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The College of Arts & Sciences is playing a vital role in advancing the University's impact across the Americas

In this issue we are devoting space to inform our readers about what kind of research and collaborations A&S faculty are working on in Latin America, as we pursue the goals of the Baylor University strategic plan.

A look at what kind of research and collaborations A&S faculty are working on in Latin America

Updates on faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Baylor’s new transmission electron microscope opens the doors to important research

Two history professors are using their heritage to engage students

As 2023 nears its end, the College of Arts & Sciences is completing a yearlong celebration of this magazine’s 10th anniversary.

A popular program created to foster writing and research among Baylor’s female faculty is expanding its focus

Greg Lewallen, a senior lecturer in art and art history, has spent the past 10 years making more than 100 drawings of insects such as this in Latin America

Humanities students are using a new minor to gain better insight into the natural world

The new aerospace studies minor prepares students for aviation careers

Baylor’s new ethnic studies minor aims to foster a sense of belonging and inclusion

Arts & Sciences faculty are dedicated to student success. Explore the pedagogical approaches that best help students learn

Dr. Lee Nordt

Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

Baylor students talk about the Arts & Sciences faculty who have guided them through learning and life

Updates on faculty, staff, students and alumni

Dr. Lee Nordt
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Andrew Hogue writes about how Baylor faculty are committed to providing students with learning opportunities outside the classroom

Academy for Teaching and Learning director Dr. Lenore Wright says Baylor faculty can receive expert help to become even better teachers

Baylor’s Master Teachers are the best of the best

Baylor Arts & Sciences alumni are using podcasts to educate and entertain a growing audience

On April 4, bronze life-sized statues of Robert Gilbert, B.A. ’67, and Barbara Walker, B.A. ’67 — Baylor’s first Black graduates — were unveiled outside Tidwell Bible Building. Both Gilbert and Walker are graduates of the College of Arts & Sciences.

Students in Baylor's inaugural Trailblazer Scholars cohort reflect on a year of growth and connection

Dr. Lee Nordt
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

Updates on Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, students and alumni

Arts & Sciences faculty who were first-generation students are inspiring the next generation

Two Arts & Sciences first-gen students write about their experiences coming to Baylor

Arts & Sciences alumna and best-selling author Candice Millard makes history come alive

A look back at Baylor Homecoming

Baylor mathematics professor Tim Sheng overcame great obstacles in Mao's China to pursue higher education

Dr. Lee Nordt
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Updates on Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, students and alumni

Michael Korpi and Corey Carbonara discuss 6P and the future of television

Two alumnae have found outlets to process their own grief while helping others

A new Baylor major will give students excited by the humanities guidance into fulfilling careers

On-campus access to cutting-edge scientific instruments is helping Baylor reach its research goals

Baylor's Interactive Media and Language Center uses the latest technology to help students experience new languages and cultures

While the large tornado that tore through Waco 69 years ago this spring did only minor damage to the Baylor University campus, it left four members of the campus community dead in its wake. But despite the loss and destruction, members of the Baylor Family joined together to make sure that at least one cherished dream did not die with the storm.

Baylor's psychology and neuroscience department encourages faculty and students to research a wide variety of human experiences

Dr. Lee Nordt
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

A new Baylor Chapel alternative allows future healthcare professionals the opportunity to examine the spiritual side of their calling

The new Bioethics Certificate program in Arts & Sciences helps healthcare students deal with ethical issues

Nationally syndicated talk show host Whitney Reynolds (BA '07) is an Arts & Sciences alumna who used opportunities at Baylor to launch her award-winning career

The latest research by Dr. Deirdre Fulton is shining light on how ancient peoples lived with their dogs

How cutting-edge instruments are moving Baylor University closer to its R1 goals

University Writing Center provides expert assistance to students and faculty needing help with their prose

Emily Shultz made history as Baylor's first recipient of a prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Updates on Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, students and alumni

Baylor physicist Dr. Jay Dittmann waited out the pandemic while working on the world's largest particle collider

Why Christian Institutions Need the Liberal Arts

A look at Campus trailblazers from Baylor Arts & Sciences

Updates on Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, students and alumni

John Morris (BA '80), the Voice of the Baylor Bears, talks about his 34 years behind a Baylor microphone

Baylor senior Taylor Siebenman describes how she spent a summer in St. Louis helping track COVID-19

The College of Arts & Sciences is building on its strengths to provide more opportunities for student achievement and faculty research.

A look at Baylor debate's proud history

Endowed faculty positions are helping Baylor in its quest to build its national research profile.

For more than a century, Baylor debaters have successfully examined the important issues facing society

Students in a new Arts & Sciences major are preparing for meaningful careers in scientific research.

The research of Dr. Karol Hardin will help Spanish-speaking patients overcome obstacles to healthcare

Two A&S faculty members will give high school teachers new tools to help engage students

A new theatre arts scholarship allows one student to shine in the spotlight

From the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

Baylor alumnus John Dennis Anderson makes famous authors live again through his captivating portrayals.

Updates on Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumni

Baylor students ministered to Peruvians despite the challenges brought by coronavirus

Before COVID-19, Baylor University successfully overcame a number of campus epidemics

Three young faculty members are keeping the tradition of poetry appreciation alive on campus.

Baylor doctoral students are getting grade schoolers excited about doing research.

Baylor's growing public relations program teaches students how to communicate effectively and ethically.