Graduate School

2023 Annual Report

Our aspiration to integrate academic and teaching excellence with an uncompromising Christian identity positions Baylor to have a transformative impact on our students, on higher education, and on the world.

– Illuminate Forward

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Introducing the Annual Report

Larry Lyon
Vice Provost & Dean of the Graduate School

The Long Upward Climb of Baylor PhD Programs

Larry Lyon
Vice Provost & Dean of the Graduate School

Elevating our Christian Mission

Christopher M. Rios, Laine Scales, & Maggi Jones
Rios: Associate Dean for Enrollment Management
Scales: Professor of Social Work
Jones: PhD Candidate, Religion

Growing PhD Enrollment & Graduation

Christopher M. Rios
Associate Dean for Enrollment Management

Supporting Growing Hybrid & Professional Programs

Sara Dolan
Associate Dean for Professional Development

Striving for R1-Level Student Success

Sara Dolan
Associate Dean for Professional Development

A More Inclusive Graduate School

Sara Dolan, Christopher M. Rios, and Bill Hockaday
Associate Deans of the Graduate School

A "Penultimate" Word from the Dean

Larry Lyon
Vice Provost & Dean of the Graduate School

About the Annual Report

Contributors and Graduate School staff members