Announcements
Baylor Media & Public Relations provides announcements regarding general University news and events, community news and important updates, serving as a source for information for all areas of campus.
More than 5,500 prospective students and their families are headed to Waco and Baylor University for Fall Baylor Premiere, an all-day open house on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.
Baylor University is mourning the death of Dr. Ricardo Álvarez-Pimentel, assistant professor of history, who died Oct. 15 after battling cancer.
The Baylor New Play Initiative will select four finalists later this month from 10 semifinalist plays to compete for the $15,000 Kirk Prize in 2027.
The Baylor Free Farmers Market celebrates 10 years on Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fountain Mall, where all Baylor students have free access to fresh fruits and vegetables with their Baylor ID.
Baylor's Missions Week connects students with more than 45 global missions organizations to join in the work God is doing around the world.
Gale Galloway, B.B.A. ’52, died Sept. 25 at the age of 96, leaving a truly remarkable legacy at Baylor University.
Exciting enhancements are underway at the Williams Bear Habitat that will enrich the visitor experience and celebrate more than a century of Baylor Bears.
Baylor's Beall-Russell Lecture in the Humanities welcomes author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed, who will speak on “The Story of Our Founding, and Its Impact for Us Today” on Oct. 1.
Baylor University Spiritual Life will host a free night of worship for Baylor students and the Waco community with Douglas Kaine McKelvey, author of the Every Moment Holy book series, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Waco Hall.
A record number of Baylor University students graduated with their degrees in four years, a key component for keeping a highly valued Baylor education affordable and attainable.
A $1.2 million John Templeton Foundation grant supports an international initiative promoting judicial virtue, ethical leadership & professional responsibility in Mongolia's legal system.
ABET accreditation affirms excellence of Baylor undergraduate programs in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
During a ceremonial sign unveiling, Baylor University celebrated the naming of the Moody School of Education, made possible by a transformational $30 million gift from the Moody Foundation.
Baylor's fall Community Prayer Breakfast brought education, faith, city and civic leaders together in prayer for students, families and one another as the new academic year begins.
Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary announced its intention to open an additional location in Dallas at Park Cities Baptist Church beginning in the fall of 2027.
Vote for Baylor's cherished tradition - running the Baylor Line before football games - which has been nominated for Best Walk-Out Tradition as part of USA Today Sports' 2026 Readers' Choice Awards.
Worship leaders, church musicians, volunteers and more will gather July 21-24 for rejuvenation and inspiration at Baylor School of Music's Alleluia Conference.
Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., released a statement today regarding the death of former Baylor President and current HCU President Robert B. Sloan Jr.
Baylor University is celebrating its most successful fundraising year ever, with the Baylor Family giving a record-breaking $244.5 million to the University during the 2026 fiscal year.
Baylor University, la Ciudad de Waco y Baylor Athletics se han unido para organizar Summer on Turner Plaza, una serie de eventos familiares para la comunidad de Waco cada jueves por la noche de julio en Turner Plaza en Foster Pavilion.
Baylor University, the City of Waco and Baylor Athletics have partnered together on Summer on Turner Plaza for the Waco community each Thursday night in July on Turner Plaza at Foster Pavilion.
The Baylor New Play Initiative has received 865 new works for its 2027 Playwrights Festival, all vying to be one of four finalists for the $15,000 Kirk New Play Prize.
A gift from alumnus John T. Williams, B.B.A. ’67, has established The Virginia and Tom Williams Endowed Chair in American Literature within the Department of English in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Collection documents nearly six years of the Baylor alum’s public service and community leadership in Waco.
From June through July, incoming Baylor students and their families will descend upon campus and the University’s hometown of Waco during New Student Orientation and Baylor Line Camp.