Travel Programs
Classroom studies are just the beginning of the Baker School experience. Our travel programs take learning beyond campus, offering students the opportunity to engage directly with policymakers, industry leaders, and cultural institutions around the world. These experiences combine focused academic study with real-world insight.
Each program is designed to deepen understanding, inspire curiosity, and prepare students to make meaningful contributions on a global scale.
Japan Ambassadors
The Japan Ambassadors program is a two-week programs abroad program in Japan. Students will follow in the footsteps of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Howard H. Baker, to learn about Japanese culture, politics, history, foreign policy, and U.S.-Japan relations through meetings with Japanese scholars, U.S. diplomatic staff, researchers at think tanks, and university students.
Washington Fellows
The Washington Fellows program is a two-week intensive course in Washington, DC that connects students to some of the nation’s top public servants, researchers, and journalists by discussing pressing public policy issues with them.
Spring Break Washington Fellows
The purpose of the Spring Break Washington Fellows program is to gain a deeper understanding of a specific policy or civic topic in Washington, D.C.
Programs Abroad
The vision is to enhance students’ agency to engage in the global community, invoking a life-long obligation to global citizenry as an integral part of the Volunteer experience.