Undergraduate students have the opportunity to study with world-renowned scholars in the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, delving deeper into the root causes of mass murder and atrocities.
Undergraduate Program
Examine Genocide Across History and Cultures
Concentration in Genocide and Human Rights
Pictured Left: Genocide and Human Rights Concentrator, Henry Hoey-Wasow ’25, in front of his exhibit: Jewish Life in Vienna, 1913 – 1932 – The Kalmar Family Diaries.
Through the concentration in genocide and human rights, gain a critical and sophisticated understanding of the various facets of genocide. Coursework and research explores collusion and resistance; mass murder and the bureaucratic machinery of death; and suffering and adaptation to suffering.
Careers and Internships
Pictured right: Center intern, Meridian Stiller ’26, researched postcards from the Barry Hoffman Postcard Collection. These Nazi-produced propaganda postcards can be viewed on the Strassler Center’s Website
Through the Genocide and Human Rights Summer Internship and Studies Stipends, apply for funding to intern at an organization addressing human rights abuses.
Undergraduate Alumni Spotlight
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Center for Gender, Race, and Area Studies
The concentration in genocide and human rights is one of seven undergraduate programs affiliated with Clark’s Center for Gender, Race, and Area Studies (CGRAS).
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Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610 - 508-793-8897
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