The Borderuds’ return to Baylor wasn’t part of a long-term plan. Jennifer Borderud left Waco to pursue an information studies degree at the University of Texas at Austin, while Josh Borderud spent a year in Milwaukee pursuing doctoral work in history before reconsidering his career path. Their decision eventually brought them back to Waco, where
For much of the year, the skies above Central Texas are busier than they appear. Birds migrating between North and South America pass through the region along the Central Flyway, making Waco and the surrounding communities a stopping point for hundreds of species. For those who know where to look, a walk through Central Texas
For Cade Kegerreis (‘17), art was never something he had to discover. It was something he grew up with — passed down through generations, expressed differently on either side of his family, and eventually carried onto his canvases and murals. “I just always loved art,” Kegerreis said. “I was one of the kids that never
Rideshare services like Uber and Lyft in recent years have progressively added features for consumers to personalize their transportation — the ability to request certain vehicle models, schedule future pick-ups, and even request a driverless car from Waymo. Now, researchers in Baylor University’s Advanced Vehicle Intelligence and Autonomy (AVIA) Laboratory are imagining a new future
Anna Dunbar (B.S. ‘78) spent more than four decades helping people care for the environment. Whether through recycling initiatives, stormwater education, or community outreach, she believed environmental stewardship wasn’t about asking people to do more but rather about making it easier to do the right thing. Her philosophy came into focus during a conversation with
Accounting and management information systems student Charlotte Tran hadn’t even begun classes pertaining to her major — much less the internship she was interviewing for — when the Big Four accounting firms came recruiting summer interns this spring. But the rising sophomore wasn’t coming unprepared. Instead, she was ultimately preparing for an internship experience she
Dr. Sarah Walden never planned on being a professor. In fact, she considered a career in the medical field, marketing, or law, before she ultimately landed on academia. “My parents were both professors and I was just kind of rebellious in the way that I just was not going to do what my parents did,”
Throughout her undergraduate years at Morehead State University, Dr. Lenore Wright repeatedly found herself asking one question: “Where are the women?” She was the only female philosophy major, had no female philosophy professors, and read works almost exclusively by male philosophers. “It was just me and the guys, all the time, in every class, and
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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