The Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
at Clark University is a thriving and an intellectually dynamic
forum for education and scholarship about the Holocaust, the Armenian
Genocide, and other genocides around the world. This is the only program in the country
that offers a
Ph.D. in Holocaust History and Genocide Studies.
The mission of the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies reaches beyond the boundaries of the University: to educate professionals of many fields about genocide and the Holocaust; to provide a lecture series free of charge and open to the public; to use scholarship to address current problems stemming from the murderous past; and to participate in the public discussion about a host of issues ranging from the importance of intervention in genocidal situations today to the significance of state-sponsored denial of the Armenian genocide and the well-funded denial of the Holocaust.
Dedicated to teaching, research, and public service, the Center trains the next cadre of Holocaust historians and genocide studies scholars of the future, teachers, Holocaust museum directors and curators, and experts in non-governmental organizations and government agencies. The establishment of this Ph.D. program has been acclaimed by experts in the field as the most decisive step to date in furthering Holocaust scholarship.
The Center provides a successful model for academic institutions and organizations both nationally and internationally. This program has an important intellectual presence on the Clark campus, and it sends a clear signal to colleges across the country about the significance of this subject for students.In September 1997, Clark initiated an undergraduate concentration in Holocaust and Genocide Studies which has developed into an inspiring, interdisciplinary program offering 26 courses taught by 11 professors in residence in five different departments, in addition to our annual Distinguished Visiting Professor.
In 1998, the University established a standard-setting
Ph.D.
program in Holocaust History along with the Rose Professorship of
Holocaust History. Also in 1998, a second endowed professorship, the Strassler Family
Chair for the Study of Holocaust History, was
established, followed in 2002 with the Kaloosdian/Mugar Chair of Armenian Genocide
Studies, enabling the Center to provide
Ph.D. level education about the Armenian Genocide as well.
| Phone: (508) 793-8897 E-mail: chgs@clarku.edu |