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WIU Students with Professors Heather McIlvaine-Newsad and Julia Albarracin in the Historic Part of Cordoba, Argentina.
WIU Students Travel to Argentina
June 5, 2025
MACOMB, IL - - Twelve 快活影院 students got a unique educational experience when they traveled to Argentina in May as part of a study abroad trip.
Led by Political Science professor Julia Albarrac铆n and Anthropology professor Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, the students took part in the Spring 2025 鈥淧olitics of Latin America鈥� course.
鈥淚鈥檓 grateful for the support of the Department of Education, which saw value in the comparative, cross-regional exploration of Latin American politics we proposed,鈥� Albarrac铆n said.
It was a three-week program that took students to the Universidad Cat贸lica de C贸rdoba in central Argentina, learning about Latin American politics, history, and culture both in the classroom and firsthand.
Junior Law Enforcement and Justice Administration major Araceli Vazquez-Diaz said learning about the political history of the region, particularly regarding the disappearance of 30,000 young Argentines in the 1970s, offered her a new perspective on the period.
Students were also afforded the opportunity to visit several towns close to the Andes Mountains, which Zach Ghere, senior Political Science major, said was particularly valuable.
Senior Psychology major Kaitlyn Crisantos said finding out about the culture and history of Argentina was a tremendous time.
鈥淚 am grateful for the experience and the knowledge that I gained,鈥� Crisantos said.
To learn more about the WIU Study Abroad programs, visit wiu.edu/sao/.
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