75-747: Baylor Law School is the oldest law school in Texas. Baylor Law School is affiliated with Baylor University and located in Waco , Texas. The school has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1931 and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1938. The program offers training in all facets of law, including theoretical analysis, practical application, legal writing, advocacy, professional responsibility, and negotiation and counseling skills. Established in 1857, Baylor Law School
150-487: A seating capacity of up to 50,000 spectators. The stadium has been renovated several times, most notably in 1998 and 2005. Baylor's mascot is the American black bear . The university had two live bears on campus named Joy and Lady, each bearing the title of Judge in honor of Judge R.E.B. Baylor, one of the university's founders. Joy died on July 18, 2022, and Lady became a graduate of the class of 2023, officially retiring to
225-694: A 2005 "Best Team" ESPY. In 2012, the Baylor Lady Bears basketball team beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the NCAA National Championship; the first college basketball team to ever finish with a perfect 40–0 record. The Bears men's basketball team won the 2021 NCAA National Championship after beating the Gonzaga Bulldogs 86–70. It is the university's first men's national championship. The Baylor men's basketball team advanced to
300-476: A May 1, 2023, letter to the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Baylor University's President Linda Livingstone requested a formal exemption from provisions of federal Title IX law related to the discrimination and harassment of LGBTQ+ individuals, on the basis that Baylor requires "purity in singleness and fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman as the biblical norm" and must "regulate conduct that
375-558: A brand new facility off campus. The university announced in May 2023 that it was welcoming two new bear cubs to campus, cousins named Indy and Belle. The name "Indy" comes from "Independence", the town of Baylor's founding, and "Belle" pulls from the Carillon bells on campus. Like the past living mascots, they will reside on campus. The school's costumed mascots are Bruiser and Marigold. Law School Transparency Law School Transparency ( LST )
450-408: A constitution and membership agreement to safeguard students who haven't come out yet. The chartering process, managed by Matt Burchett, involved several steps, including listening sessions and forming a leadership team, aligning with Baylor's mission of creating a caring community. Prism's constitution emphasizes creating a respectful space embracing diverse sexual identities, voicing LGBTQ+ concerns to
525-619: A famous western gun-fighter and attorney; and Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross famous Confederate general and later President of Texas A&M University . For the first half of the American Civil War , the Baylor president was George Washington Baines , maternal great-grandfather of the future U.S. President , Lyndon B. Johnson . He worked vigorously to sustain the university during the Civil War, when male students left their studies to enlist in
600-566: A job practicing environmental law with a nongovernmental organization in South America, he reduced his involvement in LST. Derek Tokaz, a graduate of NYU Law School , also works on several LST projects. From the outset, one of the greatest challenges LST faced was securing funding and resources. Their goal was to improve legal education and the legal profession through increased access to high-quality post-graduation job outcome information. The duo
675-651: A local college called Waco University. At the time, Burleson, Baylor's second president, was serving as the local college's president. That same year, the Baylor Female College also was moved to a new location, Belton, Texas . It later became known as the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor . A Baylor College Park still exists in Independence in memory of the college's history there. Around 1887, Baylor University began readmitting women and became coeducational again. In
750-422: A sorority. There are four councils at Baylor. Most of the university's fraternities began as local fraternities, before affiliating with their national organizations in the late 1970s. Non-IFC fraternities, social clubs, and non-NPC sororities NPHC Fraternities and Sororities Historically, LGBT student organizations received no official recognition at Baylor University. The subject of sexual orientation
825-582: A write-on competition, or writing a note or comment for the journal that is selected for publication. Students can gain experience by working Baylor Law's legal clinics. Baylor Law currently has five legal clinics: Estate Planning, Immigration, Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship, Trial Advocacy, and the Veterans Clinic. Over the past few years, more than 1,500 central Texans have been served by Baylor Law students, faculty, and volunteer attorneys. Baylor Law's Director of Clinical Programs, Josh Borderud,
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#1732895055354900-505: Is $ 310,638. 31°33′16″N 97°06′55″W / 31.5545°N 97.1154°W / 31.5545; -97.1154 Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist research university in Waco, Texas , United States. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas . Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of
975-469: Is 3.9%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2019 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Baylor for the 2022-23 academic year is $ 87,284. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years
