Baylor’s 2020 commercial continues “Where Lights Shine Bright” theme
A new school year and a new football season present a new opportunity to share what Baylor is all about. Baylor’s 2020 university commercial will debut this weekend on FOX during Baylor football’s...
View Article‘The Bible story is our story’: What Baylor Chapel looks like this fall
Chapel has been a tradition at Baylor literally since the university’s beginning — but over the years, it has taken a lot of different forms. It was something every student took every year until the...
View ArticleCelebrating a very merry (and very online) Christmas at Baylor in 2020
With students heading home for the semester at Thanksgiving this year, many wondered — what would become of Christmas on 5th Street in 2020? Rather than cancel the beloved tradition, Student...
View Article‘Stories from the Line’ celebrate 50 years of one of college football’s great...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Baylor Line — one of college football’s great traditions. (If you’re new and wondering, “What’s the Baylor Line?”, we’ve got you covered here.) As part of...
View ArticleBaylor’s campus became a winter wonderland this weekend
Sunday morning, it started snowing in Waco — a rare occurrence, but not unheard of. And then it kept coming down, and kept coming, and kept coming — and by 6 p.m., Waco had officially received 4.4...
View ArticleBU alum’s latest film, “The Little Things,” stars Denzel Washington, Remi...
In a film career that’s spanned three decades, Baylor alum John Lee Hancock (BA ’79, JD’ 82) has written and/or directed such hit movies as The Blind Side, The Rookie, and Saving Mr. Banks. Now,...
View ArticleLooking back on Black History Month 2021 at Baylor
As one Baylor student put it, “Black history is not just for Black people. Black history is American history, so I want to make sure that we’re able to share it, and engage with it.” That effort...
View Article10 things we’ve learned about slavery/racism & Baylor’s history from the...
Last summer, Baylor’s Board of Regents established a Commission on Historic Campus Representations to review the history of the university, its founders, and its early leaders for connections to...
View ArticleEnJOY it — the Baylor Bears are NCAA champions!!!!
Eighteen years ago, it all began with a simple press conference. Now, here we are: the Baylor Bears are the 2020-21 NCAA men’s basketball national champions!!!! In what was billed as a “historically...
View ArticleDiadeloso 2021 becomes “Semana del Oso”
This year’s COVID-condensed spring calendar didn’t have room for a full day off, the way Diadeloso is traditionally celebrated. But the spirit of Dia must live on — and Baylor found a way, with a...
View ArticleCongrats, Baylor Classes of 2020 & 2021!
After a year of limited in-person events (including postponed May, August and December 2020 Commencement ceremonies), it was especially joyous to be able to gather together this weekend and celebrate...
View ArticleBaylor pre-med student delivers baby during summer EMT internship
Summer means internships for most Baylor students. For sophomore Corinna Kent, that internship meant delivering a baby. Over the summer, Kent has been working toward her EMT certification at MassBay...
View Article#BU25’s unique class hymn asks God to move in this extraordinary time of life
While it’s common for incoming freshmen to be welcomed to college by campus leaders, it’s not so common for that encouragement to come in the form of a hymn — but that’s what we do at Baylor. Since...
View ArticleMove2BU crew welcomes Baylor’s Class of 2025
Baylor’s not the only school in the country where volunteers line up to help new students move into their residence halls — but it’s hard to believe any school does it better. Wednesday and Thursday,...
View ArticleUpdated Tidwell Bible Building reopens after a 15-month total renovation
With the start of the new school year came the reopening of one of the most beloved buildings on campus: Tidwell Bible Building, which had been closed since May 2020 for an extensive renovation. The...
View Article20 years later, the Baylor Family reflects on 9/11
Everyone who lived through 9/11 has a story about where they were that fateful morning. This week, Baylor has been sharing those stories from a variety of Bears (see below). President Linda...
View ArticleReunited at McLane: the weekly fall Baylor Family reunion returns
Baylor football opened up McLane Stadium for 2021 in style on Saturday, defeating Texas Southern 66-7. The dominating win featured plenty of highlights on the field, and plenty to celebrate...
View ArticleBaylor’s 2021 commercial: ‘Let There Be Light’
A new school year and a new football season present a new opportunity to share what Baylor is all about. Baylor’s 2021 university commercial debuted on television during the Bears’ football game on...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to join the Baylor Family?
While we hope all Baylor students find certain things in common while here — strong teaching and academics amidst a caring, Christian community, for starters — we know there’s no one “Baylor...
View ArticlePerfect weather, perfect weekend: Recapping #BaylorHomecoming 2021
The best weekend of the year is undoubtedly #BaylorHomecoming! With all the usual Homecoming traditions back for 2021, this past weekend was a particularly special Baylor Family reunion, filled with...
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