In 2016, Baylor University and the Baylor Alumni Association reached an agreement of co-existence after years of arbitration. One of the agreement’s most consequential provisions expanded alumni influence in university governance by adding three alumni-elected members to the Board of Regents. “If it were not for that term, this lawsuit would not have been settled. […]
Out of the roughly 6 million students worldwide studying abroad, the United States currently hosts more than 1 million. “And higher education in America is considered No. 1 in the world,” said Dr. Mary Landon Darden, president of Higher Education Innovation, LLC, and a Baylor University alumna. “We’re the top of the food chain. Our higher
As the October 1, 2025, federal government shutdown stretched from days to weeks, one consequence was the disruption of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments to more than 42 million people in the United States. But while food insecurity was fast becoming a national issue, students at Baylor University could rely on the many initiatives
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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