Baylor in the News – June 7-13, 2020
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WACO, Texas (June 14, 2020) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in local and national media stories as they shared their research and expertise on a variety of topics, including the Black athlete in American culture, the songs and scripture at the funeral of George Floyd, COVID-19 related stories on the voice of nurses in health care policy and links between religion and health, and how a world-class violinist answered the calling to teach.
June 7, 2020
The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic Life Podcast: Episode 69: Be Like Mike?
AUDIO: Baylor University sports historian Paul Putz is a guest on this podcast about “The Last Dance,” the ESPN documentary on Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls.
June 9, 2020
Christianity Today: The Songs and Scriptures of George Floyd’s Houston Funeral
Baylor gospel music scholar Bob Darden, professor of journalism and founder of Baylor's Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, is quoted about the liturgy of Tuesday’s homegoing service for George Floyd, which reflected the Christian landscape of his hometown and the rich legacy of gospel music in the Black church.
June 10, 2020
The Washington Post: Southern Baptist president wants to retire famed gavel named for slave owner
Baylor historian Thomas Kidd, Ph.D., is quoted in this article about the president of the Southern Baptist Convention calling for the retirement of a gavel that carries the name of a 19th-century Southern Baptist leader who was a slaveholder and led the convention in support of the Confederacy.
U.S. News & World Report: Combating COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories in the Exam Room
For Jessica Peck, DNP, a pediatric nurse practitioner and clinical professor at Baylor's Louise Herrington School of Nursing in Dallas, the rise in conspiracy theories has become a frustrating stumbling block in the course of providing care to patients.
Sojourners: How Our Stories Accommodate Grief
Baylor English professor, theologian and author Greg Garrett, Ph.D., writes about living in a new world, and "however long it lasts, it’s the one our stories are going to have to accommodate."
Religion News Service: What movies by and about African Americans can teach us in this hard present
Baylor English professor and theologian Greg Garrett, Ph.D., professor of English at Baylor and author of the book, “A Long, Long Way: Hollywood’s Unfinished Journey from Racism to Reconciliation,” writes about how films can inspire conversation and our movement to anti-racism.
June 12, 2020
Baylor Connections: Patricia Shih
On this Baylor Connections, internationally renowned violinist Patricia Shih, who still maintains an active performing schedule, has joined the Baylor School of Music as associate professor of violin and shares her appreciation for her instrument, love of music and why she felt the call to teach.
Baptist Standard: School’s history reflects changing Southern Baptist attitudes
Baylor social work professor Laine Scales, Ph.D., co-author of "Doing the Word: Southern Baptists’ Carver School of Social Work and Its Predecessors, 1907-1997," believes the history of a school that ceased to exist 23 years ago is worth telling because of what it reveals about changing Southern Baptist attitudes toward gender roles and social ministries.
Waco Tribune-Herald: Jessica Peck: Give nurses a voice in health care policy
Jessica Peck, DNP, clinical professor at Baylor's Louise Herrington School of Nursing and president-elect of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, writes about underrepresented nursing voices who should have a presence at decision-making tables, in leadership positions, in government-appointed task forces and in the media.
June 13, 2020
Deseret News: Here’s what the science says about the links between religion and health
Jeff Levin, Ph.D., University Professor of epidemiology and population health and director of the program on religion and population health at Baylor, is quoted in this article about how stress levels, healthy habits and community support could be key to beating the coronavirus.
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