As anticipated, James Talarico will speak at Baylor University this fall. The Baptist-affiliated university announced Sept. 1 that Talarico, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, will host a campaign event at Baylor Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Mark and…
Our words matter but our lives matter more
I recently read Jordann McMahan’s powerful opinion piece at BNG about her experience as a queer student at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary. Jordann writes with remarkable vulnerability about an experience that is complicated. She does not paint every professor, student…
Former Baylor assistant basketball coach placed illegal bets
On Dec. 10, 2025, Jared Nuness resigned his position as Baylor University’s longest-tenured assistant basketball coach. In a social media post, Nuness cited a “personal issue” preventing him from being able to remain fully committed to his job. He implied…
Baylor’s Truett Seminary will open Dallas campus
Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary will open a Dallas campus to complement its home campus in Waco, Texas, and existing satellite campuses in Houston and San Antonio. The Dallas campus will be located at Park Cities Baptist Church…
Outgoing Baylor provost named to Texas State University system role
Outgoing Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse has been named vice chancellor for academic and health affairs at Texas State University. She was appointed to the post by TSU System Chancellor Brian McCall and will oversee academic planning and program review,…
Restored Voices Collective gets GRACE report on former board member
A nonprofit unrelated to Baylor University commissioned an investigation of a Baylor professor who served on the group’s advisory board after allegations of sexual harassment and insensitivity. That report by GRACE — Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment…
Remembering Robert Bryan Sloan
Robert B. Sloan was born and raised in West Texas — in don’t fence me in West Texas. Born in Coleman, raised in Abilene, he died in Houston, America’s fourth largest city on July 4, a fitting place and day…
Robert Sloan, Baptist educator, dies at 77
The is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Veteran Baptist educator Robert B. Sloan died of a massive stroke July 4, according Heights Church in Houston, where Sloan was a pastor and theologian…
What’s the status of ICE and ‘sensitive locations’? Confusing
A federal judge refused to block immigration actions near Minnesota schools while other courts consider Trump administration appeals to rulings in other lawsuits against raids at or near sensitive locations. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship alerted partner congregations this week that…
Lariat documents continued reaction to Baylor TPUSA event
The fallout over a Turning Point USA event at Baylor University a week ago continues, with the founder of Baylor’s TPUSA chapter saying he wouldn’t have let this happen. Ollie Mintz, who graduated from Baylor in 2022, founded the campus…
Benny Johnson calls Charlie Kirk a Christian martyr like Stephen
“Charlie Kirk is still winning,” conservative podcaster Benny Johnson told a crowd of Baylor University students April 22 at the “This Is the Turning Point” tour. Although the event was closed to media and community members, BNG obtained audio recordings…
At Baylor, Homan boasts of saving lives through deportations
If you like what the Trump administration has done with mass deportations so far, you’re going to love what comes next, Border Czar Tom Homan told a Baylor University audience April 22. Homan spoke on the Baylor campus as part…