On visits to Chicago when she was growing up, Dr. Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley watched Jeopardy! with her grandmother. Even then, she was pretty good at answering questions. “My forte was literature, pop culture, TV, and anything food-related,” she said. Sports, not so much, but as the daughter of a former minister, she knows her Bible. “There […]
As any good clinical psychologist knows, the seeds of who a person will become are planted early on in life. Dr. Francesca Penner, an assistant professor in Baylor’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, is well known for her work with parents and children — mostly researching the connection between parental mental health and children’s socio-emotional development.
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“The building of a better environment will require in the long term a citizenry that is both deeply concerned and fully informed. Thus, I believe that our educational system at all levels has a critical role to play.” – President Richard M. Nixon At age 91, Dr. Owen Lind still vividly remembers the cacophony of
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As final exams and the rush to start packing to go home approach, Baylor students often forget how chaotic move-out week is. You know the scene – dumpsters fill throughout the Baylor student housing bubble as students toss out perfectly usable clothes, appliances, and furniture in lieu of packing them up to take home. Two business
There’s so many things to do in Waco around Baylor Homecoming week. With events like the Baylor Homecoming parade and football game, Waco Restaurat Week, Día de los Muertos festival, and many other events filling the month of October, Waco locals and those coming from out of town have lots to choose from. Let us
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Decades ago, artificial intelligence was something for sci-fi novels: an imagined future where robots with humanlike intelligence would clean our houses, cook our meals, and otherwise set us up for a life of leisure. A life where we could pursue our passions–write, make art, play music, whatever we liked. Cut to 2025 and the future
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A Gameday Experience That Includes Your Baby Bear Getting out of the house with a baby can feel overwhelming — especially on football Saturdays. Where do you feed? Where can you pump? Where do you change diapers without stress? That’s why Baylor partnered with TakingCaraBabies to create the Baby Bear Family Lounge at McLane Stadium
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While there may be no signs that a tepid U.S. economy is abating this fall, enrollment in law schools and other graduate programs across the country is booming. Graduate enrollment in the U.S. reached over 3.1 million students this past spring, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, surpassing pre-pandemic levels by 7.2 percent.
Tom Everett thinks a lot about first impressions. As the grounds manager for HES Facilities Management, he and his team are responsible for everything that grows across Baylor University’s 300-acre Waco campus, including the flower beds at the entrances that greet prospective students and their families as they drive in for the first time. Right
The most important challenge facing a student at Baylor University should be acquiring the best education the school offers. However, other issues can get in the way, including those related to financial uncertainty, mental health and wellness, and adjusting to a new living environment, among others. Data from Inside Higher Ed’s 2024 Student Voice survey
