Gas prices in Texas have surged more than 70 cents per gallon since the U.S. went to war with Iran three weeks ago. The near-total shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has driven oil prices up more than 40%, pushing the national average to its highest point since 2023 and sending diesel past $5 for the first time in three years.
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The largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East in decades unfolded as American and Israeli forces struck Iran Saturday, killing its supreme leader and triggering retaliatory strikes from the Gulf to Israel. The White House said the campaign is aimed at dismantling Iran’s military and toppling its government.
Dr. Joshua Alley, assistant professor of political science, said part of the Trump administration’s interest in Greenland has to do with America’s national security strategy.
The abduction of a foreign leader was not on most students’ bingo cards for winter break. Once news headlines began appearing about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and how his wife were removed from Venezuela, most people scratched their heads in confusion, wondering where the news came from and why it happened.
“Parents have a significant impact on the value system and the ideological system that children develop over time. We’re all impacted by the messages that we hear growing up in our parents’ home,” McAninch said.
Ramsey is a sophomore from Waco studying economics and international studies in Arabic. Ramsey went to Amman, Jordan, with Qasid, an Arabic Institute Program running from June through August. But she didn’t suspect the challenges and conflicts that would occur in the coming days.
Although the war seems like it could be worlds away, it impacts Baylor students in a more personal way than most generally assume — particularly in the grocery store runs, Stolze said.
“Any kind of medical volunteering is very highly considered by medical schools, especially if you’re investing so much time,” Selkin said. “A week may not seem like a long time, but you are investing a week of your summer to go to a foreign country, probably somewhere that you’ve never been before, maybe a language that you don’t speak. That is a great chance to talk about cultural immersion and diversity. It’s a great opportunity to expand not only what you know but to see what else is out there.”
Five faculty members spoke in a Baylor-hosted discussion on Israel and Palestine Wednesday to help students, faculty and staff “learn and understand the political, historical, and religious context to the war now being waged,” according to the Office of the President.
Death tolls continue to rise in Israel and Palestine after Hamas — the governing Palestinian body in the Gaza Strip — launched a surprise attack on Israel Saturday. In retaliation, Israel sent air strikes to the Gaza Strip Monday.
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“I think that Baylor has responded really well to the earthquakes,” Cole said. “They have shown empathy and have shown their support in ways that uphold the Christian mission of Baylor.”
Just after the Ukrainian university was bombed by Russia over the summer, Dr. Sergiy Kudelia began hosting a lecture series with Western scholars for Ukrainian professors and students at Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University.
Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on Thursday in Balmoral Castle, her summer residence located in Scotland.
For the past two years, Baylor Global Missions’ operations were suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions with international travel. With restrictions being lifted, its trips will relaunch, providing services around the globe.
Dr. Jocelyn McGee, an assistant professor in the Garland School of Social Work, and the Rev. Dr. Wismick Jean-Charles, a Haitian-born Roman Catholic priest, collaborated to implement the first telepsychology initiative in Haiti in response to COVID-19.
Advocates from Unbound Global, a Waco-based anti-trafficking organization, as well as Joseph Scaramucci, human trafficking detective for McLennan County Sheriff’s Office, were on the ground identifying possible traffickers, helping refugees cross the border into Poland safely and giving supplies to refugees. Scaramucci also said he helped train local law enforcement to fight human trafficking.
Muslim students opened up about Ramadan and their experience practicing it at Baylor.
While the Russian attack continues to wreck and displace the Ukrainian people, countries across the globe prepare for an increase in refugees.
President Joe Biden traveled to Brussels this week to meet with over 30 country leaders to discuss the ongoing invasion of Ukraine at the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
An estimated 2.3 billion people around the globe currently do not have access to a clean, sustainable source of water. The Baylor Wells Project is a student organization with the goal of bringing attention to the water scarcity distress around the globe.
Baylor held a “Ukrainian Update” panel for the Baylor community to hear from scholars about the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday at the Foster Campus for Business and Innovation.
News of the recent invasion reminded Dr. Serhiy Kudelia of his childhood and the birth of his home country; now, he fears he may see it die.
Students, faculty, staff and Waco community members gathered at Fountain Mall on Sunday to walk in support of Ukraine after Russia’s invasion.
Russia has made its way to the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital after launching a full-scale military attack on Ukraine, invading the country from three sides both by airstrikes and by foot. According to the Associated Press, the health minister of Ukraine said that at least 57 Ukrainians have been killed and 169 more are wounded.
The threat of the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to rise with Russian President Vladimir Putin officially recognizing two separatist regions as independent from Ukraine and ordering troops to enter the regions for “peacekeeping.”
With Russian troops gathering at the Ukrainian border and the threat to create a major military conflict, President Joe Biden said at a press conference Tuesday that while Russian officials said they have pulled back, the threat of invasion remains at large.
BetterMe, a behavioral health care company with over 100 million users worldwide, launched an educational course on mental health for people of color to celebrate Black History Month. The course is free throughout February.
The Keston Center library and archives, part of Baylor Libraries, held panel discussion with researchers about what’s going on in their part of the world
The Center for Global Engagement is offering alternatives to international learning due to the cancellation of study abroad trips through July 1 because of COVID-19 related travel restrictions.
