Today is a painful day for the Baylor Family. However, just as in any family, we must come together and move forward. We pray for all of those affected by today’s actions, most importantly the victims, their families and our university leadership. As a family, we all need to process what has happened, make the changes necessary to ensure this never happens again and chart a thoughtful path forward, consistent with Baylor University’s mission (link).
Links to University Announcement and Selected Media Coverage (will be updated daily):
Thursday, May 26, 2016
- University Announcement (Leadership Changes). Includes the university’s summary of the Pepper Hamilton findings.
- Waco Trib (Leadership Changes).
- Waco Trib: Board of Regents Summary of Pepper Hamilton report. The Baylor University Board of Regents released a 13-page overview of its findings based on Pepper Hamilton’s investigation of the university’s response to reported sexual assaults. The document is reproduced in full here.
- Waco Trib: Board of Regents apologize to victims, admit “fundamental failure.”
- National Public Radio: Baylor Removes Ken Starr as President Over University’s Response to Sex Assault Cases
- Washington Post: Kenneth Starr out as Baylor president, but he stays on as chancellor in leadership shakeup
- Dallas Morning News: Baylor fires football coach Art Briles as regents “horrified” by scandal report findings
- Inside Higher Education: Consequences at Baylor
- The Atlantic: Heads roll at Baylor over sexual-assault reports
- New York Times: At Baylor, Charity Toward Kenneth Starr Follows Outrage
- CBS News: Baylor president Ken Starr demoted, coach fired amid sexual assaults scandal
- Mashable: Baylor has proven twice in 15 years it can’t be both a university and a sports factory
Friday, May 27
- Our Daily Bears: It’s On Us, Baylor Nation
- Our Daily Bears: The Valley: Notes from the Ruins
- All Things Considered (NPR): Baylor Demotes President, Fires Football Coach Amid Sexual Assault Scandal NPR’s Audie Cornish talks to Paula Levigne of ESPN (4:54 recording).
- Houston Chronicle: Art Briles’ daughter blasts Baylor, media after her father’s firing
- Texas Monthly: Changes at Baylor
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial: Baylor report: Slow. Thorough. Apologetic. Brutal
Added Saturday, May 28
- Los Angeles Times: What do Ken Starr, Bank of America, and crimes without criminals have in common?
- Forbes: Drama at Baylor
- Waco Trib: What Really Matters at Baylor University (Ryan Crowe, guest columnist)
- Wall Street Journal: Baylor plans to fire Art Briles, demotes Ken Starr over scandal
- Waco Trib: Baylor officials silent after sweeping personnel changes, scathing report on sexual-assault response
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: After Briles firing, Baylor supporters again reconcile with scandal
Added Sunday, May 29
- Waco Trib editorial: Baylor regents’ actions, summary still brimming with relevant questions
- Waco Trib: Baylor is more than a coach or administrator (Kevin Tankersley, guest columnist)
- 247 Sports (Bear Truth): Baylor QB Seth Russell responds to news, shows leadership
- NBC Sports: Can Mike Singletary save Baylor football?
- Waco Trib: Baylor scandal might lead us to embrace school’s original mission (Ted Talley, guest columnist)
- Waco Trib (Bill Whitaker): Baylor regents’ overhaul in scandal clouds considerable Ken Starr legacy
- The Oregonian: In wake of Baylor mess, Mike Riley brings gang-rape survivor to Nebraska
- Trib Talk (Texas Tribune): Dear Baylor: Your Students Deserve Better
- USA Today (Nancy Armour): Baylor’s punishment should come from legal system, not NCAA
- Dallas Morning News: What’s next for Baylor? More lasuits, investigations, and penalties, experts say
Added Monday, May 30
- BaylorBears.com: Jim Grobe named Baylor’s Acting Head Football Coach. Notes he was the 2006 AP National Coach of the Year
- USA Today: Baylor athletic director resigns in wake of scandal
- Fox Sports: Baylor hires Jim Grobe as “acting” football coach
- NBC Sports: NCAA has no comment on Baylor Title IX violations at this time
- USA Today: Facebook group provides refuge for Baylor victims
- Chronicle of Higher Education: Baylor’s Athletic Director resigns, citing need to promote healing
- Fox Sports: Why Jim Grobe is a good choice to handle the mess at Baylor
Added Tuesday, May 31
- New York Times: Baylor Hires Jim Grobe as Coach After Art Briles’ Messy Exit
- Baptist Standard: Baylor AD resigns; acting football coach hired
- Patheos blog: A Talk With the Preacher: A High Bar.
- Get Religion blog: Houston Chronicle team shows (again) that it just doesn’t “get” the struggles at Baylor
- Christian Post: In Aftermath of Rape Scandal, Baylor to Refocus on Christian Identity
- Texas Tribune: Under Starr’s Presidency, Baylor Watched Golden Age Turn Sour
Added Thursday, June 2
- USA Today: Baylor alumni call for release of full Pepper Hamilton report
- Baptist Standard: Baylor Line Foundation urges release of investigative report
- Dallas Morning News: Cowboys’ Gathers earns Baylor degree, shares thoughts on sexual assault scandal fallout
- Dallas Morning News: the stronger Baylor women get, the more men love football (B. Rae Perryman)
- Inside Higher Education: Ken Starr resigns as chancellor at Baylor
- ESPN: Federal agency received Title IX complaint against Baylor
Added June 3-5
- St Louis Post-Dispatch: Baylor could have learned from billionaire patron McLane
- Waco Trib Editorial: Baylor University Board of Regents needs to release all evidence to support actions
- Waco Trib: Amid Baylor chaos, let’s remember greatness, unity (Virginia DuPuy, Guest Columnist)
- Houston Chronicle: Scandal weighs heavy on women at Baylor
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Baylor needs more housecleaning past Starr, Briles
- Waco Trib: Group holds demonstration for sexual assault survivors on Baylor campus
- Salon: Ken Starr abruptly yanked out of interview when confronted about e-mails revealing he knew about rape allegations
- Business Insider: Shocking interview shows Ken Starr changing answer 3 times on email revealing sexual assaults at Baylor
- Forbes: Don’t be duped by Baylor’s message of healing
- Baptist News Global: A call for renewed servant leadership at Baylor
- The National Law Journal: Headed back to class, Ken Starr faces trust issues, experts say
- Washington Post: Baylor sports fans, in wake of another scandal, struggle with support and shame
- Sports Illustrated: Group of Baylor alumni takes out full-page ad thanking Ken Starr
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