WACO, Texas (April 17, 2020) – With travel and activity restrictions changing summer plans for many students, Baylor University today announced its 2020 Summer of Discovery, an innovative collection of discounted summer course bundles for current students, incoming freshmen and rising high school seniors in an online environment to help them advance toward their academic goals.

WACO, Texas (April 16, 2020) – More than 330 Baylor University faculty and staff, who have volunteered as “Bear Care Coaches,” are reaching out to assigned groups of students each week to help them navigate the stresses of remote online education, being away from their peers and trying to adapt to a college experience disrupted by COVID-19.

WACO, Texas (April 16, 2020) – Baylor University faculty members Lisa Shaver, Ph.D., and Joe C. Yelderman Jr., Ph.D., have been selected to receive 2020 Centennial Professor Awards for their respective research projects on women’s rhetoric and the impact of drought on groundwater in the Central Texas region.

WACO, Texas (April 16, 2020) – Thanks to the resources of the Baylor University Libraries, health care professionals on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at Family Health Center Waco have received 550 3D-printed surgical mask tension-relief bands produced on equipment from the libraries’ Experiential Learning Commons (ELC).

Jeannie, BA ’95, and Dr. Daniel McGinnis, BA ’99, reside in Sheffield, England with their two children. Three of their four family members were diagnosed with COVID-19, with Jeannie experiencing a moderate (borderline severe) case.

WACO, Texas (April 15, 2020) – Religious Americans were better able than less religious ones to weather the economic storm of the 2008 recession, at least in terms of well-being, according to a study that may have implications for the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

WACO, Texas (April 15, 2020) – More than a month into physical distancing and troubleshooting the technical aspects of creating online worship services, many churches have pivoted from launching their services online to focusing on improving and cultivating the worship experience and community that their congregants are seeking.

WACO, Texas (April 14, 2020) – During this time of physical and social distancing, many Baylor University students who are learning online, off campus and in remote settings are battling the effects of isolation. Even though students aren’t on Baylor’s campus, that doesn’t mean campus isn’t finding ways to go to them.

WACO, Texas (April 14, 2020) – Baylor University annually recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness month during April with on-campus events, activities and trainings. This year, COVID-19 preventive efforts mean that April looks much different for students, faculty and staff.

WACO, Texas (April 13, 2020) – Social distancing efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 may have scattered Baylor University students far and wide this spring semester, but they still will have the opportunity to celebrate the University’s traditional Diadeloso, or “The Day of the Bear,” which will be hosted virtually by the Baylor Chamber of Commerce all day Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

WACO, Texas (April 9, 2020) – Baylor University biology majors Andrew J. Munoz and Emily Schultz have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships, which encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in STEM fields.

WACO, Texas (April 9, 2020) – Despite the recent downturn in the U.S. job market, due to COVID-19, Baylor University students are still participating in interviews, negotiating job offers and working toward their career goals, said Ken Buckley, assistant vice provost for the Baylor Career Center.

WACO, Texas (April 9, 2020) – Trena L. Wilkerson, Ph.D., professor of mathematics education in the Baylor University School of Education, has taken on a national leadership role as the newly installed president of the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).

WACO, Texas (April 9, 2020) – Although Baylor University’s traditional Steppin’ Out day of service has been canceled this spring, that has not stopped Baylor students, alumni and members of the Baylor Family – wherever they are around the country and across the globe – from taking an active role in service to their communities through the 2020 Steppin’ In Challenge on Saturday, April 18.

WACO, Texas (April 8, 2020) – Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that Douglas V. Henry, Ph.D., who has served since last summer as Interim Dean of the Honors College, has been selected to serve as Dean in an official capacity, effective May 1.

WACO, Texas (April 7, 2020) – As COVID-19 has caused churches across the world to restrict in-person gatherings and completely change the way worship is approached, many are grappling with what Christian faith looks like right now.

Bob Darden, professor of journalism and founder of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project at Baylor University, penned this column for The Dallas Morning News.

