Dr Lorenz leads this spring term which is based in the border area of El Paso, Tex., and Juarez, Mexico. (The photo above is of the 2006 group overlooking the massive Copper Canyon, in Chihuahua.) Students design their own border related study involving the effects of public policy on a cross border issue. As a group the class meets with; representatives of government, nonprofit organizations, environmental and health advocacy groups and concerned citizens on both sides of the border. While learning public policy students have the opportunity to experience both cultural diversity and the extreme poverty in Juarez firsthand. To learn more read the course syllabus... or see details from two recent trips below.
Mexican Border Trip in 2006
Alumnus Joins Students on 2004 Border Trip
Edward C Lorenz, Ph.D.
Chair & Reid-Knox Professor of History, Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs Director
Students overlook the border fence and talk to friendly Mexican boy.
