And no longer is UConn’s program targeted only at Western Europe – although many students do study in England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and other countries.

Students now can also choose programs in Latin and South America, Asia, and Africa.

A new program in South Africa has attracted several African-Americans, including three who graduated from Hartford’s Weaver High School.

That program includes 12 students, all learning about human rights and social justice and doing community service at non-governmental agencies.

One such agency is Christel House, a school for very poor children from the townships, a women’s shelter, and the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town.

Other students are in Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, Chile, Singapore, China, Japan, Egypt, and Tanzania.

“We are represented in more than 65 countries so far,” Lewin says.

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