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WACO, Texas (Jan. 1, 2023) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the phenomenon of “gift guilt,” the history of White House Christmas themes from Jill Biden to Jackie Kennedy and the simplicity of Nativity spirituals.
Averaging just over 10 points per game, Ja'Mee Asberry will have a tough time making the All-Big 12 team at the end of the season.
Women's Basketball Beats TCU for 34th Straight Time
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Gabe Kalscheur and Caleb Grill combined for 41 points as Iowa State toppled No. 12 Baylor 77-62 in a Big 12 opener Saturday.
The No. 23 Baylor women's basketball team (9-3) returns to action and wraps up the 2022 calendar year on Saturday when it hosts TCU (6-5) in the Big 12 opener at 2 p.m. inside the Ferrell Center.
Robinson Named to 2022 AFCA 35 Under 35 List
Matt Powledge Spent 2022 Season as Co-Defensive Coordinator at Oregon
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's tennis has added Louis Bowden to its signing class, head coach Michael Woodson announced on Wednesday.
Dave Aranda is trying to keep his focus on "what's right in front of you."
Baylor Senior Linebacker Earned First-Team Academic All-America Honors on Tuesday
By Jerry Hill
Devyn Bobby (football), Tre Emory (football), Audrey Williamson (women's track & field) and Kensey Schilhab (acrobatics & tumbling) have been selected as the Student-Athlete Center for Excellence (SACE) December Champions of the Month.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor soccer placed 11 student-athletes on the 2022 Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team, announced by the conference office Tuesday afternoon.
Baylor volleyball had seven student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 First and Second Teams, the league announced Tuesday.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor football picked up a program-record 38 Academic All-Big 12 honors Tuesday, as announced by the conference office.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor cross country combined for 11 student-athletes on the All-Big 12 Academic First and Second Teams, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Baylor Senior tabbed First-Team Academic All-America
The No. 24 Baylor women's basketball team (8-3) wraps up its non-conference slate against Long Beach State (5-4) on Wednesday at 3 p.m. inside the Ferrell Center.
In a stretch of a little over 24 hours, Baylor football will add a class of recruits for the 2023 season while sending off a large class of outgoing seniors in Thursday's 6:30 p.m. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl matchup against Air Force.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 20, 2022) – Baylor University offices and most facilities will be closed during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays from Friday, Dec. 23, to Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. The University will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. The first day of classes for the spring semester will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 18, 2022) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the state of American Christianity, student-athletes and religious belief and the role of compassionate communication in health care as technology continues to evolve.
The No. 18 Baylor women's basketball team (8-2) will take on its fourth top-25 opponent of the season on Sunday when it faces No. 20 Arizona (8-1) in the second annual Pac-12 US LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge at American Airlines Center.
Three years have passed since Dave Aranda last served as a defensive coordinator, helping LSU finish off a perfect 15-0 season with a 42-25 win over Clemson in the CFP National Championship game on Jan. 13, 2022, in New Orleans, La.
Baylor defensive lineman tabbed third-team All-America
WACO, Texas – Baylor softball has added right-handed pitcher Ava Knoll for the 2023 season, head coach Glenn Moore announced Thursday.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 15, 2022) – Baylor University chemist Caleb D. Martin, Ph.D., and his team have developed a new state-of-art Lewis superacid – with applications in the production of most common plastics – that is more efficient to produce, safer for the environment, and could potentially save billions of dollars in manufacturing costs.
Bears to Take on Nation's Top Rushing Attack
Baylor volleyball's Kara McGhee has been named an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced on Wednesday.
After a week-long hiatus, the No. 18 Baylor women's basketball squad (7-2) returns to action when it hosts Tennessee State (4-5) on Thursday inside the Ferrell Center.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 14, 2022) – Baylor University’s nationally ranked Hankamer School of Business and John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise have announced the Top 50 student teams from across the nation for the 12th annual New Venture Competition.
WACO, Texas (9:25 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022) – As a cold front moves across Texas, the National Weather Service has issued a Tornado WATCH for a large portion of Central Texas, including Waco and McLennan County, effective until 5 p.m. CT. This means that tornadoes – along with damaging winds and hail – are possible in and near the watch area.
I hope the conclusion of the fall semester is going well for all of you. A long break is right around the corner. You’ve almost made it!
Baylor women's basketball guard/forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs has been named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 12, 2022) – Baylor University senior Lauren Jarvis, a University Scholar from Boerne, Texas, has been selected as one of only 40 high-achieving students nationwide – and one of only two students from Texas universities – to receive the prestigious 2023 Marshall Scholarship.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 11, 2022) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the promotion of university courses and academic exchanges with China, how Texas could fare in an economic recession and the distinctiveness of Baylor’s highly regarded core curriculum.
Galvin, Ika Named First Team, Doyle, Grant Miller, Walcott Tabbed Second Team
WACO, Texas – Five Baylor football players received All-Texas honors from Dave Campbell's Texas Football, as announced by the publication on Thursday.
Coach Dave Aranda to Preview Armed Forces Bowl from Rudy's
This is our last Presidential Perspective of the semester as we begin final exams. This fall has just flown by, but what an exciting semester we’ve had together as we fully emerged from the long effects of the pandemic.
Ranked 17th and seeded fourth in the regional, Baylor volleyball is set to face Louisville in the Regional Semifinals – or "Sweet 16" – on Thursday at the KFC Yum! Center.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor equestrian Jumping Seat duo Lauren Reid and Dominika Silvestri have been named Big 12 Riders of the Month for November, as announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon.
WACO, Texas – Baylor football freshman running back Richard Reese has been named the Offensive Freshman of the Year in the state of Texas, as announced by Dave Campbell's Texas Football on Wednesday.
