University of New England

France
Dr. Theodore DiPadova will lead a trip to France May 14 - 25, 2007. Highlights include visiting historical and cultural sites in the Provence and Languedoc regions of southern France, including typical villages, vineyards, olive production, and various sties of architectural, artistic and historical importance including: the beautiful city of Aix en Provence; the fortified medieval village of Les Baux; the fortress city of Carcassonne; Roman remains including the Pont du Gard and the charming city of Arles; the Papal Palace and other historical sites in Avignon. In addition, participants will experience Paris in all of its beauty and magnificence, with its historical sites, museums and cafes, and will have ample opportunity to savor Provencal cuisine. Interested students should register for HIS 325-A Contemporary France in Historical Perspective for the Spring 2007 semester. For further information contact Dr. Theodore DiPadova, Professor, Department of History, at tdipadova@une.edu or Trisha Mason, Assistant Director, Study Abroad, at Tmason2@une.edu.

Argentina
Ariel Yablon, Ph.D., in May 2006, took students to Argentina in a course in Argentine history, culture and society as part of the Study Abroad Program of the University of New England. In this course, UNE students studied Argentina's past, met and interacted with local scholars and students, and soaked up modern-day culture while visiting the spectacular indigenous ruins of the Argentine Northwest, the Jesuit missions in the Northeast, and the haciendas in the Pampas region where gauchos (South-American cowboys) lived during the 19th century. Students also had plenty of time to hang out in the cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires, one of the cultural capitals of South America. 

 
Published in magazine Don Quijote, 1886: President Juárez Celman to a man representing the "People": "If the people is against my government ... Why does not it vote against me? Why does not show to defend its ideas?"