Latin America is no longer a geographically contained idea. It\u2019s a vibrant presence around the world\u2014bringing gifts, opportunities, and challenges to everyone, everywhere. At Macalester, you\u2019ll come to understand this multi-dimensional phenomenon, viewing Latin America from anthropological, historical, literary, cultural, geographical, artistic, sociological, political, and economic perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you know, for example, about the environmental crisis in Brazil or Central America? Did you know that demand for quinoa and avocados in the U.S. have displaced thousands in Latin American countries and threatened the survival of the monarch butterfly<\/a>? You\u2019ll learn more about the Latin American diasporas, why people migrate, and the incredibly complex impact of that multidirectional process on people, cultures, countries, and resources across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Latinx and Latin American community in the Twin Cities is humming with life, giving you real opportunities to engage with people from all over Latin America and of Latin American ancestry, live and breathe the culture, taste the food. At Macalester, you\u2019ll conduct your own deep research in the Twin Cities and\/or in Latin America, and complete a mind-stretching and life-changing study away experience. And, you\u2019ll leave with knowledge and skills that you can leverage into a meaningful career. Macalester LAS majors go on to graduate school and transnational companies and NGOs; they become activists, immigration lawyers, professors and teachers, and more engaged and conscious world citizens.<\/p>\n\n\nWhy Macalester? Rich experiences, on and off campus.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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