1050-580: Is a nonprofit consumer advocacy and education organization concerning the legal profession in the United States . LST was founded by Vanderbilt Law School graduates Kyle McEntee and Patrick Lynch. LST describes its mission as "to make entry to the legal profession more transparent, affordable, and fair." Law School Transparency was founded in July 2009 by two law students at Vanderbilt University Law School , Kyle McEntee and Patrick J. Lynch. When Lynch obtained
1125-562: Is a product that makes appropriate, useful comparisons and provides a thorough understanding of how schools stack up, how much they cost, and how they're trending. This project affects how law schools disclose consumer information and impacts how the ABA enforces Standard 509, the accreditation standard LST played a major role in enhancing. In the most recent index, LST did a two-fold analysis of law school websites. First it asked whether law schools were violating any part of Standard 509. This portion of
1200-694: Is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . Several Baylor graduate programs, including its law school, Hankamer School of Business and programs in the sciences and education are nationally ranked. According to the National Research Council (NRC), among those programs, Baylor's Graduate program in English was ranked first for Student Support and Outcomes by the National Research Council, and Baylor's Doctoral program in Sociology
1275-582: Is inconsistent with the religious values and beliefs that are integral to its Christian faith and mission." On July 25, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights responded acknowledging exemption to Title IX for a number of provisions related to the discrimination of LGBTQ+ individuals, including "rules of private organizations" and "sexual harassment". The exemption request, notable for its specific claim of exemption to Title IX's sexual harassment provision specifically in response to three active investigations against Baylor by
1350-573: Is one of 146 U.S. universities classified among " R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity ". The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees , including doctoral and professional degrees . Baylor University's athletic teams, known as the Bears , participate in 19 intercollegiate sports. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference in NCAA Division I . In 1841, 35 delegates to
1425-488: Is one of the world's largest experimental physics collaborations. The following year, the university was classified as "Research University" with "High Research Activity". In 2021, the university was classified among "R1: Doctoral universities with very high research activity". In October 2009, a group of state, county and city governments and organizations and higher educational institutions in Central Texas announced
1500-479: Is the halftime entertainment for Baylor football. The 340-member band attends every home football game and sometimes travels to away games. The band's name dates back to 1928 when, while on tour in West Texas, observers noted that the band members' gold uniforms looked like a giant "golden wave" sweeping over the landscape. The Noble NoZe Brotherhood , an unofficial fraternal organization, was founded in 1924 to study
1575-829: The Army Medical Department headquartered in San Antonio . Programs offered include the Doctor of Physical Therapy , MHA , United States Army Graduate Program in Nursing Anesthesia (USAGPAN), and MHA/ MBA (joint program). In 2005, the university was invited to join the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) collaboration at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois . The project
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#17328950553541650-665: The Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and received the Medal of Honor for his service. John Riley Kane also received the Medal of Honor for his service after flying 43 combat missions for a total of 250 combat hours in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Kane's daring operations caused German intelligence reports to dub him "Killer Kane". In July 1948, the Air Force and Baylor University partnered in
1725-446: The Big 12 Conference . As of the 2021–22 school year, all teams are nicknamed "Bears". Women's teams had historically been known as "Lady Bears", but by the end of the 2010s almost all of these teams had dropped "Lady", with the last three holdouts of basketball, soccer, and volleyball following suit in fall 2021. In the 2011–2012 season, Baylor broke the NCAA record for most combined wins in
1800-528: The Confederate Army . Following the war, the city of Independence slowly declined, primarily caused by the rise of neighboring cities being serviced by the Santa Fe Railroad . Because Independence lacked a railroad line, university fathers began searching for a location to build a new campus. Beginning in 1885, Baylor University moved to Waco, Texas , a growing town on the railroad line. It merged with
1875-578: The Master of Business Administration (both traditional and with an emphasis in healthcare administration), the Master of Taxation , the Master of Public Policy and Administration , or the Master of Divinity degree. First-year students are required to take the following courses and satisfactory completion is required before moving to upper-level courses. The required courses are: The following courses are mandatory upper-class courses for all student (Practice Court classes are shown separately): The hallmark of
1950-501: The economic crisis of 2008 , Baylor spokesperson Lori Fogleman reported that Baylor's endowment grew 5.1 percent in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008; the National Association of College and University Business Officials estimated that during that same period, the median return for the top 25 percent of college endowments decreased by 2.2 percent. Fogleman cited the university's long-term investments and diversified holdings as
