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State Rep. Jeff Leach (’05) Talks Criminal Justice Reform At Texas Tribune Festival
Leach spoke on a panel Friday morning at Texas Tribune Festival titled “Criminal Justice and the 89th Legislature” with his colleague State Representative Joe Moody, a Democrat from Texas’ West-most district in El Paso. The pair discussed their efforts to initiate further criminal justice reform in the State of Texas. Though Leach and Moody caucus in opposite parties, Leach said, “In the Texas House, we don’t have to hate each other. . . . There are a lot of things we can work together on.”
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Baylor Was Found Liable In a Recent Title IX Case. Hear From the Reporter Who Covered It. – with Dan Solomon
Nine years ago, Dolores Lozano claims she was violently assaulted by a Baylor football player and her boyfriend at the time. In 2016 she filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming that – despite having gone to administrators and football program leaders – her alma mater had been negligent in its handling of her reports of domestic violence and, as a result, violated her rights under the Title IX federal civil rights law. On Tuesday, a Waco jury found Baylor liable.
The Conflict in Israel and the State of Foreign Affairs – with Joanne Cummings
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Joanne Cummings is the director of Baylor’s Middle East Studies program and teaches in
No, He Hasn’t Read The Elon Musk Biography – A Conversation with Dr. Peter Hotez
Dr. Hotez is the founding Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine where he is also the Co-director of the Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development and Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics. He is also University Professor at Baylor University. His latest book is “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientists Warning.”
Meet the Baylor Alumni Involved in the Paxton Impeachment Trial
An historic impeachment trial against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (’85, MBA’86) commenced this week with several Baylor alumni, including the attorney general himself, playing key roles in the outcome. Though many Baylor alumni across the years have had storied (and sometimes fraught) political careers, Paxton is the first Baylor graduate to be impeached from public office. In addition to Paxton, there are four other Baylor alumni involved in the trial as elected state officials.
Alumni, Faculty, and Students Respond to Recent Title IX Exemption
A recent open letter to Baylor leaders signed by a growing number of Baylor alumni and supporters seeks “to achieve a more inclusive campus environment” in response to what it claims are “harmful inequities” and inaccurate “representation of Baylor’s Baptist heritage and tradition” made by the university to authorities. The alumni advocacy group asks that necessary steps be taken “to ensure that LGTBQIA+ students on campus are protected from sexual harassment in all forms.”
Baylor’s religious exemption reaffirmed in response to sexual harassment complaints
The U.S Department of Education exempted Baylor University from sexual harassment claims regulated under Title IX last month after the Christian university asked the agency to dismiss discrimination complaints made by students, arguing that the claims were inconsistent with the university’s religious tenets, after LGBTQ+ students filed several Title IX discrimination complaints.
From Obscurity to a Nobel Prize Nomination
Corbevax, a low-cost coronavirus vaccine created in Houston by two Baylor scientists, could be a better weapon against Covid-19 by reaching the unvaccinated in poorer countries.
“Bittersweet doesn’t even come close”: Seniors Respond To Cancelled Commencement
Three months ago (or, wait, was that just a few week?), Baylor made a decision that changed the academic lives
Navigating the New Normal: How One Department Is Adapting to Online Instruction
“Well…now what?” In the midst of Baylor’s transition to online classes for the remainder of the semester, many students and
Baylor Cancels Classes As Coronavirus Fears Grow
We are now entering uncharted territory for Baylor. On March 11, 2020, Baylor University students, faculty, staff, and community at
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