WACO, Texas (April 7, 2020) – College students who listened to classical music by Beethoven and Chopin during a computer-interactive lecture on microeconomics — and heard the music again that night — did better on a test the next day than did peers who were in the same lecture, but instead slept that evening with white noise in the background.

WACO, Texas (April 6, 2020) — One gorgeous spring day last year, students of Elise King, who teaches interior design at Baylor University, suggested she hold class on architect Frank Lloyd Wright outdoors. She said OK. No outdoor classes this year, with social-distancing in place. But King and her students are using a novel approach.

Baylor marketing professor Kirk Wakefield, Ph.D., executive director of the University’s Sports Sponsorship & Sales program, penned this column to share results of a recent survey of football fans.

WACO, Texas (April 5, 2020) – Benjamin Ryan, Ph.D., clinical associate professor of environmental science at Baylor University, will be a keynote speaker at a global webinar presented by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Health Organization at 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 7.

WACO, Texas (April 2, 2020) – In the proverbial “blink of an eye,” many find their neighbors, friends, family – and even themselves – out of jobs that only a few weeks ago seemed safe and secure. The jobless are grieving. What’s our role? How do we help? How do we engage?

WACO, Texas (April 2, 2020) – The CDC reports that 7.1% of children ages 3-17 have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. In this time of COVID-19, social distancing and a 24/7 news cycle that is often centered on sickness and death, are there steps these children and their parents can take to mitigate the effects of anxiety?

WACO, Texas (March 31, 2020) – Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., announced today that the designation of Master Teacher – the highest honor granted to Baylor faculty members for sustained excellence in teaching – has been conferred on Professor Robert F. Darden III, Dr. Anne-Marie Schultz and Dr. Charles A. Weaver III.

WACO, Texas (March 31, 2020) – The impact of the COVID-19 public health crisis is acutely felt by entrepreneurs and the nearly 60 million people employed by small businesses across the U.S. As communities have sheltered in place and closed all but the most essential businesses, many entrepreneurs find themselves in survival mode amidst uncertain waters, seeking to keep their business afloat and retain employees.

WACO, Texas (March 31, 2020) – Drinking alcoholic beverages may be more appealing amid unease about the coronavirus, as people deal with shelter-at-home orders and fears about the economy, says a Baylor University researcher who studies alcohol use and misuse. But with regulations providing less access to alcohol, this may be a good time for substance abusers to seek recovery and for others to guard against over-reliance.

WACO, Texas (March 30, 2020) – The initial spread of COVID-19 has created unprecedented situations for many Americans, causing significant disruptions to ordinarily consistent daily routines. These disruptions have led to widespread fear of a dynamic future and can be seen most tangibly on the empty shelves of grocery stores across the nation.

WACO, Texas (March 30, 2020) - In response to the City of Waco’s call for shelter in place, Baylor University has temporarily closed the Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat, a Class C Zoo, to visitors. Out of an abundance of caution, the facility will remain closed until group gatherings are deemed safe to resume.

WACO, Texas (March 27, 2020) – Time at home is increasing as shelter in place orders and working from home become the norm for many people during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this season of uncertainty, many turn to books, movies and other pieces of pop culture to pass the time.

WACO, Texas (March 26, 2020) — The spread of coronavirus has interrupted many traditional institutions of working life, with perhaps the most drastic change to the professional environment coming from the rapid transition to work-from-home offices. With many segments of the workforce ordered to shelter in place and work remotely, employees have scrambled to transform guest bedrooms and kitchen tables to home offices, exchanging conference room roundtable discussions for tiled video conference calls.

Baylor professors Helen Harris and Bill Hoy write: "The concept of social distancing suggests isolation. What we cannot afford under stress is to be socially isolated. When we cannot be physically present with one another, it is even more critical to be socially present and accessible to each other."