2025-448: The 1890s, William Cowper Brann published the highly successful Iconoclast newspaper in Waco. One of his targets was Baylor University. Brann revealed Baylor officials had been importing South American children recruited by missionaries and making house-servants out of them. Brann was shot in the back by Tom Davis, a Baylor supporter. Brann then wheeled, drew his pistol, and killed Davis. Brann
2100-799: The ABA standards to better protect students and to hold law schools accountable, and in changing attitudes about how law schools interact with prospective students. David Lat contended that "Most observers are content just to complain about law schools not being forthcoming enough about employment information." Elie Mystal added that "McEntee and Lynch are trying to fill a void left open by organizations with regulatory power (e.g. American Bar Association (the ABA)), organizations with public power (e.g. U.S. News & World Report (U.S. News)), and organizations with no power (e.g. National Association for Law Placement (NALP))." Writing for American Lawyer Media 's The Careerist, Vivia Chen observed that "It's not easy getting
2175-650: The Bear is the name given to the 2011–2012 year in Baylor Athletics. During this year, the Baylor Bears football team defeated Big 12 rival Oklahoma (No. 5 AP) for the first time ever, as well as future bitter Big 12 rival TCU (No. 14 AP), ending the season at 10-3 ranked at No. 12 (No. 13 AP). Junior quarterback Robert Griffin III gained recognition throughout the year and was awarded both the 2011 Heisman Trophy and National Player of
2250-679: The Brazos River and Interstate 35. The stadium was planned by architecture firm Populous, known for its design of Yankee Stadium in New York and Houston's Minute Maid Park . A partnership between Austin Commercial-Flintco LLC oversaw the project as its contractor. From 1936 to 1949, the Baylor Bears home football games were played at Waco/Municipal Stadium . In 1950, the team moved to the newly constructed Floyd Casey Stadium (originally named Baylor Stadium), located four miles from campus with
2325-483: The Confederacy by R. E. B. Baylor and two founders. These facts were not previously acknowledged by the university. A ban on various forms of sexual conduct including "homosexual acts" was in place until 2015. The university has since modified its Code of Conduct. Baylor officially chartered Prism, an LGBTQ+ and allies student organization, after a process initiated in fall 2021. Prism's formation involved drafting
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2400-688: The District of Columbia and approximately 89 foreign countries. The university clubs and organizations provide each student with an opportunity to become engaged with an organization that shares his or her interests. Baylor University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 13,859, with a gender distribution of 42 percent male students and 58 percent female students. At Baylor, 36 percent of students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 64 percent of students live off campus. Approximately 14 percent of undergraduate men are members of fraternities, and 21 percent of undergraduate women are members of
2475-506: The Elite Eight of the NCAA 'March Madness' Championship tournament in 2010, 2012, and 2021. Under the direction of head coach Scott Drew , Baylor achieved a record of 121–55 (.688) between the 2008–2012 seasons and reached post-season play in four of those years. Four former Baylor basketball players were drafted in the first or second round of the NBA draft in the 2011 and 2012 seasons: The Year of
2550-473: The Law School from 1991 until 2023. At one time, Toben was the longest serving dean in the nation among the 200 ABA accredited law schools. On July 1, 2024, Jeremy Counseller began serving as Dean of the Law School after a nationwide search ended in his selection. An alumnus of Baylor Law School, Counseller returned as a professor in 2003 and taught civil procedure and evidence courses before becoming dean. For
2625-467: The Office for Civil Rights, including one investigation into "Baylor's alleged response to notice that students were subjected to harassment based on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity," led five U.S. representatives, including Representative Adam Schiff, to write and sign a letter to Miguel Cardona, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, requesting "thorough, timely investigations into
2700-706: The Texans to become an independent nation, then before the final vote of the Congress, the petitioners requested the university be named in honor of Baylor. In fall 1844, the Texas Baptist Education Society petitioned the Congress of the Republic of Texas to charter a Baptist university. Republic President Anson Jones signed the Act of Congress on February 1, 1845, officially establishing Baylor University. The founders built
2775-535: The Texas Supreme Court began teaching classes in the "science of law", making Baylor the first in Texas and the second university west of the Mississippi to teach law. During this time Stephen Decatur Rowe would earn the first degree awarded by Baylor. He would be followed by the first female graduate, Mary Kavanaugh Gentry, in 1855. In 1851, Baylor's second president, Rufus Columbus Burleson, decided to separate
2850-537: The Union Baptist Association meeting voted to adopt the suggestion of the Rev. William Milton Tryon and R. E. B. Baylor to establish a Baptist university in Texas, then an independent republic. Baylor, a Texas district judge and onetime U.S. Congressman and soldier from Alabama , became the school's namesake. Some at first wished to name the new university "San Jacinto" to recognize the victory which enabled
