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Anonymous $100 million gift to BU offers game-changing support for academics...
This week, Baylor announced that an anonymous donor has given the university $100 million — the largest current gift in Baylor’s history, and a truly transformational act of kindness that will benefit...
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Baylor research: How do fish survive in the Houston Ship Channel?
Bordered by dozens of oil refineries, the Houston Ship Channel is one of the busiest commercial seaports in the nation. Not surprisingly, these heavily traveled waters are full of chemical pollution...
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What is an endowment? And why is it so important for Baylor?
Most Baylor Bears could tell you that the university’s endowment is some sort of financial figure — but beyond that, for many, it remains a bit of a mystery. Baylor’s endowment contains some pretty...
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Meet the Baylor researchers who will highlight BU’s national brand campaign
As the calendar turns to fall, the Baylor Family will see and hear more about Illuminate: the University’s strategic plan that charts a course as the preeminent Christian research university. From the...
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Meet 4 new Baylor faculty members — and hear why they chose BU
This fall, Baylor welcomed nearly 100 new faculty members to campus. It’s an impressive group, full of men and women who came to Baylor from such universities as Yale, Duke, Princeton, USC and Ohio...
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Happy 80th birthday, Alexander Hall!
Alexander Residence Hall is officially an octogenarian! Eighty years ago today — Jan. 22, 1940 — Baylor broke ground on Alexander Hall to provide a new home for Baylor students. At that time, in the...
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Where high-powered computers meet the study of humanity
If you noticed “data sciences” listed as one of the five signature academic initiatives in Illuminate, Baylor’s strategic plan, there’s a decent chance you envisioned high-powered computers doing...
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Meet the Baylor researchers who will highlight BU’s national brand campaign
Some of the world’s most significant challenges are being addressed at Baylor. Across campus, BU professors and their students are conducting high-level research that advances understanding on issues...
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Baylor Regent’s family gives $30 million to support Baylor student scholarships
Baylor alumni Dan (BBA ’89) and Jenny (BBA ’92) Hord could have done a lot of things with their money. They’ve chosen to use it to help Baylor students. The Hords’ transformational $30 million gift...
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Why it’s a big deal that Baylor is hiring five new endowed chairs
Last week, Baylor announced a nationwide search to fill five new endowed faculty positions — big news in the academic world, and a big step forward towards fulfilling the dreams of Baylor’s strategic...
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