“You don’t forget Louis Muldrow”
The Baylor, Waco, and Texas legal communities are mourning last week’s loss of beloved law professor and trial lawyer Louis Muldrow. Muldrow, who graduated from Baylor Law School in 1958, “was known for his tough reputation and directed the Practice Court Program in Baylor law school from 1983 till 2000,” according to KWTX. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.
Former quarterback J. J. Joe dies at 54
Baylor Hall of Famer J. J. Joe, Grant Teaff’s final starting quarterback, passed away Tuesday. Inducted into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006, Joe was not only an iconic quarterback but also completed 21 seasons as the color analyst for the Baylor football radio broadcast.
“He was an excellent leader and a talented athlete. He was unselfish and always cared more about the success of his teammates than his own accolades. He was tough, determined and boy, did he love his teammates and Baylor University,” Teaff said in the “B” Association’s release.
Regents hike tuition, plus more from February meeting
The Baylor University regents met last week. Here are some of the things they approved:
- Truition will rise from the current $58,100 to $63,620 for the 2025-2026 school year. Though an actual raise of over $5,500, the University claims the average net increase after financial aid and scholarships may be closer to $2,255.
- The $250 million Extend the Line scholarship initiative aims to increase donor-driven scholarship funding over the next five years.
- Two new academic degrees were added: a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering in the School of Engineering and Computer Science, and a Bachelor of Philosophy in Great Texts within the Honors College.
- Dr. Orhue Odaro (‘11) was affirmed as the alumni-elected regent and will begin her three-year term on June 1.
Click here for more information from the board meeting.
Channel 25 reported on students’ reactions to the tuition hike. Unfortunately – as is the reality for many Baylor students – I’ll be stuck with student loans from my four years at Baylor for the next … well let’s just say several years. It turns out I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into when I signed the dotted line at 18 years old.
The future of DEI at Baylor
President Linda Livingstone met with state legislators on Monday to discuss the future of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the face of state-wide bans around Texas. “We appreciate that our legislature in Texas values the independence of private institutions in this state and recognizes that the role of the state government in state institutions is different than the role of the government in private institutions like Baylor,” Livingstone told The Lariat.
Concerts galore
In a big week for music lovers, Baylor announced McLane Stadium sold out less than a week after tickets went on sale for “The Boys from Oklahoma Texas Encore,” featuring Cross Canadian Ragweed and the Turnpike Trouadours.
It also announced Grammy-nominee and Baylor alum Forrest Frank will bring his Child of God Tour Part 2 to Foster Pavilion on April 22, its first ticketed concert event since opening. Tickets went on sale to the general public at the time of this article’s publishing, 10 a.m. on Feb. 28.
Common Grounds turns 30
If you went to Baylor in the past 30 years, chances are you made at least one (or one hundred) coffee runs to Common Grounds. And if you haven’t been back to campus recently, make sure you try out the chain’s newest location on Franklin Avenue next time you’re in town. The iconic coffee shop, which started out as a class project, turned 30 years old this week.
Common Grounds was the site of so many memories – good and bad – throughout my four years as a student. So many rush dates, study sessions, and the time my sophomore year trio chose the swanky patio out back as our meeting place to finalize our friendship break up … all accompanied by a delicious Cowboy Coffee.
Explaining the West Texas Measles Outbreak
Baylor public health expert Dr. Gabriel Benavidez says low vaccination rates, delayed recognition and isolation, and extreme contagiousness are key factors contributing to the worst measles outbreak in 30 years as it continues to spread in West Texas.
CBS News Texas covers the Black Gospel Archive
Watch CBS News Texas’ coverage of Baylor’s Black Gospel Archive, the largest digital archive of Black gospel music and preaching. “So as we celebrate Black History Month and we’re thinking about the Black church, you can’t dismiss the music,” Dr. Stephen Newby said.
