The Morris Family Center for Law & Liberty Founded
Before friends of HBU, Dr. Stewart Morris, Sr., University founding father, businessman and philanthropist signed an agreement in September in the Joella and Stewart Morris Cultural Arts…
The Pillars Magazine: Fall 2018 Edition
Houston Baptist University has an Advantage!
Editor's Corner by Dr. Jerry Johnston When you encourage your grandson, granddaughter, son or daughter to enroll at HBU, there is a distinct advantage. First, values, character…
Dr. Stewart Morris, Sr.: A Legend and a Gentleman
In the late 1930s, much of what is now covered in buildings and roads was prairie and marshland in Houston. The University of Houston was barely a…
Compelling Need for Mental Health Services Drives New Center at HBU
In the summer of 2018, the deaths by suicide of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain shocked America and the world. Both people were accomplished…
World-Renowned Scientist Dr. James Tour
Dr. James M. Tour, a synthetic organic chemist, joined the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice University in 1999, where he is presently the T.…
HBU Offering "A Higher Education" Through Growing Programs
Houston Baptist University is a national, comprehensive University, with 68 undergraduate and 43 graduate degrees, along with 19 certificate programs. The Pinky Pampell Online Division, launched in 2017, is…
Veteran and International Student Center Serves Specific Populations
For the first school year, HBU is combining its outreach to veteran and international students in one office. Located on the second floor of the Baugh Center,…
The Academy at HBU Offers Classical Foundation for Eighth-Graders and High School Students
Students in The Academy at HBU get the best of both worlds – a classical, Christian education at the secondary school-level and college credit. In its seventh…
Pampell Online Division Reaches Almost 700 Students
The Houston Baptist University Pampell Online Division has reached and surpassed 500 students enrolled after one academic year. Launched in February 2017, the online education branch was…
HBU Online Partners with Alpha Omega Academy and Alpha Omega Publications
The Houston Baptist University Pampell Online Division is pleased to announce a partnership with Alpha Omega Academy (AOA) and Alpha Omega Publications (OAP) as the preferred university…
Learning with Faith: A Complete Education
Like many young adults, Karla Iglesias of Sugar Land looked to time in college as a chance to explore her freedom and test the limits she had…
Cohorts Make Graduate Programs Accessible
School districts and schools are particularly interested in growing their own for leadership, making sure the best teachers are able to advance to become assistant principals, principals…
Summer Launch Offers Exciting Beginning for Incoming Freshmen
HBU Academic Success Center’s Summer Launch is a mixture between summer camp and boot camp, helping orient incoming freshmen to the work and fun that college life…
Office of Career and Calling Helps Students Take the Next Step
"What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question that youth ponder long before they become college students. The query is answered not…
Recent Major Gifts to the University
The HBU College of Engineering is grateful to accept a $2.5 million major gift from The Cullen Trust for Higher Education. The funding supports the Trust’s goal…
Retired Air Force Chaplain Shares his Love for God and People
Ret. Col. Newton Cole was a Hallmark Award recipient at the 2018 Spirit of HBU Awards, and has been named an honorary HBU alumnus. He established the…
Dolan Family Establishes Garrett Dolan Endowed Scholarship
The number “40” is significant for Brett and Cathy Dolan. Their eldest son, Jared, was number 40 as a standout football player for Barbers Hill High School.…
The Story Had a Place to Go: HBU Alumni Bring Classical Education to Houston Families
By Patti Hinze, advisory board member for Trinity Classical School In January 2009, HBU alumna Olivia Ober ’98 was walking the halls of the NICU. Her 3-year-old…
Marking Our Books: Learning to Read all over Again
By Dr. David J. Davis The submission is from the HBU Humanities Blog, “Reflection and Choice.” In 1612, the English schoolmaster John Brinsley wrote in his “Ludus Literarius”:…
The Odyssey: Freshmen Outdoor Adventure
By Cassie Sorrell, HBU Campus Recreation Coordinator The Odyssey is HBU Campus Recreation’s outdoor adventure trip created specifically for incoming freshmen as an early opportunity for them to begin their…
HBU Apologetics Professor Nancy Pearcey Makes Waves with New Book
HBU Apologetics Professor Nancy Pearcey is exploring taboo issues and the ideas that have become culturally normative tenets in her latest book, “Love Thy Body: Answering Hard…
Q & A with Todd Bates
1. Please tell us about your background. I was born in Alabama and grew up in Orlando, Florida in a very traditional, Southern home. We went to…
Dr. Jeremiah Johnston Hosts National Radio Show
As a New Testament scholar, apologist, writer and speaker, Dr. Jeremiah Johnston, HBU associate professor of Early Christianity and president of the Christian Thinkers Society (CTS, a…
Music Has Opened Doors for Alumnus Kevin McBeth
Throughout his life, music has created opportunities for Kevin McBeth, ’85. As a youth growing up around what was the Astrodome, McBeth spent much of his time…
Student Foundation Revives Signature Orange Blazers
In an era of ripped jeans and purposely untied shoelaces, the classically styled ensembles of HBU’s Student Foundation are a contrast in a crowd. Students on assignment…
BGCT Donates $10,000 for Students Affected by Hurricane Harvey
The Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) graciously donated $10,000 to help assist HBU students who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. Mr. Ernest Dagohoy, BGCT Houston area…
Lower Your Taxes with the New Tax Law
For smart taxpayers, the new law provides easy opportunities to lower taxes even more. Congress doubled the standard deduction to $12,000 for single filers and $24,000 for…
HBU Dedicated Engineering Class Lab Opens
The Houston Baptist University College of Engineering dedicated the Engineering ClassLab on September 18, in the SAFE (Securing America’s Future Through Engineering) Lab in Atwood II. The classlab serves as a…
Robert Griswold Finance & Analytics Lab Opens
The Houston Baptist University Archie W. Dunham College of Business now offers an innovative learning space with the addition of the Robert Griswold Finance & Analytics Lab.…
2018 Spirit of HBU Awards
The HBU Alumni Relations Office held the 2018 Spirit of HBU Awards Dinner and Walk of Honor Induction on September 15. The annual event honors notable alumni,…
Guevara Rewriting the Record Books
HBU senior goalkeeper Alanis Guevara started the 2018 season ranked in the top five of all six career goalkeeping categories maintained for the school’s women’s soccer program.…
Tyler Depreta-Johnson Awarded the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division Gold Glove Award
HBU has had some solid shortstops in its history, but if there had ever been any serious debate about which one was the best defensively, Tyler Depreta-Johnson…