Interview by Daniel Yu The Baylor University International Studies alumni that I decided to interview is Holly Joyner, who currently works at the university as the Associate Director of Global Engagement & Marketing with the Center for Global Engagement. Because she currently works in a Marketing-related position, a field that I want to pursue post-graduation, […]
Continue reading →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 →Insights from my conversation with Liz Herndon by Johann Rajadurai When I sat down to interview Liz Herndon, I had a teeny-tiny idea of what our conversation would entail. In essence – I expected an insightful discussion. What I gained was something far more profound. An appreciation for Liz’s journey and unwavering dedication to global […]
Continue reading →by Nicholas Ayers ‘ 26 With a program dedicated to the study of international affairs, have any Baylor alumni who tookInternational Studies as their major gone on to take their skills abroad? Kayla Nolen, Class of2009, decided to do so. However, she did not always have IST as her intended career path.Thus, how did she […]
Continue reading →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 →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 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 […]
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