by Pamela Trevino Contla (’24) While in her last semester at Baylor University, Luciana Borrego Flores was undecided on whether to pursue a job in either the private or government sector. As an international studies major with a business administration minor, the career opportunities and job positions available to her after graduation were vast. Luciana […]
Continue reading →By Joelliane Langevine (’24) Gabrielle (Gabby) Kennedy graduated from Baylor with her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Russian, and Middle Eastern Studies. I had the privilege of meeting Gabby during my freshman year at Baylor, her senior year when she was a Peer Instructor in my World Cultures I class in the Baylor Interdisciplinary […]
Continue reading →By Lily Ameika (‘24) Hunter Gilfillian has always loved international affairs and knew he wanted to go into public service from an early age. His goal was to work at the Department of State, but he knew there would be some time before that would happen. Hunter graduated as an International Studies major from Baylor […]
Continue reading →Interview by Joseph Molokwu The journey to the Bureau of Europe and Eurasia at the United States Agency for International Development During her undergraduate years at Baylor, Anastasia focused on East Asia and aspired to focus on China in graduate school. This was the focus of her foreign service degree at the Georgetown Walsh School […]
Continue reading →Interview by Junhui Fitch T.J. ‘s journey in international studies began with an inspirational geography teacher in high school. After being assigned to learn the history and culture of Serbia, he became very interested in languages and in connecting with people around the world. As a student at Baylor University, T.J. majored in international studies […]
Continue reading →Sometimes, Baylor IST alumnus Drew Cassibry spends moments at work jumping out of planes. Along with his fellow officers and soldiers, Drew occasionally leaps from these aircrafts at an altitude of 1000 feet or less with an additional 150 pounds of equipment strapped to his body. Yet, as a military intelligence officer within the 2nd Battalion of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, this is only a snapshot of Drew’s responsibilities.
Continue reading →What type of law do you practice? I practice criminal defense as a public defender, which means that if someone can’t afford legal counsel, we represent that person. I chose this type of work in part because of my faith; I believe no one is irredeemable. There’s a great quote by Bryan Stevenson that really […]
Continue reading →Interview by Isabelle Zgorzelski Mason Scott has always had an interest in international relations and politics. With the intent to work for the U.S. government in this field after undergraduate school at Baylor, he realized that it would take more steps to get him to where he wanted to be in his career. From undergrad […]
Continue reading →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 […]
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