Talk:Baylor University

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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Baylor University Press and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 February 3 § Baylor University Press until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:55, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Black Sororities and Fraternities

Why aren’t the Black Sororities and Fraternities not listed? 2600:1700:84A0:61E0:A8C7:E96C:CD85:CD6F (talk) 17:52, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

"LGBTQ Issues" page unnecessary?

Is this section really necessary? It reads like a brochure, and extols that they're "chartering an organization to open communication with LGBTQ students." And yet, 2 years later, they argued for, and were granted, exemption from Title IX discrimination based on sexual orientation. "Prism" deserves to be a small footnote, not the largest paragraph of the "LGBTQ Issues" section Anne.R.Kist (talk) 08:46, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Unnecessary inclusion of one-day event in "History" section

@EconDecExpert2025: Please explain why you are insisting that the "History" section of this article include this paragraph:

In April 2026, a coalition of Baylor student organizations—including the College Democrats, NAACP, Students Demand Action, Hearts for the Homeless, and Texas Rising—organized "All Are Neighbors", an LGBTQ+-affirming event held the same day as a Turning Point USA event on campus featuring conservative speakers. The event featured speakers including Kelley Robinson of the Human Rights Campaign and Paul Raushenbush of the Interfaith Alliance and drew approximately 400 attendees, according to campus and national media reports.

Why is it essential that readers know about this recent, one-day event? What are they supposed to learn about the university's history from this event? Please remember that this article does not include every noteworthy event or historical fact about the university, particularly recent events whose long-term impact and importance is unclear, only those that provide essential information about the university. ElKevbo (talk) 15:08, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

As multiple news outlets, including the Baylor Lariat, CBS News, The Advocate, and the Texas Chronicle have documented, this event is unprecedented, and by definition: a moment in Baylor's history. Never once in Baylor's 180+ year history have LGBTQ+ christian advocates been included on campus. Considering this event made national and international news, and is currently creating an historic moment of tension between the Baptist church and Baylor, this will be a major moment in Baylor's history that will only continue to gain attention. It's the ideal and appropriate follow-up paragraph to the one above it focused on Baylor's long, complicated history with LGBTQ+ inclusion. EconDecExpert2025 (talk) 15:24, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

You didn't write any of that in the article so readers have no idea that the event is important. You just wrote: "And then this event happened." If the event is somehow meaningful, you need to tell readers. And, of course, that significance needs to be explicitly documented in reliable sources - it can't just be your personal opinion. ElKevbo (talk) 15:38, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

I agree with @ElKevbo that this one-day event does not belong in the History section. Per '''WP:RECENTISM''' and '''WP:NOTNEWS''', routine campus activism/counter-events — even when they receive some local and niche coverage — should not be added to university articles unless they demonstrate clear, lasting impact on the institution. Baylor's article already covers earlier developments on these issues in appropriate detail. Including this risks giving it undue weight and turning the page into a current-events blog.

I propose we remove the paragraph until/unless stronger evidence of enduring significance emerges. Events like this happen on every college campus across the county and world regularly. This event is nothing notable. Mango0521 (talk) 14:00, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Events like this have NEVER happened before at Baylor, nor are they happening regularly at other universities with similar religious/ideological backgrounds. The very existence of this program -- and the fact that it was STUDENT LED despite decades of attempts by Baylor to shut down LGBTQ+ student groups -- is historic and worthy of inclusion. EconDecExpert2025 (talk) 17:58, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

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