Interview by Shelby Xu, ’24 Sophia Fulton is currently in language training before her first tour as a Foreign Service Officer. She joined the Foreign Service through the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship. Sophia received her undergraduate degree as a Business Fellow focusing on Finance, Economics, Arabic & Middle Eastern Studies, and Political Science from […]
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 Ifunanyaife Richardson (’24) Mackenzie Freeman graduated with an international studies degree from Baylor in 2018. While at Baylor Mackenzie was in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core (BIC) program. In these classes, she was able to greatly improve her writing and reading skills. Mackenzie was also involved with Baylor Ambassadors and the Baylor in Washington program […]
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 →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 →Minors are a good way to add some tools to your toolbox for life after Baylor. In choosing a minor, think about the skill sets you will need for your chosen career. I have been surveying International Studies alumni about the way they use their IST training in their careers. I ask about skill sets […]
Continue reading →Josie Sawyer had to make a choice between two internships in Washington, D.C. this semester, one with the Embassy of Jordan and one with U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. After many pros and cons lists and long discussions with the directors of the Baylor in Washington D.C. Program, she decided to intern for the […]
Continue reading →The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee is a bi-partisan committee focusing on how world events are affecting the United States.
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