The Baylor Brief – February 28, 2025
We want to keep you up to date on the latest news around the Baylor bubble. This week, Livingstone talks about DEI’s future, an expert covers the spread of measles in West Texas, and more.
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The Baylor Brief – February 21, 2025
Sing Season is Upon Us The smell of hairspray and stage makeup lingers in the air. The Stacy Riddle Forum becomes a battleground and costume party. Moody Library feels a little emptier than usual. Ah, Sing season. Shows started with club night on Thursday and will continue on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights through March
The Baylor Brief – February 14, 2025
Alumni-Elected Baylor Regent Election Open Degree-holding alumni can cast their vote for an alumni member of the Baylor Board of Regents now until 5 p.m. on Feb. 18. If you are eligible to vote, you should have received credentials and a link to the ballot system via email. This year’s nominees include: Barbara Calhoun Cargill
The Baylor Brief – February 7, 2025
Bears at the Grammys Baylor grad Forrest Frank (’17) was nominated for his first Grammy for his most recent album, “CHILD OF GOD,” in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category. The album, released in July, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart, where it stayed for 13 weeks. Football fans may
The Baylor Brief – January 31, 2025
Men’s Basketball The men’s team bolsters a winning record at the midpoint of the season. Most recently, it beat Utah for the second time time this season last Saturday, 71-61, but was defeated by BYU 89-93 in overtime this week. Superstar freshman VJ Edgecombe has proven his place among the greats this season, leading with 28
State Rep. Jeff Leach (’05) Talks Criminal Justice Reform At Texas Tribune Festival
Leach spoke on a panel Friday morning at Texas Tribune Festival titled “Criminal Justice and the 89th Legislature” with his colleague State Representative Joe Moody, a Democrat from Texas’ West-most district in El Paso. The pair discussed their efforts to initiate further criminal justice reform in the State of Texas. Though Leach and Moody caucus in opposite parties, Leach said, “In the Texas House, we don’t have to hate each other. . . . There are a lot of things we can work together on.”
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Baylor Was Found Liable In a Recent Title IX Case. Hear From the Reporter Who Covered It. – with Dan Solomon
Nine years ago, Dolores Lozano claims she was violently assaulted by a Baylor football player and her boyfriend at the time. In 2016 she filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming that – despite having gone to administrators and football program leaders – her alma mater had been negligent in its handling of her reports of domestic violence and, as a result, violated her rights under the Title IX federal civil rights law. On Tuesday, a Waco jury found Baylor liable.
The Conflict in Israel and the State of Foreign Affairs – with Joanne Cummings
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Joanne Cummings is the director of Baylor’s Middle East Studies program and teaches in the BIC and Political Science department. She has also been instrumental in the development of an interfaith minor here at Baylor. A retired diplomat, her experience is wide-ranging. She was most recently the Foreign Policy
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No, He Hasn’t Read The Elon Musk Biography – A Conversation with Dr. Peter Hotez
Dr. Hotez is the founding Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine where he is also the Co-director of the Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development and Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics. He is also University Professor at Baylor University. His latest book is “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientists Warning.”
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Meet the Baylor Alumni Involved in the Paxton Impeachment Trial
An historic impeachment trial against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (’85, MBA’86) commenced this week with several Baylor alumni, including the attorney general himself, playing key roles in the outcome. Though many Baylor alumni across the years have had storied (and sometimes fraught) political careers, Paxton is the first Baylor graduate to be impeached from public office. In addition to Paxton, there are four other Baylor alumni involved in the trial as elected state officials.
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