African Studies Certificate Program Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences is offering an exciting new program – a certificate in African Studies open to students from across the University. The program is available starting in Fall 2026 and requires 12 hours of coursework, including a required three-hour language course in Swahili. Gorrety Wawire, Ph.D., lecturer […]
Cross-Faith AI Consortium Baylor is a part of a newly formed multi-university academic consortium – The Consortium for Evaluation of Faith and Ethics in AI (CEFE-AI). In collaboration with Brigham Young University, the University of Notre Dame, and Yeshiva University, researchers have discovered a pattern of religious perspectives being excluded from AI responses. “More than
Regents Meeting The Baylor Board of Regents held its regular May meeting on the 20th- 21st. Here are the highlights. The regents approved a $982.2 million operating budget for 2026-27 – an increase of 2.4 percent compared to last year. They also elected a new Chair of the Board, Todd Patterson, B.S. ’90, J.D., of
National Cancer Research Month Approximately 18.6 million people in the United States are living beyond cancer thanks to continuous advancements being made by cancer researchers. Baylor plays a small role in the important work being done, and this May, during National Cancer Research Month, the University is celebrating the work of its researchers, who have
New Baylor Center for Ethics A new Ethics Center is debuting at Baylor University this June – bringing together students, faculty, and resources in one place to engage ethical issues. Paul Martens, Ph.D., associate dean for undergraduate studies, strategic initiatives, and special programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, and associate professor of religion.
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,
Research Award from ASMA Professor of sports management and director of the MSEd program in sport management at the Baylor Moody School of Education, Jeffery Petersen, Ph.D., received the Research Fellow Award from the Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA). Petersen is a longtime supporter of ASMA. “I’m fully committed to what they believe,” he told
Turning Point USA at Baylor Baylor hosted Turning Point USA on Wednesday, April 22, for the This is the Turning Point Tour. The event shifted from a public community event to a private one with attendance limited to Baylor students only. Additionally, Turning Point denied all press passes to the event. In an email released
Provost Nancy Brickhouse Announces Step Down Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced that she plans to step down as chief academic officer on July 31, 2026. Brickhouse will take a year-long sabbatical before returning to Baylor to focus on teaching. Outgoing Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Lee Nordt, Ph.D., will serve
Willie Nelson Returns to Baylor On May 14th at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark, country singer and songwriter Willie Nelson is returning to Baylor for the first time since he attended the university in 1954. “Seventy-two years after Willie Nelson walked our campus as a Baylor student, I am thrilled this Texas legend will finally
