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The Baylor Brief – May 8, 2026

Provost Search Committee This week, President Linda Livingstone, Ph.D., announced the Baylor Provost Search Advisory Committee. With outgoing provost Nancy Brickhouse’s impending departure, the committee will be responsible for finding and identifying candidates to serve as the next chief academic officer.  The committee’s co-chairs are Shanna Hagan-Burke, Ph.D., Dean of the Moody School of Education, […]

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Baylor’s Turning Point

Ollie Mintz sought to charter a Turning Point USA chapter at Baylor because he felt there was something different about the late founder Charlie Kirk — something that set him apart from other conservative activists.  But now, Mintz says he has questions as the organization continues to diverge from what he remembers.  “I think Charlie

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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 conduct policy.  Later the same year, the university released its first official public statement on human sexuality –  a statement that continues to affect the culture and administration today. “The question is what’s right, not

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