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Study Immigration and Human Rights

A view of the US/Mexico border during Day of the Dead. The Border Studies Program is based in the southern Arizona Borderlands. The fall semester program focuses on globalization, migration, and human rights as it relates to the broader border context. The spring semester program focuses on the routes and roots of migration. Tucson, Arizona is a perfect location for these programs as immigration issues are at the forefront in this region.

A photo of a student sticking her arm through the fence that divides the US and Mexico. Students on both semester programs study the complexities of immigration and immigration policy, as well as engage with issues relating to human rights, the environment, labor practices, economics, public health, and education. The southern Arizona borderlands provides a rich learning environment for students to engage with these issues. Visits to central Mexico and sites along the border enhance students academic and experiential experience and provide students with a more holistic understanding of the borderlands. The unique combination of coursework and field study as well as a travel seminar in the spring semester enhances understanding and analysis of migration, the global economy, transnational communities, international boundaries.

  • Congratulations to Eva Jimenez, an Eva tutoring at the Richmond Latino Center. Earlham College senior and 2006 BSP alum, who was awarded a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2009-2010 to research immigration in Peru, Ecuador and Spain! Read more about the Watson Fellowship and Eva's project.
  • APPLY NOW!!!! Applications are still being accepted for spring 2010!
  • Attention BSP Alums: We want to hear from you! Take a few moments to fill out the alumni survey.

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Patty Lamson,Ph.D.
Director of International Programs
Earlham College
Richmond, IN 47374
Phone 765-983-1424
Fax 765-983-1553

pattyo@earlham.edu or
borders@earlham.edu

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