Interview by Isabelle Zgorzelski Elijah Maletz graduated from Baylor with the intent of becoming a diplomat, missionary, or NGO worker. The private sector was not on his radar. Yet, this all changed when Elijah was selected as an English Teaching Assistant in Mongolia through the Fulbright Program. For 11 months, he lived in Mongolia and […]
Continue reading →Why did you decide to apply to graduate school? There were two main reasons as to why I decided to apply to graduate school. One, I want to build on my international studies knowledge to help further my career. Many of the career options that interest me require either several years of related work experience […]
Continue reading →Alexa Rollow became an International Studies major because of its flexibility to study other concepts connected to the major. She has an interest in history, economics, business, languages, and ultimately religion. At first, she was unsure how all of these interests would lead her to her next steps after undergraduate school, but she found that […]
Continue reading →Interview by Isabelle Zgorzelski Youshay Rizvi has grown up seeing the world from multiple perspectives. Youshay is a proud first generation American whose parents immigrated from Pakistan to the United States in the 1990s. While growing up, Youshay also had the opportunity to travel and live around the world due to his parents’ work in […]
Continue reading →Interview by Isabelle Zgorzelski Talking with Clay Parham about his experience studying IST, he explains how he has always had in interest in international studies since high school. Upon starting his undergraduate degree at Baylor University, it was the courses he took in high school that encouraged him to choose this major. Parham graduated […]
Continue reading →Hearty congratulations to Veronica Penales on winning a Truman Scholarship! The Truman Scholarship provides $30,000 toward graduate education to one student from each state. This is the first Truman awarded to a Baylor student in 15 years. This is an excerpt from Baylor’s press release: Baylor student Veronica Bonifacio Penales, a senior international studies and professional […]
Continue reading →Have you been wondering how to find work in the field of international studies that uses your talents and gives you joy? Are you wondering if graduate school is right for you? Do you want to build up your network of contacts with Baylor alumni who majored in international studies? Do you want to make […]
Continue reading →by Emmy Frigo Talking with Sarah Yocum (’21) about her experience as an IST major and a student athlete (in track and field), she explained how she incorporates both International Studies and her sport into her post-graduate plans. Advantage-wise, Sarah says that because student athletes receive special tutoring, she is better able to understand classes […]
Continue reading →by Emmy Frigo Meredith Pratt (’21) is an international studies alumna who spent a summer in Italy on the Baylor in Tuscany study abroad program. Her experience there has helped form her future career choices, and Baylor’s study abroad availability and prowess actually helped her make the choice to come to Baylor in the first […]
Continue reading →by Emmy Frigo Erin Hudgins has many feathers in her cap. She is the first Baylor student to double major in public health and international studies, she is the president of Sigma Iota Rho, and she has already committed to Northeastern University for law school and a master’s in public health for the Fall of […]
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