The transition from your hometown to Baylor is a big one, regardless of how far home is for you. Baylor’s Counseling Center and Care Team are available as free and confidential resources for students needing support.
With the U.S. government’s latest termination of “Duration of Status” (D/S) from Sept. 15 onward, Baylor’s International Student and Scholar Services Office recommends reading new regulations for major changes or school transfers carefully to ensure F-1/J-1 status for international students.
As Baylor students return to campus, the university’s student body officers are starting the year with plans to expand student engagement, improve campus life and strengthen connections with the Waco community.
As students return to Baylor’s campus, several major developments from the spring and summer have shaped the university. From a new AI degree and a record-breaking fundraising year to changes along I-35, here are 10 things to know ahead of the new semester.
As new students settle into campus and find their place, the Baylor Spiritual Life Center welcomed everyone to its annual Church Fair at Fountain Plaza. Representatives from more than 80 churches across the Baylor area set up tents to introduce students to their communities and invite them into conversation.
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Baylor men’s golf is taking steps in the right direction with a seventh-place finish at the Bomb Darts Birds Collegiate in Chandler, Arizona.
Baylor maintains high hopes for the season despite losing a heartbreaker to Auburn in week one.
There is an inherent separation between student athletes and students but Baylor men’s tennis has found a way to connect the two worlds through sets of philanthropic challenges.
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All Are Neighbors, held in the Cashion Academic Center, drew 270 ticketed attendees, totaling 352 people, including VIP guests and speakers, nearly filling all available seats. The event was created in response to TPUSA’s presence on campus, but speakers and organizers consistently emphasized that the gathering was not merely reactive. Instead, it functioned as a faith-centered call to action, rooted in Christian teaching and expressed through civic engagement.
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ARTS & LIFE
There are certain “cult classic” movies everyone watches. Yet there are movies that hardly get the same spotlight, despite being just as good. These movies stand out and make an impression despite not having a huge fanbase.
Dedicate your life to bringing change. One painted blade at a time, one life at a time, you will find it better and bluer than you found it.
Baylor should offer safe transportation services to Baylor students across Waco, especially late at night and on weekends. Even as a dry campus, providing students with a safe way to get home if they drink helps save lives.
When I first discovered the inadequacy of my own Christian education, I was honestly a little angry that no pastor or teacher had ever preached the Bible from this perspective. How much meaning had I missed in my years of studying Scripture blindly? But that disappointment quickly turned to gratitude for the friend who opened my eyes, and I hope to do the same for others.
Wherever you stand politically, it’s clear that President Donald Trump’s tactics are far different from those of any other president regarding the Iran conflict. He doesn’t stop at ultimatums or negotiations; rather, he humiliates, profanes, libels and threatens. And Iran isn’t the only victim.
Intellectual humility involves the awareness and responsibility of one’s own intellectual limitations. This means recognizing the presence of your intelligence and your lapses in such. Through this awareness, individuals will be able to pursue deeper knowledge, truth and understanding.
God wants his family to be one, united by his steadfast love rather than the feebleness of our own. It is Christ’s love that unifies us, giving us a glimpse of our eternal family that transcends the fading world we can never fully call home.
