Interview by Andrew Schmidt, ’24 Joseph’s interest in international studies began during his childhood as an international kid from Lagos Nigeria. His international experience began his interest in foreign policy and when coupled with his passion to drive things forward, he decided to enter Baylor University in the International Studies Program. Early on in his […]
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 →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.
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 →Each year, every academic program chooses students to honor at the Academic Honors Week Convocation. The 2020 Academic Honors Week Convocation honors two outstanding students from the International Studies major: Audrey Crites and Estelle McKinney. Congratulations, Audrey and Estelle! Q&A with Audrey Crites 1. Why did you choose the IST major? I chose to major […]
Continue reading →Interview by Sarah Gendron Youshay Rizvi is a senior International Studies major from Hackensack, New Jersey, and will be attending graduate school at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in the fall 2019 semester to pursue an MA in American Foreign Policy. The Baylor in Washington Semester Program provides students with a unique […]
Continue reading →Interview by Sarah Gendron Briann Bardsley is a junior IST major and Political Science minor from Kansas City. She is a part of the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core (BIC) and plans to either join the Peace Corps or work in DC in Religious Freedom. The Baylor in Washington Semester Program provides students with a unique experiential […]
Continue reading →by Cat Haseman An internship in Washington, D.C. or overseas can be an exciting and rewarding experience. Unfortunately, undergraduate summers are often busy, and unpaid internships can be financially taxing. The Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) program allows students to work remotely with a federal agency while continuing their studies. Each summer, the VSFS program […]
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