Patrice E. Olsen & Ronald Gifford, History
This presentation focuses on the Mexico Civic Engagement Internship program conducted by faculty in the Department of History in June-July 2006. Graduate students and faculty were accredited as International Election Monitors by the Instituto Federal Electoral (Federal Electoral Institute), and observed diverse phases of the presidential campaigns in Mexico City and Oaxaca, the election on July 2, and subsequent allegations of electoral fraud. This session speaks to the value of experiential learning, as well as the challenges of bridging language and cultural gaps.