2925-505: The Year honors. Meanwhile, the men's basketball team started with 17 straight wins en route to a 30–8 season (the best in school history), a berth in the NCAA Elite Eight (its second in three seasons) and a No. 10 final ranking. The women's basketball team won the program's second national title, becoming the first basketball program – men's or women's – to finish 40–0. Center Brittney Griner
3000-522: The administration, and fostering continuous learning. Chartered on April 19, Prism marks a significant milestone in Baylor's history, following Gamma Alpha Upsilon's decision to cease charter pursuit. Baylor spokesperson Lori Fogleman confirmed Prism's charter aligns with the Board of Regents' guidelines. Prism, symbolized by a prism refracting light, aims to provide a safe, educational platform for discussing sexuality, gender identity, faith, and spirituality. In
3075-726: The art of bridge construction in association with the BBA (Baylor Bridge Association). The brotherhood provides the university with unusual public pranks and satirical writings in its newspaper, The Rope . Members hide their identities to keep their actions anonymous. Baylor University has a strong history of military service dating back to before the Civil War and currently offers both Army and Air Force ROTC for students. Baylor graduates have served in every major military engagement in Texas history. Formal military instruction began on campus in 1888. Baylor has had several famous military graduates such as Andrew Jackson Lummus, Jr. , who fought and died at
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3150-529: The athletic department failed to address sexual assaults. In response to the report, the Board of Regents fired Ken Starr as president of the university but retained him as Chancellor and as a law school professor; he resigned as Chancellor shortly thereafter and resigned as law professor in August 2016. The school also fired head football coach Art Briles . In 2021, Baylor released an independent historical report acknowledging past slave ownership and support for
3225-496: The attention of a mammoth organization like ABA, but LST did it. It deserves our kudos." This web tool helps students make smart application and enrollment choices using admissions, employment, and cost information. While not rankings, they do serve as an alternative to conventional law school rankings. LST does not reduce complex data to a single metric. Instead, LST's tool focuses students on schools that have observable relationships to specific legal markets and job types. The result
3300-456: The cause of the endowment's success. Despite a hired consulting firm's concerns that the troubled economy and disagreements within the Baylor community could hinder continued growth, the university's endowment exceeded $ 1.1 billion as of May 2013 . On March 4, 2010, "An anonymous longtime Baylor donor ... set up an estate provision that will benefit the school to the tune of an estimated $ 200 million. The gift will bolster Baylor's research on
3375-513: The classes entering in 2022, Baylor Law School accepted 23.8% of applicants and 17.57% of those accepted enrolled with the average enrollee having a 163 LSAT score and 3.72 undergraduate GPA . The school operates on a quarter system and has four graduating classes per year. Each matriculate class has a separate application pool and applicants are required to apply to the quarter in which they would like to begin. A typical academic year consists of three quarters, with students choosing to take off
3450-803: The creation of Air Force ROTC Detachment 810 - one of the first detachments ever created. In 2008, Detachment 810 was awarded the Air Force ROTC Right Of Line Award as the No. 1 large detachment in the nation. The unit was additionally awarded the High Flight Award, recognizing it as one of the top four detachments in America. It has been named best in the AFROTC Southwest Region for 1996, 2003 and 2008. Baylor runs several postgraduate and professional health sciences programs in partnership with
3525-537: The creation of the Central Texas Technology and Research Park, and the park's first project, the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC) to be housed in the former General Tire facility on South Loop Drive in Waco. Funding for the effort came from the state of Texas and Baylor University. Clifton Robinson (a member of Baylor's Board of Regents) donated the facility to the university to support
3600-465: The evenings: A student can, if desired, choose to concentrate in one of fifteen specialized areas of law: The Baylor Law Review is the law school's official student-run law review . The journal was founded in 1948 and is published three times per year (Fall, Winter and Spring). Students may grade on to the Law Review at the end of their first year or later as upper-quarters, being selected through
3675-435: The first $ 5,000 donation to start the university. In 1854, Houston was also baptized by the Rev. Rufus Columbus Burleson , future Baylor president, in the Brazos River. During the 1846 school year Baylor leaders would begin including chapel as part of the Baylor educational experience. The tradition continues today and has been a part of the life of students for over 160 years. In 1849, R. E. B. Baylor and Abner S. Lipscomb of
3750-787: The first educational institutions west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Located on the banks of the Brazos River next to I-35 , between the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex and Austin , the university's 1,000-acre (400-hectare) campus is the largest Baptist university in the world. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas . As of Fall 2023 , Baylor had a total enrollment of 20,824 students (15,155 undergraduate and 5,669 graduate). It
3825-436: The four major collegiate sports: baseball, football, and men's and women's basketball. The university has won NCAA titles in 2004, 2005, 2012, 2019, and 2021. The men's tennis team defeated UCLA in the 2004 championship match to garner the Baylor's first title. One year later, the Baylor Lady Bears basketball team beat Michigan State in the championship game and was subsequently named as the only women's team to be nominated for
