By MacKenzie Grizzard | Staff WriterAt their regular February meeting, the Baylor Board of Regents took major steps towards its five-year strategic plan, including approving a tuition increase for the 2025-26 school year, a new scholarship initiative and the addition of two new academic degrees. "The regents took several steps to ensure we're laying a foundation for the aggressive implementation...
By Mackenzie Grizzard (Rory as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
Baylor pediatric psychologist among most-cited researchers in the world
By Mackenzie Grizzard | Staff WriterDr. Christine Limbers is the director of the Psy. D. graduate program and leads Baylor's pediatric psychology laboratory. She is one of Baylor's premier research faculty, appearing for the second year in a row on Stanford University's database of the most-cited researchers in the world. "There is lots of different research that goes in within...
By Mackenzie Grizzard (Rory as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
What explains the downward trend in Baptist students on campus?
By Mackenzie Grizzard | Staff WriterIn 1844, the Texas Baptist Education Society petitioned the Texas Congress to charter a Baptist university. 180 years later, Baptists are slowly becoming a minority at Baylor. The percentage continues to drop every year, hitting 17.3% in 2024, according to the Baylor Office of Institutional Research — a decline from 26.5% in 2018. Dr. Barry...
By Kristy Volmert (Rory as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
'A playground of opportunities' to be presented at spring Career Day
By Kristy Volmert | Staff WriterAll-University Career Day will take place from 12 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center. All students are welcome to come and go and will have the chance to connect with job recruiters. Students of all majors and years are highly encouraged to attend, Amy Rylander, career center director, said....
By Ryan Otteson (Rory as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read
Research lab works to alleviate healthcare, learning shortages
By Ryan Otteson | ReporterThe Rural Health Equity Research Collaborative is a research lab led by undergraduate students to help alleviate healthcare shortages in medically underserved communities. The group of students in the lab work with communities to introduce healthcare careers to middle school aged children. Lansing, Mich. junior Rachael Barry is the principal investigator of the lab and oversees...
By Blake Hollingsworth (Rory as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
Senior Sing chairs etch places in Baylor history ahead of final performances
By Blake Hollingsworth | Staff WriterFor many seniors, Sing is more than a tradition; it’s a defining Baylor experience that fosters creativity, leadership and lifelong friendships. “I came to Baylor largely because of Sing; it has always been a creative outlet for me,” said Tomball senior Grace Williams, a Zeta Tau Alpha Sing chair. “It allowed me to stay connected...
By Marisa Young (Rory as desk editor) + 4 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read
FaceTime With God to host skate night to celebrate Black History Month
Photo credit: Courtesy of Bobbie Oramalu
By Marisa Young | ReporterFaceTime With God is having a skate night event from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, hosted by Skate Waco Bellmead. With a $15 admission, the event is open for all students to come together and celebrate Black History Month. Dallas senior and FaceTime With God student president Bobbie Oramalu said she hopes students outside of...
By Blake Hollingsworth (Rory as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read
Waco man arrested after report of financial scam
By Blake Hollingsworth | Staff WriterAdrian Alberto Monjaras was arrested after a report was made that he was attempting to collect $45,000 from an elderly woman, according to Waco PD Public Information Officer Cierra Shipley. Monjaras was taken into custody on Feb. 10, where officers responded to a reported financial scam, according to the affidavit. A family member had called...
By Josh Siatkowski (Rory as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 5 min read
Economics lecture series shows intersection of economics, kidney donors, criminal justice
By Josh Siatkowski | Staff WriterWhen the term “economics” is in the news, it’s usually followed by talks of inflation, employment or interest rates. But in the Baylor economics department’s “No Free Lunch” lecture series on Wednesday, it showed students and faculty the far-reaching, often surprising applications of the subject. When a professor gives a lecture about matching kidney donors...
By Sydney Kerbow (Rory as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
Guest lecturer illuminates 'Spirit in the Dark,' highlighting influential Black figures throughout history
By Sydney Kerbow | ReporterOn a cold Wednesday evening, Dr. Eric Williams captivated an eager audience at the Mayborn Museum with a lecture on his Smithsonian exhibition, “Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism and Popular Culture."As the director of the office of Black church studies at Duke University Divinity School, Williams brought a wealth of knowledge and...