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Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing has received accreditation for its new nurse-midwifery program by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education’s Board of Review.

Most students’ spring break plans include sunbathing, relaxing and escaping from the classroom. But for eight family and consumer science students, spring break will be an application of what they’ve learned in the classroom as the childhood development team travels to Belize for an academic mission.

Progress is important to Dr. Lewis Lummer, lecturer of communication sciences and disorders, and he has plans to bring it about, if only others will listen.

Baylor students discussed how perceptions of skin color have created dissension within the African-American community Wednesday. Baylor’s collegiate chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted the first Light Skin vs. Dark Skin forum in Morrison Hall.

San Antonio junior Cheniese Armstrong wants to be an early childhood interventionist for deaf children — a worker in a Texas program, Early Childhood Intervention Services, that helps provide services for infants and children who have developmental delays or disabilities.

Practicing Christians of non-Baptist faiths can now make up one quarter of the Baylor Board of Regents, as decided by a vote to amend the university’s bylaws at Friday’s meeting.

When you’re at the basketball court’s 3-point line, it doesn’t matter what your first language is or where you were born. There’s one value that spans across foreign waters: the importance of teamwork.

In a life full of activities, obligations and responsibilities, most college students put sleep at the bottom of the priorities list. Lori Genous, director for Baylor’s department of wellness, encourages students to value their time to sleep.

Zeta Tau Alpha and Baylor Athletics are partnering to sponsor the women’s basketball annual Pink Zone game. The Lady Bears will face Texas A&M at 8 p.m. Monday at the Ferrell Center.

Baylor students from the Academy for Leader Development and Civic Engagement Fellow Program and J.H. Hines Elementary School are partnering to host the Third Annual Parent Involvement Day events Saturday and Monday.

While most education programs consist of a student majoring in a subject and then working towards a supplemental teaching degree, Baylor’s School of Education allows students who are interested in careers in education to focus on learning how to teach.

Baylor University canceled all classes after 11:00 a.m. today due to inclement weather. Furthermore, Baylor Athletics announced men’s basketball’s game tonight against Nebraska will be played at 7 p.m. at the Ferrell Center, as planned. Free admission will be granted to all patrons.

Baylor Student Government hosted the fourth annual “Blinded” event in Barfield Drawing Room on Tuesday in a continued effort to encourage discussion between students on controversial topics.

A new social marketing website launched by a Baylor alumnus has the capability to collect dues, connect college students, sell merchandise and give nonprofit organizations the opportunity to change the world.

Dr. Elizabeth Davis, executive vice president and provost, visited Faculty Senate at its meeting Tuesday night and engaged in a discussion centered on the line of communication from the provost through to the deans, to the department chairs, and then to the faculty.

If you have a craving for egg rolls and orange chicken, go to Panda Express at 2448 W. Loop 340 today for a chance to satisfy that craving and help send Baylor accounting students on a mission trip to Uganda.

A new committee will sift through strategic planning input to determine prevalent themes and priorities to be included in Baylor’s next strategic plan.