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 →Baylor Model United Nations Team traveled to Japan over Thanksgiving break to compete in an international conference. Before the conference began, the team learned about Japanese culture and history, visiting Hiroshima and Kyoto. The NMUN-Japan conference was hosted by Kobe City University of Foreign Studies in Kobe, Japan. Two of the seven delegates, Chris and […]
Continue reading →Outstanding Delegation Representing Qatar On April 9-15, sixteen members of Baylor’s Model United Nations team traveled to New York to participate in the National Model United Nations Conference (NMUN-NY), marking the first in-person conference for the team in New York since 2019. Baylor’s team represented Qatar in eight committees simulating the work of the United […]
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 Isabelle Zgorzelski In the middle of my second year at Baylor University, I knew I wanted to become more involved within my academics. I was an avid supporter of taking around sixteen to eighteen hours in academic courses among having both a double major and a double minor, but I wanted to dive deeper […]
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 →When the Model United Nations team’s spring conference was canceled due to the pandemic, Dr. Rebecca Flavin designed a simulation to take the place of the conference. The members of the team formed task forces to study the many ways the pandemic affects the world and make recommendations to the United Nations General Assembly about […]
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