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Eduardo Contreras Jr., Ed.D., Appointed Vice Provost for Global Engagement
March 14, 2023

WACO, Texas (March 14, 2023) – Following a nationwide search, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced that Eduardo Contreras Jr., Ed.D., associate provost for international education, diversity and inclusion at the University of Portland, has been selected as Baylor University’s vice provost for global engagement, effective July 1, 2023.

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Eduardo Contreras Jr.
Provost's Newsletter - March 2023
March 9, 2023

It has been a banner year for Baylor students competing for national awards and fellowships —we have had 14 Fulbright awards, a Churchill Scholarship winner, a Marshall Scholarship winner, a Goldwater scholar, two Boren Scholarship winners, and a Truman Scholarship winner! Only one institution won the Churchill, Marshall, and Truman awards in 2022: Baylor. 

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Provost Newsletter - February 2023
February 13, 2023

Spring on campus can often be one of transitions, and this year is no exception. 

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Dean Brad Toben to Return to Baylor Law School Faculty
February 8, 2023

WACO, Texas (Feb. 8, 2023) – Bradley J. B. Toben, J.D. ’77, has decided to transition as dean of Baylor Law School and return to the faculty, effective July 1, 2023, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today.

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School of Music Dean Gary Mortenson Announces Retirement
January 31, 2023

WACO, Texas (Jan. 31, 2023) – Gary Mortenson, D.M.A., dean of the Baylor University School of Music since 2015, announced at a faculty meeting today that the 2023-2024 academic year will be his final year as dean, Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., wrote in an email to campus.

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Gary Mortenson, D.M.A.
Provost Newsletter - January 2023
January 9, 2023

Welcome back to a new semester! I hope that you found the Christmas holiday season to be one of rest and rejuvenation.

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Daniel J. Pack, Ph.D., Appointed Dean of Baylor’s School of Engineering and Computer Science
January 5, 2023

WACO, Texas (Jan. 5, 2023) – Following a nationwide search, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that Daniel J. Pack, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a 2005 Carnegie U.S. Professor of the Year, has been selected as dean of the Baylor School of Engineering and Computer Science. His appointment is effective June 1.

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Daniel J. Pack, Ph.D.
How to Graduate in 4 Years
December 13, 2022

I hope the conclusion of the fall semester is going well for all of you.  A long break is right around the corner.  You’ve almost made it!


 

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Provost Newsletter - December 2022
December 12, 2022

Last month, I was fortunate to take part in the very first Provost’s Conference Series event: Classics and Classical Education in the Black Community. This special gathering was sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Department of Classics at Baylor.

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Provost Newsletter - November 2022
November 14, 2022

This month, we kick off our annual United Way of McLennan County Giving Campaign. This is a great chance for our faculty and staff to invest in the Waco community. No one is a better reflection of the good work they do than my husband, Mark.

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Provost Newsletter - October 2022
October 10, 2022

I am excited about our new cohort of faculty! You may have heard – this fall, we welcomed 110 new full-time faculty to campus. Half of these faculty hold tenured or tenure-track positions. Five of these are endowed chairs. This is one of, if not the most, diverse cohorts of faculty in Baylor’s history.

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Cornelia Marschall Smith Award Call for Nominations
September 12, 2022

Baylor University announces the twentieth annual Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year Award, to be awarded to a Baylor faculty member who makes a superlative contribution to the learning environment at Baylor, including teaching which is judged to be of the highest order of intellectual acumen and pedagogical effectiveness, research which is recognized as outstanding by the national and/or international as well as local community of scholars, and service which is regarded as exemplary in building the character of intellectual community at Baylor.

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Provost Newsletter - September 2022
September 12, 2022

Welcome back to campus as we settle in after a busy first month of the academic year. I hope these first few weeks in Baylor’s classrooms and labs have been fruitful.

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Provost Newsletter - August 2022
August 8, 2022

It’s hard to believe that fall 2022 is just around the corner. I hope your summer has offered new learning opportunities.

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Provost's Newsletter - July 2022
July 11, 2022

Our August commencement ceremony is a big event for our graduate students. On August 13th, nearly five hundred graduate students will be receiving their degrees. Baylor’s graduate programs have grown from 1,112 graduates annually in 2017 to 1,959 annual graduates in 2022.

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Provost's Newsletter - June 2022
June 13, 2022

I am pleased to announce faculty promotions for the 2021-22 academic year.

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Sinda Vanderpool, Ph.D., to be the next President and Vice Chancellor of St. Mary's University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
May 31, 2022

Sinda Vanderpool, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost for Academic Enrollment Management, was announced yesterday as the next President and Vice Chancellor of St. Mary’s University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 

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Dr. Jason Carter appointed as Robbins College Dean
May 11, 2022

I am pleased to share with you that Jason R. Carter, Ph.D., vice president for research, economic development and graduate education at Montana State University, has been selected as Baylor University’s Dean of the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, effective August 8.

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Provost's Newsletter - May 2022
May 9, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Les Palich and Dr. Candi Cann, who have both been named Fulbright U.S. Scholars!

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Dr. Stephen Reid appointed Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity & Belonging
May 5, 2022

I am pleased to share with you that Stephen B. Reid, Ph.D., Professor of Christian Scriptures with Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary, has been selected to serve in a new position as the University’s Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity & Belonging.

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Provost Newsletter - April 2022
April 11, 2022

As we approach the end of the semester, we are also in the final stages of the hiring season, and there is much good news to report. The quality of this new cohort of faculty is quite simply outstanding.

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Provost's Newsletter - March 2022
March 14, 2022

Education is a risky business. It can change your life.

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Provost's Newsletter - February 2022
February 14, 2022

The spring faculty meeting was such a great opportunity for President Livingstone and me to give a big shout-out to you - the faculty and staff,

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Dr. Rachelle Rogers Becomes President of ATE
February 9, 2022

Dr. Rachelle Meyer Rogers (Ed.D. 2005), a clinical associate professor in Baylor’s School of Education, assumes the role of ATE president this month after serving as vice president last year. She was elected to the role in the Fall of 2020, chosen by her peers to lead an organization that she calls the “protector” of the teaching profession.

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Rochelle Rogers
Michelle Johnson Appointed New Baylor University Registrar
February 2, 2022

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that a new Registrar has been appointed for Baylor University. Michelle Johnson will be joining Baylor after more than 15 years at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California, where she was the Associate Vice President & University Registrar.

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Provost's Newsletter - January 2022
January 19, 2022

Welcome back! I hope you were able to enjoy our crazy warm weather and celebrate Christmas with family and friends

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Baylor University Earns Prestigious Research 1 Status
December 16, 2021

Baylor University has been named a Research 1 university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, joining the nation’s top-tier research institutions as a doctoral university with very high research activity and elevating Baylor as a preeminent Christian research university.

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RI Status
Baylor Prof’s Device Offers Benefits of Horse Riding to Kids with Autism
October 5, 2020

Discover how a Baylor professor's invention helps bring the benefits of horse riding to children with autism.

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