Student Spotlights

IR Junior Alex Hou talked to us about the IR major, things he loves to do at Stanford, and his fascinating summer internship in Hong Kong. 

Why did you choose to major in international relations?

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By Andrew Lokay, International Relations '20

Grace Anderson graduated this month with a BA in International Relations and a minor in Italian. She also earned honors in IR, having written a thesis about the impact of the Responsibility to…

My family is from Texas, but I grew up mainly in southern Maryland, where my dad, a Naval officer, was stationed. When I was eight years old, my family moved to Italy, where my dad was relocated, and I began learning Italian and, eventually,…