College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts & Sciences, created in 1919, is Baylor University’s largest academic division and home to approximately 45 percent of all undergraduates. Arts & Sciences courses are the foundation upon which all Baylor students’ educational experiences are built.

Mar. 30, 2023
Nine Baylor students are honored for their poetry and fiction at annual awards ceremony

WACO, Texas (March 30, 2023) – Nine Baylor students were honored during the 2023 Student Literary Awards –– one of the opening events of the 29th annual Beall Poetry Festival.

Mar. 22, 2023
Finalists Selected for Baylor University’s $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching

WACO, Texas (March 22, 2023) – Three preeminent scholar/teachers from United States universities have been selected as finalists for Baylor University's 2024 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, the only national teaching award – with the single largest monetary reward of $250,000 – presented by a college or university to an individual for exceptional teaching. The winning professor will be announced by Baylor in spring 2024.

Mar. 14, 2023
Dr. Annie Ginty receives early career award for “groundbreaking work” in psychology and neuroscience

WACO, Texas (March 14, 2023) – Dr. Annie Ginty, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences, has received the 2023 Early Career Impact Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

Mar. 8, 2023
Baylor Math Chair Explains Magic, Mystery of π (Pi)

WACO, Texas (March 8, 2023) - Described as beautiful, elusive and enigmatic, Pi has fascinated and inspired mathematicians throughout history. With National Pi Day coming up on March 14, Baylor mathematics chair Dorina Mitrea, Ph.D., explains why Pi matters.

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