Zúñiga visits Chilean universities to discuss education for democracy.

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Professor and Chancellor's Leadership Fellow Ximena Zúñiga, social justice education, traveled to Chile in early September to join and support several commemorative events held in universities in connection with the 50th anniversary of the 1973 military coup that overthrew then-president Salvador Allende.

The events, which took place at the University of Santiago's School of Education and the University of Chile, focused on the traumatic legacy of widespread human rights violations and political repression, "never again" and "we can't forget" discussions, the importance of keeping memory alive, the role of US intervention,  human rights education, and education for democracy. 

"I was certainly grateful to be asked to support two educational efforts in two public universities at a time of deep political polarization," says Zúñiga.

At the University of Chile, Zúñiga consulted with the Undergraduate Academic Vice-Provost and a group of colleagues in the planning and co-facilitation of a workshop involving peer educators titled Reflections of the value and meaning of democracy in college preparation and community building. Rosa Deves, the first woman president of the University of Chile (the first and largest public university in Chile) attended the workshop.