SCORE collaboration unites five universities with sports industry partners to introduce data science applications through sports
WACO, Texas (Dec. 7, 2022) – Gray Media Group and KWTX Television will broadcast the national premiere of the 2021 production of “A Baylor Christmas,” recorded last year from the performances of the Baylor University Symphony Orchestra and combined choirs of the Baylor School of Music.
Baylor women's tennis announced its spring schedule on Tuesday. This year's slate is highlighted by 17 home matches to be played January to April.
The No. 19 Baylor women's basketball team (6-2) continues its homestand Wednesday when it hosts UT Arlington (5-4) inside the Ferrell Center.
AUSTIN, Texas – Baylor soccer's Kayley Ables caps off a successful academic and athletic career by being named a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American, the organization announced Wednesday.
Highlighted by setter Averi Carlson being named Freshman of the Year, Baylor volleyball had four players named Southwest All-Region by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, the organization announced Tuesday.
How color forecasting helps retailers reduce risk and what it means for consumers
WACO, Texas (Dec. 6, 2022) – Marlene Neill, Ph.D., APR, associate professor and graduate program director in journalism, public relations and new media at Baylor University, has been accepted into the prestigious Arthur W. Page Society. The good news comes on the heels of Neill's recent win of PRSA's 2022 Outstanding Educator Award.
Baylor women's basketball guard/forward Bella Fontleroy has been named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Monday. The recognition marks the second awarded to Fontleroy this season.
WACO, Texas – Baylor freshman guard Keyonte George picked up Big 12 Conference Co-Newcomer of the Week honors along with Kansas' Gradey Dick, announced by the league office on Monday.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 5, 2022) - McLennan County celebrated its 15th annual Adoption Day on Nov. 18 at Baylor Law , where 36 children in foster care realized their dream of finding a forever family before McLennan County Judge Nikki Mundkowsky.
Business education news outlet Poets & Quants cites Baylor OMBA rankings based on admission standards, academic experience and career outcomes
Japanese language students from Baylor University’s Department of Modern Languages and Cultures swept the top three awards at the J.LIVE Talk (Japanese Learning Inspired Vision and Engagement), a national competition held in November at George Washington University in Washington D.C.
WACO, Texas – For the 11th time in the last 13 years, the Baylor football team will participate in a bowl game, having been selected to the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth against Air Force. The bowl game will be played on Dec. 22 at 6:30 p.m. CT at Amon G. Carter Stadium and televised on ESPN.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 4, 2022) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the rising number of older Americans who live alone, the need for intercultural and academic exchanges returning between the U.S. and China and the eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Adam Flagler hit a pair of 3s as No. 6 Baylor scored the final eight points of the game to rally past No. 14 Gonzaga 64-63 Friday night.
Bears advances to its fourth consecutive Sweet 16
Baylor women beginning busy December schedule with home game versus Houston Christian.
Elise McGhee hits .455, collects 13 kills
As we wind down the fall semester, we also begin the Christmas season at Baylor. This is truly a special time on our campus that prepares our hearts in celebration of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 1, 2022) – Baylor University will join City of Waco and McLennan County partners – in cooperation with the Waco/McLennan County Office of Emergency Management – to conduct a regular test of outdoor tornado sirens, beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
Making its seventh-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and 11th overall, Baylor volleyball (23-6) will host Western Athletic Conference champion Stephen F. Austin (26-4) at 7 p.m. Thursday in a first-round match at the Ferrell Center.
As part of the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history, Averi Carlson and Allie Sczech walked on to the Baylor campus burdened with the albatross of high expectations and pressure.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor running back Richard Reese was named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year and 19 total Bears earned All-Big 12 recognition in a voting of the league's 10 head coaches, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday.
Baylor Director of Communications Honored
With Nicole O'Banon and Luke Simons both in their first year as director of operations at Baylor, Sara Baxter with Anthony Travel has made a transition that can be very challenging go as smoothly as possible.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 30, 2022) - Athletics can occupy an ambiguous place within a university's greater mission, particularly at religious institutions. Yet, little research has been conducted - until now - to understand student-athletes connection with personal religious beliefs.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 24 points and Marquette capitalized on a dominant start from its defense to roll past No. 6 Baylor 96-70 on Tuesday night in the Big 12-Big East Battle.
The Baylor volleyball team has earned a multitude of end-of-year awards from the Big 12 Conference, announced Tuesday, highlighted by Averi Carlson being named Freshman of the Year.
Baylor volleyball's Averi Carlson has earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week for week 14 of play, the league announced Tuesday.
Latest ranking recognizes department as elite program for entrepreneurship research and teaching
Krista Pirtle has made an "incredible impact" since joining the Bear Foundation staff in September as Senior Director of Revenue Generation.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 28, 2022) – Baylor University’s Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE) within the Paul L. Foster Success Center has received a $250,000 Student Success Acceleration Program (SSAP) Implementation Grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to assist students, including those from underrepresented populations, in calculus.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 28, 2022) – Baylor University is among the institutions participating in the the inaugural Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing, an interdisciplinary conference organized by Templeton World Charity Foundation in partnership with leading academic and policy research centers around the world.
The Baylor volleyball team was chosen as the fourth regional seed, 15th overall, in the 2022 NCAA Volleyball Tournament, announced Sunday night on ESPNU.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 27, 2022) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the benefits of divine gratefulness, using old-fashioned art form and 3D printing to open up chemistry to people with blindness or low vision and the many ways Baylor Nursing is making an impact through research and service.
By Jerry Hill
The No. 17-ranked Baylor volleyball team swept Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in the Ferrell Center, 3-0.