Latest News
Navigating college life can, at times, be overwhelming, stressful and exhausting for students. At Baylor, we want to remind our students that there are resources available — on campus and remote (including over the summer), some are available 24/7.
Holistic wellbeing is incredibly important, and students are encouraged to reach out to these resources, their community and/or trusted faculty and staff.
Michael E. Young, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences and graduate program director at Kansas State, has been selected as Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School. He will join Baylor on Aug. 1.
Baylor University students were awarded scholarships and fellowships, including Boren Awards, Critical Language Scholarships and a Fulbright UK Summer Institutes award.
Last week, Baylor released the first-wave findings of the Global Flourishing Study — one of the most comprehensive studies of human existence ever undertaken, and the largest funded research project in Baylor history.
How big a deal is this study? The coverage it attracted is one indication; the results were widely covered in major media outlets ranging from The New York Times to National Geographic to CNN to Christianity Today (and more).
As part of Women’s History Month, members of Baylor’s History Department, in collaboration with the John and Nancy Jackson Chair for Baylor in Latin America, have organized a panel featuring perspectives from Latina “changemakers” whose activism and careers have made the city of Waco a more just and equitable place.
Three preeminent scholar/teachers from U.S. universities have been selected as finalists for Baylor’s 2026 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, the only national teaching award presented by a college or university to an individual for exceptional teaching.
Baylor University history professor, Dr. Beth Allison Barr, herself a pastor's wife, details a shift in evangelical attitudes toward women in the church in her new book, Becoming the Pastor's Wife.
Medical Humanities professor, Dr. Jason Whitt, is one of eleven professors honored with Outstanding Faculty Awards for teaching, scholarship and contributions to the academic community for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Serving others has always been important to social work student Lyndsi Carlson Chapin. From a young age she was taught to serve others and give back to her community. Growing up, she always found joy in learning about and celebrating others’ stories. Lyndsi's passion for building relationships, offering encouragement and standing beside people at their most vulnerable moments is the backbone of her success in the world of social work.
In 2019, Baylor set a school-record with seven Fulbright scholarship recipients — part of the nation’s most prestigious international education exchange program. Just three years later, Baylor doubled that total, with 14 Fulbrights. And in 2024, Baylor jumped to 18 Fulbright student honorees.
Such success now ranks Baylor among the top 20 colleges and universities nationally, earning BU recognition this spring as a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for the third straight year. In the latest totals, Baylor ranks No. 1 in both Texas and the Big 12 for most Fulbright student awards.
Two Baylor School of Education graduates were honored by the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA) at its fall conference. Dr. Ryann Shelton (PhD ’20) received the SSMA Early Career Scholar Award, and Dr. Melissa Donham (MA ’19, PhD ’23) received the Dissertation Award.
“The math education faculty are so proud of their work and impact in mathematics education,” said Dr. Trena Wilkerson, professor of mathematics education and chair of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at Baylor. “It is an honor to work with such amazing students.”
For the 2025 Black History Month lecture, the Department of History presents "Entangled Alliances: A Reinterpretation of Blackness & Freedom in the American Revolution," which features Dr. Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ralph & Bessie Mae Lynn Chair and Associate Professor of History at Baylor University.
Baylor researchers serve as vital research voice at the intersection of technology and people.
Each year on Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service, the Baylor University and Waco communities join others across the nation to participate in multiple events honoring Dr. King's life and legacy.
Baylor research underscores importance of generous campus culture