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#17328950553543900-435: The four major programs, Baylor was one of only two schools that had all 19 of its sponsored sports advance to the post season. Following the 'Year of the Bear,' it was announced in July 2012 that a new $ 260 million football stadium to be called " McLane Stadium " would be constructed on the university's campus. Opened in fall 2014, the stadium holds 45,000 spectators and is situated on 93 acres (38 hectares) of land adjacent to
3975-412: The fourth quarter of the year to complete a clerkship or internship; however, students may elect to complete the program in only 27 months by attending every quarter. The school's curriculum focuses more on the positive state of the law than a normative one and on actual practice in the court system. In addition to the standard Juris Doctor degree, Baylor Law students can obtain a combined JD with either
4050-435: The index was designed to ensure law schools follow the rules and to ensure that the ABA is held accountable for its failure to enforce. Second it asked whether law schools were meeting transparency norms set by LST. This portion of the index was designed to change the norms under which law schools operate. This project tracks whether law schools are disclosing an employment report that they receive from NALP. LST began tracking
4125-455: The issues of aging in multiple disciplines at the school." Citing the most recent data reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Baylor officials say the $ 200 million donation is the second-largest gift to a Texas college or university and ranks among the top 20 private gifts to higher education institutions in the country. Baylor student athletes participate in NCAA Division I as part of
4200-530: The law school curriculum is its Practice Court program. Practice Court traces its roots to the original school; it was returned in 1922 shortly after the school was reinstituted. Though practice court is designed primarily for students who will practice law before Texas trial courts, it is mandatory for all students. The program consists of three courses. Students should plan to be available to participate in course work from 1:00 PM onward each week day (1:20 PM for Practice Court 3) and should expect to work late into
4275-461: The law school, leading almost every school to report employment rates over 90%. In addition, law schools reported deceptively high starting salaries. Notably, law schools reported the median salary for a small percentage of the class without disclosing the response rate or sampling bias . Second, law schools did not share basic information they possessed that would have helped students better understand school offerings and career paths. The result
4350-470: The law school’s first-time examination takers was 91.61%. The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which the ABA defines as the passage rate for graduates who sat for bar examinations within two years of graduating, was 96.11% for the class of 2021. According to Baylor's official 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 93.7% of the Class of 2019 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Baylor's Law School Transparency under-employment score
4425-558: The majority of its board, granting it partial independence from the Baptist General Convention of Texas . In 2015, the Baylor Board of Regents hired law firm Pepper Hamilton to perform an external review of Baylor's handling of sexual assaults . The report, summarized by the board in a public "Findings of Facts" document, stated that Baylor failed to implement Title IX in a timely and effective manner, that Baylor administrators actively discouraged reporting of sexual assaults, and that
4500-512: The medical school's regents. They also share academic links and combine in research efforts. During World War II , Baylor was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission. The university first admitted black students in 1964. The first black graduate was Robert Gilbert, of Waco. In 1991, Baylor began appointing
4575-558: The original university campus in Independence, Texas . The Rev. James Huckins , the first Southern Baptist missionary to Texas, was Baylor's first full-time fundraiser. He is considered the third founding father of the university. Although these three men are credited as being the founders of the university, many others worked to see the first university established in Texas and thus they were awarded Baylor's Founders Medal. The noted Texas revolutionary war leader and hero Sam Houston gave
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#17328950553544650-458: The pending sex-based harassment cases against Baylor University and further clarification on the implications of this particular exemption on students' rights to be protected from sex-based harassment." In the 2021 "Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News & World Report , Baylor was ranked tied for 76th best "national university" in the U.S., tied at 31st for "Best Undergraduate Teaching", tied at 25th for "Most Innovative". Baylor University
4725-447: The research collaborative. Several former and present members of faculty at Baylor are or were prominent proponents of intelligent design , most notably philosopher William Dembski , now at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Christian philosopher Francis Beckwith and electrical engineer Robert J. Marks II . The university's endowment passed $ 1 billion in 2007 and reached $ 1,055,478,000 on December 31, 2007. Even with