WACO, Texas (March 25, 2020) – In a difficult and ever-changing time of crisis surrounding the spread of coronavirus, the basic needs of health and safety come first. But as these basic physiological needs are met, the more advanced care for spiritual and mental health can remain overlooked or ignored altogether.

WACO, Texas (March 25, 2020) – The international response to the COVID-19 public health crisis has led millions of workers to make home their new office as communities and organizations promote social distancing to slow the spread of the virus. For many individuals, this spring marks the first time they will have worked from home for a substantial amount of time.

While distance education is new for most of Baylor, Dr. Nicholas Werse has been a distance educator for several years. Werse is the Graduate Writing Coordinator for Baylor School of Education’s EdD in Learning and Organizational Change and runs a fully online writing center to coach the doctoral students with their academic writing.

WACO, Texas (March 25, 2020) – Baylor University graduate and professional programs were among those nationally ranked in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, released March 17.

WACO, Texas (March 24, 2020) – Public health crises such as COVID-19 — in which people may feel powerless and receive conflicting information — can lead to a flare-up of unsafe religious sentiments, says a Baylor epidemiologist.

WACO, Texas (March 24, 2020) – Three new species of toothed pterosaurs — flying reptiles of the Cretaceous period, some 100 million years ago — have been identified in Africa by an international team of scientists led by Baylor University.

WACO, Texas (March 23, 2020) – During a time of stress and uncertainty, how do we ease our fears and avoid a counter-productive and potentially selfish bulk-buying response? Baylor's Jim Roberts, Ph.D., The Ben H. Williams Professor of Marketing, shares his thoughts.

WACO, Texas (March 23, 2020) - Earlier today, leaders with the City of Waco and McLennan County amended disaster declarations to include a Shelter in Place order, effective at 11:59 p.m. (Monday, March 23) and expected to extend through Tuesday, April 7, to prevent and slow down community spread of COVID-19. Read more about how this order will impact Baylor University.

WACO, Texas (March 20, 2020) – While a huge focus is on health and mortality during the coronavirus outbreak, not to be forgotten are those who are grappling with death from natural causes, diseases, accidents and crime. Funerals and visitations are the customary means of support friends and loved ones — but restricted travel and social distancing poses challenges.

WACO, Texas (March 19, 2020) – Millions of children and teens throughout the United States are relegated to their homes. As parents struggle to carve out a new normal for themselves and their children, a Baylor University professor says physical fitness should still be a priority.

WACO, Texas (March 17, 2020) – The Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty has joined together with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, McLane Global, PepsiCo and others in a national effort called

WACO, Texas (March 17, 2020) – Baylor Social Work Professor James Ellor, Ph.D., an expert on working with older adults as well as disaster behavioral health, said it’s important in this time of uncertainty to continue to support, appropriately, those older adults who are self-isolating in their homes and those in long-term care facilities.

WACO, Texas (March 16, 2020) – With many schools closed as a measure against the spread of coronavirus, and many parents working remotely, families can incorporate a variety of activities — including educational ones — to keep kids engaged and ready to continue learning when they return to school, say family experts at Baylor University.

WACO, Texas (March 16, 2020) – A clear majority of participants in a national survey about the zero-tolerance policy on the United States/Mexico border strongly opposed separating immigrant families and charging the parents as criminals, according to Baylor University research.

Our smartphones, social media accounts, televisions and radios are clogged with information about COVID-19. Some is good information. Much is bad. In this brief Q&A, Marlene Neill, Ph.D., APR, associate professor of journalism, public relations and new media, shares tips to discover which voices to trust and follow during a crisis.

WACO, Texas (March 16, 2020) – Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., updated the Baylor University community today regarding the extension of online instruction through the remainder of the spring semester, the postponement of May Commencement and more.

Baylor University Marketing Professor Jim Roberts, Ph.D., said the consumer response during the current coronavirus pandemic is concerning and advises shoppers to refocus their actions on the good of the community.

Kirk Wakefield, Ph.D., the Edwin W. Streetman Professor of Retail Marketing and executive director of Sports Sponsorship & Sales, shares his study via Forbes about sports fans and what they'll during absence of major sporting events.

