Interview by Tori Jones, ’25 Lauren Jarvis’ journey in international studies has been characterized by her ability to balance the sometimes brutal side of policy with the warmth of human connection. As a graduate student at the University of Cambridge, Lauren watches romantic comedies while coding complex data and utilizes her photography skills to highlight […]
Continue reading →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 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 →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 […]
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 […]
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