Interview by Paul Yoon Raised next to the tides of the Pacific, Lily Ameika from Kamuela, Hawaii, graduated from Baylor University in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies. Living in an island state, along with her experience attending an international boarding school, has allowed her to develop a great passion for different languages […]
Continue reading →Interview by Joseph Molokwu The views and opinions provided herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Foreign Agricultural Service or of the United States. What led you to the trade policy field and your regional focus? As an undergraduate at Baylor, he was interested in International Relations and Russian studies. In graduate school, […]
Continue reading →by AnnaGrace Hale (’24) Not many Baylor students graduate in front of the Washington Monument and stay in Washington, D.C. to work at the White House, but that is exactly what Caitlin Babcock (’23) got to do. Because Babcock decided to complete her last semester of college in D.C. with the Baylor in Washington program, […]
Continue reading →by Saakshi Mathew (’24) Eryn graduated in May of 2022 as an International Studies major with minors in Arabic and History. During her senior year, Eryn realized that she didn’t have a clear idea of what she wanted to do after graduation, all she knew was that she wanted to work with National Security and […]
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 →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 →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 →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 →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 […]
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