Baylor management professor Sara Perry, Ph.D., is a featured expert in this New York Times story about working from home -- something many are doing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

On Wednesday, the NBA took the unprecedented step to suspend its season following the revelation that one of its players tested positive for coronavirus. In addition, the NCAA announced that the March Madness basketball tournaments will be played, but without fans present.

WACO, Texas (March 12, 2020) – Baylor University has issued a self-quarantine directive to its baseball team and staff after learning that three TSA agents in San Jose, California, who had indirect contact with the team, coaches and travel party earlier this week, have tested positive for the coronavirus.

WACO, Texas (March 11, 2020) – Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., sent an email today to the Baylor campus community regarding a change in academic operations for the next three weeks. This change will include an extension of spring break for an additional week (March 16-20) and the transition of classes to an online learning environment for a two-week period, beginning March 23.

WACO, Texas (March 6, 2020) — Baylor University’s department of environmental science will host the ninth annual Young Environmental Scientists (YES) Meeting, a conference designed to provide a platform for environmental science students to share their research and receive free professional training in their field.

WACO, Texas (March 5, 2020) – Baylor Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that after eight years of distinguished service to Baylor University, Shelley F. Conroy, Ed.D., MS, RN, CNE, dean of the Louise Herrington School of Nursing, has decided to step down from her administrative post effective June 30.

WACO, Texas (March 5, 2020) – Baylor University’s Armstrong Browning Library and Museum has amassed one of the world’s largest collections of physical and digital research materials centered on one of history’s most noteworthy literary couples (and lovebirds), the Victorian poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

WACO, Texas (March 4, 2020) – Baylor University interior design students and an associate professor are assisting with the design for a hyperclean play space for children who have cancer and are undergoing chemotherapy, as well as for youngsters with a host of other diseases which also may compromise immunity.

WACO, Texas (March 4, 2020) – The Glenn R. Capp Debate Forum will host a public debate featuring Baylor Debate and the Japanese National Debate Team at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 101 of Castellaw Communications Center, 219 Baylor Ave.

WACO, Texas (March 3, 2020) – Baylor University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack B. Rhoades IV has been selected as a recipient of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award for 2019-20, announced today by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

WACO, Texas (March 2, 2020) – This week marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre and to commemorate it, students from the Baylor University department of history and Baylor Law School will stage a performance of the trials that occurred after this historic event. The performance will be at at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 5 in Bennett Auditorium, 1420 S. Seventh St.

In the following Q&A, David Dicks, Ph.D, Baylor University assistant professor of finance, shares his thoughts on why this uncertainty has damaged the markets, puts the current situation in historic perspective and offers hope to investors.

WACO, Texas (March 2, 2020) – As severe weather season begins, 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 at 10 a.m. Friday, March 6.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 28, 2020) – This coming week, Baylor University will host multiple guest speakers and performances in various disciplines, including arts and sciences, music, religion, entrepreneurship and history. The department of history and Baylor Law School will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre with a staged performance of the trials that occurred after the historic event.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 27, 2020) – Baylor University’s Executive MBA Program is now offering a new Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation and Management.

