosen from more than 56,000 amateur applicants to represent North and South America in the ASICS Beat the Sun Challenge, a relay race where six-person teams will try to circle Mont […]

Oftentimes, the story is more interesting than the headline. That’s the case with the 140 granite memorial lampposts around the Baylor campus, reminders for those who notice them about Baylor alumni and students who were killed while serving in the military. For the past 70 years, these lampposts and plaques bearing each fallen Bear’s name,

Today is a painful day for the Baylor Family. However, just as in any family, we must come together and move forward. We pray for all of those affected by today’s actions, most importantly the victims, their families and our university leadership. As a family, we all need to process what has happened, make the

In the final three months before an Olympic athlete steps up to the starting line, his or her daily goal is just to “be better today than you were yesterday.”  That advice from Michael Johnson ‘91 about the critical importance of preparation also translates well to non-Olympic athletes A big contingent of Baylor alumni came out to

As hundreds — if not thousands — of alumni prepare to converge on campus this weekend to celebrate the graduation of family members and friends, we’re wondering: What is your favorite part of returning to Baylor? Or, if you’re not coming this weekend, what do you most look forward to when you do return? For

The Nominating Committee of the Baylor Alumni Association is recommending the approval of this list of candidates to serve the BAA’s membership as officers and directors. The Executive Committee of the BAA Board has asked Tom Nesbitt to stay on as president for 30 days until July 1, 2016, to complete his duties related to

By Lauren Noble ‘19 The students in Professor Macarena Hernandez’s Reporting and Writing for Media class were given the assignment to pitch a story to a publication.  Lauren Noble, a freshman from Garland, TX, chose us.  We liked her piece…and the fact that she thought of us. From the live bears to Pat Neff Hall,

The Philadelphia law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP was hired by the Baylor Board of Regents in early September 2015 to conduct a thorough and independent external investigation into the university’s handling of cases of alleged sexual violence.  Baylor has not said how it will handle distribution or publication of Pepper Hamilton’s findings. Pepper Hamilton’s report

When David Crosby ’75, PhD ’89, talks about his qualifications to be the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention, everything the pastor of First Baptist Church in New Orleans says is rooted in the idea of cooperation. The work that Crosby has done to bring together the churches and pastors to rebuild the city

When asked about her superpower, it takes awhile for Holly Smith Duncan ’91 to come up with an answer. “It’s the ability to throw something in the crock pot first thing in the morning, then go be a CEO during the day, then be a cheering mom at a basketball game for my daughter or son, then