Cecelia Escobar

Fulbright Queen's University Belfast Summer Institute - Understanding Northern Ireland

Cecelia Escobar was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and is currently a rising Junior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she is pursuing a double major in Political Science and Latina/Latino Studies. She is deeply invested in exploring the relationship between political polarization and the histories that are and are not shared within mainstream school curricula. As she continues on in her educational journey, she aims to learn more about how the inclusion of diverse stories can discredit biased narratives and rhetoric.

Cecelia is passionate about making education accessible for everyone and utilizing it as a valuable tool in inducing positive change in society. In her time at the Queen’s University Belfast Summer Institute, she is excited to learn more about Northern Ireland’s history and politics. Through this experience, she hopes to take the skills and lessons she gains with her into her future career in order to uplift her community.

Cecelia will be the first person in her immediate family to study abroad, and she looks forward to learning from her peers and the experts at Queen’s University Belfast. She is incredibly grateful to the Fulbright Commission for this opportunity and cannot wait to explore Belfast.