WACO, TX (Feb. 27, 2020) – American Journal of Public Health has published a new article, “Identifying Needs for Advancing the Profession and Workforce in Environmental Health,” which aims to identify priority challenges and related research needs to catalyze effective delivery of essential environmental health services for common environmental health program areas in U.S. health departments.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 27, 2020) – Baylor University has been ranked on the Peace Corps’ list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2020, coming in at No. 21 among medium-sized schools. Currently, 17 Baylor alumni are serving as Peace Corps volunteers in countries around the world.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 26, 2020) – Baylor University has announced the slate of Alumni-elected Regent candidates presented for election this spring.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 24, 2020) — Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary will present the Science and Christian Ministry Conference, a two-day workshop featuring four national speakers who will address topics that pastors and churches encounter in their ministries. The conference will be held Feb. 24-25 in Truett Seminary, 1100 Third St.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 24, 2020) – At its regular February meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents celebrated the groundbreaking of the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center – a new multi-purpose facility that will serve as an exciting new entry point to Baylor’s campus – and approved the final phase and project budget of the $21.2 million restoration of the University’s iconic Tidwell Bible Building.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 21, 2020) – Baylor University today hosted a groundbreaking ceremony honoring the philanthropy of Paula Hurd and the late Mark Hurd, who together provided the naming gift for the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center, and kicking off the construction of a new multi-purpose facility that will serve as an exciting new entry point to Baylor’s campus.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 21, 2020) — This coming week, Baylor University will host multiple guest speakers and performers from various disciplines, including arts and sciences, music, religion, history and entrepreneurship, along with various film screenings. The Department of Multicultural Affairs will host its annual Black Heritage Banquet in honor of Black History Month, and the Multicultural Women’s Symposium.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2020) – Col. Walter M. “Sparky” Matthews, a 1992 Baylor University graduate and Surgeon General of the newly formed United States Space Force (USSF), will speak to Baylor students about “The U.S. Space Force and the Future of Medicine in Space,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Room D.108 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 19, 2020) – More than 100 students from 18 Central Texas schools were awarded medals from the Waco Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation for their winning projects in the 2020 Heart of Texas Regional History Fair (HOTRHF), held Feb. 14 on the campus of Baylor University.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 18, 2020) – On Sept. 15, 1896, a staged head-on collision between two locomotives – known as the “Crash at Crush” – had both disastrous and unexpected consequences. The Texas Collection at Baylor University will host Mike Cox, author of the recently released book “Train Crash at Crush, Texas: America’s Deadliest Publicity Stunt,” for a lecture and book signing from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Mayborn Museum Theater, 1300 S. University Parks Drive.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 18, 2020) – During the season of Lent, the Office of the Chaplain will continue its “Texts and Teachers” Bible study that will feature Baylor University scholars teaching on various biblical texts that connect with the themes and stories of the Lenten season.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 14, 2020) — Baylor Law School will host its 15th annual People’s Law School, a half-day of “user-friendly” law courses designed to inform Central Texas communities of their rights in their day-to-day lives.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 14, 2020) — Art critic Jason Kaufman and internationally recognized artist, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, will discuss the artist’s life, artwork and career at the 2020 Allbritton Art Institute Biennial Artist Conversation. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the McClinton Auditorium (Foster 240) in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 13, 2020) – This coming week at Baylor University, lectures from various academic disciplines including religion, art and psychology will be held as well as the opening night of the Baylor Theatre production, “Yerma.” Baylor also will kick off opening night of the ever-popular All University Sing on Thursday.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 12, 2020) – Howard Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics at Baylor University, has been recognized by SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, with its SPIE Rising Researcher Award.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 12, 2020) – With more than a quarter of U.S. adults now having tattoos — and nearly half of millennials sporting them — only a handful of studies have focused on religious tattoos. But a new study by researchers at Baylor University and Texas Tech University analyzes faith-centered tattoos and is the first to use visual images of them.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 11, 2020) – In celebration of Baylor University’s 175th anniversary, the Baylor Family will join together on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in support of areas across the University by connecting their generosity with areas of need and growth during the second annual Baylor Giving Day.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 7, 2020) – Baylor University is conducting a regular test of the multi-tiered Baylor Alert emergency communications systems from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. The test includes Baylor Alert email and text messages, tones and announcements on outdoor and indoor loudspeakers and messages on University social media channels and the baylor.edu website.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 6, 2020) - Registration is open now for the People’s Law School on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Baylor Law School. The free event offers a half-day curriculum designed to educate consumers about their legal rights. In addition to courses on elder law, wills and estate planning, family law and veterans’ rights, new courses include Presidential Power, Contesting Your Property Taxes, Guardianship, Don’t Learn Your Law from the Movies and more.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 6, 2020) — This coming week, Baylor University will host lectures in chemistry, entrepreneurship, music and religion, along with various film screenings. Baylor also will present multiple seminars including the Hearn Innovators Series, Free Enterprise Forum, Entrepreneurship Research Seminar and the People’s Law School.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 5, 2020) – Former members of the U.S. Congress – Rep. Alan Steelman (R-TX 5th District, 1973-1976) and Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX 11th and 17th Districts, 1991-2010) – will be joined by Baylor Law Professor Rory Ryan and Baylor History Professor Stephen Sloan, Ph.D., for a panel discussion and Q&A, “Investigating Impeachment: Context, Congress, and the Constitution,” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center on the campus of Baylor University.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 4, 2020) - It doesn’t take a cape and a mask to be a hero – it takes a big heart and a lot of love. This was the message Baylor Law Professor Bridget Fuselier had for members of the 20 foster families who adopted children into their forever homes during Baylor Law’s Adoption Day in November.