4800-574: The students by sex, making the Baylor Female College an independent and separate institution. Baylor University became an all-male institution. During this time, Baylor thrived as the only university west of the Mississippi offering instruction in law, mathematics, and medicine. At the time a Baylor education cost around $ 8–15 per term for tuition. And many of the early leaders of the Republic of Texas, such as Sam Houston, would later send their children to Baylor to be educated. Some of those early students were Temple Lea Houston , son of President Sam Houston ,
4875-489: The university in a new medical center if the College of Medicine would surrender its denominational alliances with the Baptist state convention. The Baylor administration refused the offer and, with funding from the M. D. Anderson Foundation and others, moved the College of Medicine to Houston . In 1969, the Baylor College of Medicine became technically independent from Baylor University. The two institutions still maintain strong links and Baylor still elects around 25 percent of
4950-453: The white paper was published by Pace Law Review two years later. First, law schools provided misleading and incomplete employment information that took advantage of how students understand law schools and the legal profession. For example, law schools advertised basic employment rates that included any job in the numerator, whether short-term or long-term, part-time or full-time, legal or non-legal. Schools even counted volunteer jobs funded by
5025-436: The year (and an overall record of 129–28 for a winning percentage of .822) and Baylor was the only school to have all four programs ranked at the end of their respective seasons. The football and (men's and women's) basketball programs also set NCAA records with a combined 80 wins between them, including a stretch from November 1, 2011, to January 16, 2012, when the three programs had 40 consecutive wins between them. Outside of
5100-812: Was "too complex" for student groups, according to the statement by a university official posted on a student group's blog. In 2022, Baylor chartered an official LGBT organization called "Prism", that follows the University's "Statement on Human Sexuality", which affirms "purity in singleness and fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman as the biblical norm" and prohibits advocacy groups from promoting "understandings of sexuality that are contrary to biblical teaching", including "homosexual behavior". Every semester, students participate in various intramural sports. Students build teams within campus organizations, sororities/fraternities, residence halls, and personal friend groups. As of Fall 2022, Baylor offers these intramural sports: The Baylor University Golden Wave Band (BUGWB)
5175-430: Was an information asymmetry favoring law schools that enabled law schools to raise tuition prices indiscriminately. To solve these problems, LST asked law schools to voluntarily disclose basic employment information about recent graduates. Knowing that law schools would decline initially, McEntee and Lynch were actually targeting the American Bar Association 's accreditation standards. By 2012, LST succeeded in reforming
5250-414: Was helped home by his friends, and died there of his wounds. In 1900, three physicians founded the University of Dallas Medical Department in Dallas , although a university by that name did not exist. In 1903, Baylor University acquired the medical school, which became known as the Baylor College of Medicine , while remaining in Dallas. In 1943, Dallas civic leaders offered to build larger facilities for
5325-446: Was motivated by Vanderbilt's comprehensive disclosure of job outcomes in early 2008. McEntee and several of his classmates decided to attend Vanderbilt in fall 2008 in part due to the information revealed by the law school. In order to increase access to better information, McEntee and Lynch first identified two key problems with law school disclosure practices in a white paper originally published in April 2010. An updated version of
5400-656: Was named the National Player of the Year, while Coach Kim Mulkey was awarded National Coach of the Year. The baseball team won 49 games (one shy of its all-time best), including a Big 12-record 18-game conference winning streak and school-record 24-game winning streak. Although ranked at No. 1 for two weeks (a program first), the baseball team finished in the NCAA Super Regionals and a No. 9 ranking. Baylor's four major programs (football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball) finished with an NCAA record 129 wins during
5475-491: Was ranked third nationally, based on criteria such as the percentage of students receiving full financial support, PhD completion percentage, median time to completion of degrees, and job placement rate. The university is divided into twelve degree-granting academic units. Three of the units are designated as colleges , while eight others are designated as schools and one is a seminary. They are: More than 16,000 students study at Baylor University, representing all 50 states,
5550-459: Was selected in early 2020 to receive the prestigious Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service from the American Inns of Court. The Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service is awarded each year to honor an American Inn of Court member in practice for ten or fewer years for excellence in public interest or pro bono activities. In 2023, the overall bar examination passage rate for
5625-545: Was the first law school in Texas and the second law school west of the Mississippi River. Law classes continued until 1883 when the school was discontinued. In 1920, the Board of Trustees reestablished the law school (called the Law Department at that time) under the direction of Dean Allen G. Flowers. The school was temporarily suspended from 1943 to 1946 as a result of World War II. Bradley J.B. Toben served as Dean of
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