Baylor in the News – Sept. 22-28, 2024
Baylor faculty called on for their expertise in news stories for The New York Times, Politico and more
Baylor students gather for a Candlelight Worship Service on Fountain Mall that concluded Welcome Week 2024. (Robert Rogers/Baylor University)
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Featured News
The New York Times: In a First Among Christians, Young Men Are More Religious Than Young Women
This article about a recent survey by the Survey Center on American Life at the American Enterprise Institute finding that Gen Z men are now more religious than their female peers includes interviews with Baylor faculty Beth Allison Barr, Ph.D., The James Vardaman Endowed Professor of History and author of “The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth,” and Sarah A. Schnitker, Ph.D., professor of psychology who co-directs the longitudinal Developing Character in College Communities study.
National/International
VocalFri Podcast: Kimberly Monzón: Singing Through the Cycle
AUDIO: Kimberly Monzón, D.MA., assistant professor of voice who also researchers vocal health and hygiene, joins the VocalFri podcast to discuss her work on female singers and singing through hormonal cycles. Monzón also is conducting new voice research in collaboration with a Baylor cross-disciplinary research team studying the effects of Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on the singing voice.
GlobeNewswire: 2024-25 Fellows of HACU’s Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo announced
Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., The John and Nancy Jackson Endowed Chair in Latin America and professor of history, is among the 45 fellows who will make up the sixth cohort of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo.
Politico: Kamala Harris’ Pennsylvania Problem
Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor and director of the Program on Historical Studies of Religion who has extensively studied Pennsylvania religious history, comments about demographic changes in the state in this article focusing on how the Catholic vote could impact the presidential election.
State/Local
KWKT-TV (FOX/Waco): African American Preaching Conference Kicks Off at Truett Seminary
VIDEO: Jared E. Alcantara, Ph.D., professor of preaching, The Paul W. Powell Endowed Chair in Preaching and director of the Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching, was interviewed about the African American Preaching Conference at Truett Seminary. The annual conference brings together church leaders and pastors nationwide for a transformative three-day experience focused on worship, religious growth and networking.
Baptist Standard: Everett: Solving hunger and poverty requires teamwork
Crossing lines to work together is essential in addressing hunger and poverty, Jeremy Everett – founding director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty – told participants at the Fellowship Southwest Compassion & Justice Conference in Dallas. Everett recounted how the Baylor Collaborative and its partners were able to scale up the pilot Meals to You program nationwide during the initial months of the pandemic. Baptist News Global also reported on the conference.
KCEN-TV (NBC/Waco): Baylor Professor leads way for students, Central Texas community throughout Hispanic Heritage Month
VIDEO: Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., The John and Nancy Jackson Endowed Chair in Latin America and professor of history, was interviewed for this story about three Hispanic Heritage Month lectures he’s organized at Baylor as well as his upcoming book on the Latino Civil Rights Movement from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Killeen Daily Herald: Baylor professor explains local cricket invasion
Heidi Marcum, Ph.D., a senior lecturer in environmental science at Baylor, answers questions about the invasion of crickets this fall in the Central Texas area.
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