Begun in 1971, HECUA is an organization of 18 liberal arts colleges, universities and associations dedicated to education for social justice. Together we shape academically rigorous, study-abroad and off-campus study programs that address the most pressing issues in our neighborhoods, nations and world. This unique educational collaboration engages students, faculty and practitioners in learning that generates knowledge and tools for social transformation and community building.

Current Programs Available to Undergraduate Students:

USA
* City Arts, Semester Program
* Environmental Sustainability, Semester Program
* Metro Urban Studies, Semester Program
* Writing for Social Change, Semester Program
* Civil Rights Movement: History and Consequences, Summer Program
* Environment & Agriculture: Sustainable Food Systems, Summer Program

Bangladesh
* Bangladesh - Development and Community, January-Term Program

Eastern Europe
* Divided States of Europe: Globalization and Inequalities in the New Europe, Semester Program

Ecuador
* Community Internships in Latin America, Semester Program
* Social and Political Transformation in Ecuador, January-Term Program

Northern Ireland
* Democracy and Social Change, Semester Program

Scandinavia
* Scandinavian Urban Studies Term, Semester Program
* Divided States of Europe: Globalization and Inequalities in the New Europe, Semester Program

Current Consortium Members Include:
Augsburg College, Augustana College, Carleton College, College of St. Scholastica, Colorado College, Denison University, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University, Macalester College, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, St. Catherine University, St. Olaf College, Swarthmore College, University of Minnesota, University of St. Thomas, Viterbo University, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, and the Peace and Justice Studies Association.

For more information visit: http://www.hecua.org/