On April 22, 2026, members of the Baylor community gathered across campus — some in Waco Hall, attending a Turning Point USA event; others on the Quadrangle in protest of Turning Point’s presence on campus; and even more in Hankamer-Cashion Academic Center at the opposing All are Neighbors progressive event option. When the conservative political […]
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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
Dr. Elizabeth Palacios spent 40 years of her career at Baylor. During that time, she learned what it takes to succeed as a Hispanic woman within the predominantly white Baylor faculty. “For a long time, I was the only minority faculty in the School of Education,” Palacios explained. “They would hire [minority faculty], but they
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The sun hung high over the badlands of New Mexico when Dr. Daniel Peppe crouched over a patch of rock. It was the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Peppe, associate professor of geosciences at Baylor University, was hard at work on a long-running project. With careful, practiced sweeps, he brushed away the layers of
Nick Bradford, who will graduate from Baylor with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2027, was on active duty with the Army before enrolling at Baylor. Initially he didn’t plan to self-identify as a veteran, preferring instead to “keep my cards close to my chest,” but he’s grateful Veterans of Baylor (VoB) encouraged him
Dr. Cory Smith has an ambitious dream — one of his primary goals is to develop a next-generation warfighter monitoring system to optimize performance and safety for military personnel operating in austere conditions. “My mission and passion are very much to develop the next-generation warfighter monitoring system,” Smith said. “I want to create the systems,
“My infidel fellow citizens, my Catholic neighbor, or Jewish friend, must have the same right to read or refrain from reading the Bible, to believe or reject the Bible as he chooses. These are fundamentally American principles.” In 1923 President Samuel Palmer Brooks spoke before the Texas Senate in response to a bill concerning compulsory
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First-generation students — defined federally as those whose parents have not earned a bachelor’s degree — face specific and well-researched barriers to entry when considering attending college. They’re historically less familiar with financial aid, scholarships, FAFSA, and college-level academic expectations. They’re more likely to have attended less-privileged K-12 schools, to be first-generation and low-income, and have
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The seed of the Heart of Texas Network for Immigrant Rights (HOTNIR) was planted on the steps of Seventh & James Baptist Church as co-founders Dr. Blake Burleson and Dr. Mark Brickhouse ran into each other as they exited the Sunday service. “We talked a little bit that day about concern for our undocumented neighbors
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The idea of running from Buc-ee’s in Hillsboro to Buc-ee’s in Temple — 75 miles — isn’t one that crosses most people’s minds. It’s certainly not a goal most people will ever aspire to or accomplish. For Baylor University senior Carson Sheldon, the feat marked the culmination of his goal to run eight ultramarathon distances