WASHINGTON (Feb. 3, 2020) — The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D., of Baylor University has joined Environmental Science & Technology Letters as editor-in-chief.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 3, 2020) – Organizers of the inaugural two-day Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival are rolling out the red carpet – Hollywood style! – for members of the Waco, Baylor and Central Texas communities.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 3, 2020) – More than 320 students have entered projects in the 2020 Heart of Texas Regional History Fair, which will be held Friday, Feb. 14, at the Bill Daniel Student Center, 1311 S. Fifth St., on the campus of Baylor University. Students from schools in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Navarro and Robertson counties have registered 172 projects in various categories.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 1, 2020) – Baylor University will host a variety of events throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 31, 2020) – On the 175th anniversary of its founding, Baylor University today announced that Mark and Paula Hurd have been honored with the Baylor University Founders Medal.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 31, 2020) – This week, Baylor University will host guest speakers from a variety of academic disciplines, such as religion, entrepreneurship, music and athletics. The University will host Grammy Award-winning vocalist and professor of music at Middle Tennessee State University Cedric Dent, Ph.D., at the 2020 Pruit Symposium.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2020) - In accordance with global safety and security best practices and guidance from the U.S. Department of State and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Baylor University-sponsored travel to China, Hong Kong and Macau is temporarily postponed until further notice.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2020) – Members of Baylor Opera Theater will present four performances of Claudio Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, and Friday, Jan. 31; and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, and Sunday, Feb. 2, in the Jesse H. Jones Theater of the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2020) – Baylor University’s 2020 Pruit Memorial Symposium, which focuses on the tradition of American black sacred music in conjunction with the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project of the Baylor Libraries, will feature a public presentation and gospel sing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, headlined by Grammy Award winner Cedric Dent, Ph.D., professor of music at Middle Tennessee State University and a member of the well-known gospel and jazz vocal sextet Take 6.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 28, 2020) – Baylor University is joining with the National Cyber Security Alliance to recognize global data privacy awareness during the annual Data Privacy Day (Jan. 28), an effort to raise awareness about data privacy, security and trust issues.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 28, 2020) – Baylor University’s sustainability program has earned Texan by Nature Project Certification, which provides Texas employers, organizations and individuals with recognition of meaningful conservation efforts involving and benefiting people, prosperity and natural resources.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 27, 2020) – Baylor University is pleased to share that the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District (WMCPHD) announced today that test results were negative for Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) for the Baylor student whose samples were sent to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) last week.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 27, 2020) – Baylor University today announced a yearlong celebration of the 175th anniversary of its founding that will begin with a birthday celebration as part of the Baylor Men’s Basketball game set to tip off at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in the Ferrell Center.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 26, 2020) – Baylor University was recognized today by the Baptist General Convention of Texas on Texas Baptists Institutional Legacy Day for 175 years of service in Christian higher education during a special worship service at historic Anderson Baptist Church in Anderson, Texas.