William Baptist, Jr.

William Baptist, Jr., Ed.M. is an international education professional and Ph.D. student at Florida State University. William currently serves as a program manager at Florida State University International Programs, introducing students to concepts, theories, and behaviors associated with intercultural communication and equips his students with practical skills for thriving abroad. As an International and Multicultural Education Ph.D. student at Florida State’s Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences, William’s research focuses on identifying increasing marginalized communities’ higher education and study abroad access. William is a 2024 Florida Education Fund McKnight Doctoral Fellow, International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) Fellow, and 2025 Spencer Foundation Quantitative, Computational & Mixed Methodologies Scholar. William received his B.A. in International Relations from the University of Delaware and his Ed.M. in Global Studies in Education from the University of Urbana-Champaign.