Baylor in Deeds Connection

Towards Baylor in Deeds:

The Baylor Ethics Initiative emerged as a small faculty-driven initiative in response to Illuminate, the academic Strategic Plan adopted by Baylor in 2018. Specifically, the Ethics Initiative sought to exemplify the commitment to ground-breaking research in the pursuit of health, human dignity, justice, and flourishing.

Since then, the Initiative has grown into a dynamic academic community with 50 faculty and graduate student affiliates. Representing diverse departments and schools across the university, these scholars bring a broad range of expertise that enriches and extends beyond our four key research clusters: Bioethics, AI/Data Ethics, Global Ethics, and Ethics in Leadership.

Looking back at 2024, it is evident that the Ethics Initiative has also been laying a strong foundation for Baylor in Deeds, the university’s new strategic plan. Our faculty and students are deeply engaged in addressing persistent challenges in health, navigating the complexities of the human-technology interface, fostering dialogue across geographic, economic, political, and religious divides, and strengthening expertise at the intersection of Christianity and society.

As we move into 2025, our guiding principles remain rooted in the vision of Baylor in Deeds:

"The work of a Christian research university must be informed, first and foremost, by its faith commitment. It is crucial that Baylor be recognized as a global expert on issues at the intersection of Christianity and society. As Christians, we are uniquely called to love God and neighbor, to be faithful and wise stewards of God’s creation, to care for the sick and wounded, to feed the hungry, and to stand up for and attend to the needs of ‘the least of these.’ In doing so, Baylor has an opportunity to participate in God’s redemptive work in the world."

Additional information about Baylor in Deeds can be found here: https://strategicplan.web.baylor.edu/.