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Ancient Wisdom and Artificial Intelligence
A day in the life of a local pastor might include one-on-one counseling with congregants, preparing a sermon, leading staff meetings, and now… consulting on AI? In Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas — his first encyclical, which was published for the public on May 25 — he focuses on the dangers of artificial intelligence and
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Texas Banned DEI at Public Universities. Here’s What Baylor is Doing Instead.
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First-Generation Students Blaze the Higher Education Trail
First-generation students — defined federally as those whose parents have not earned a bachelor’s degree — face specific and well-researched barriers
Heart of Texas Network for Immigrant Rights Calls for “Loving Thy Neighbor”
The seed of the Heart of Texas Network for Immigrant Rights (HOTNIR) was planted on the steps of Seventh &
Ultra Motivated
The idea of running from Buc-ee’s in Hillsboro to Buc-ee’s in Temple — 75 miles — isn’t one that crosses
History Repeats Itself
Dr. Robert Baird dedicated 47 years of his life to Baylor — and he’s worried that the University’s history is
The Last Great Heresy
Dr. Michael Korpi was working for Liberty University, capturing visual content on university-organized mission trips, when he witnessed a young
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Dr. Kevin Dougherty was reviewing submissions for a class project in his SOC 1305 Introduction to Sociology course in 2016
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Baylor’s Human Sexuality Statement: A Timeline of Controversy and Revision
When LGBTQ+ students organized a support group called Baylor Freedom in 2002, Baylor University responded by reaffirming its student sexual
The Secret Poets of Baylor
Under one of the bridges on Baylor’s campus (a bridge that for the sake of secrecy must remain unnamed) a
An Illuminated Bible for a New Millennium
In 1998 Saint John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minnesota, commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson (he was senior scribe to
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When your father spends his life on the road with B.B. Crimm — the cowboy preacher who wore a 10-gallon
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Annabeth Dusek was furloughed on October 1, 2025 — the day the government shut down. After about a month on
The Birds at Baylor and Beyond
Central Texas is a gold mine for birders, and the Waco area is no exception to that. With a diversity
Guarding the Digital World: Baylor’s Expanding Role in Cybersecurity
According to David Grover, Baylor’s senior director of cyber initiatives, most people have a very clear – if inaccurate –
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The Honorable but Imperfect Compromise: A History of Baylor’s Alumni-Elected Regents Process
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Holding On to International Students
Out of the roughly 6 million students worldwide studying abroad, the United States currently hosts more than 1 million. “And higher
Who’s Minding The Store?
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