Author: Sam Giudice | Majors: International Studies and Asian Studies As someone who had studied abroad in high school, I knew that I wanted to study abroad in college as well. I previously studied abroad in Taiwan, and I have grown increasingly interested in East...
Author: HarLeigh Smith | Major: International and Global Studies Receiving an email less than forty-eight hours before the application was due is not how I expected my study abroad experience to begin, but I would not have it any other way. I had not originally...
Author: Katie Strickland | Majors: International & Global Studies and Political Science In the minds of many, studying internationally may seem to be mutually exclusive with any semblances of normalcy or routine. For some, an international lifestyle may inherently...
Author: Grant Smith | Majors: International & Global Studies and Asian Studies My study abroad differs from most because it not only consisted of classwork but also an internship in a foreign country. I have always wanted to work abroad, thus being the reason I...
Author: Odessa Clear | Major: International and Global Studies I began my two-month stay in Paris with a carry-on suitcase, fresh out of one semester of French class, and eager for what was to come. I had been anticipating it for months, and this program seemingly...
As an intern in the Office of Mexican Affairs, I learned that the scope of relations between the United States and Mexico is broad and goes beyond diplomatic and official relations.
Author: Annette Quinn | Major: International Studies and French As my semester abroad in Switzerland came to an end, I kept receiving the same question, from my friends, family, host parents, and professors: “What are you going to miss?” Each time, my answer came...
Julianna Kantner, a Toller Honors College Fellow and political science and international studies major from Shawnee, Kansas, completed an internship at Canopy Northwest Arkansas as the Community Development intern. She cultivated community relationships, met client needs, and had the opportunity to interview refugee resettlement agencies across the country.
Author: Mary Strickland | Majors: International Global Studies and Political Science It was a Thursday in mid-January, and my hands were frozen. My breath billowed into vapor clouds as the below-freezing temperatures made my feet hop even more swiftly from cobblestone...
Author: Sophie Hill | Majors: Arabic, Economics, International Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies My name is Sophie Hill, and I am a recently graduated honors student from the University of Arkansas with majors in Economics, International Studies, Middle Eastern...