Tag: Atrocity Studies

Bearing Witness: Weeklong Immersion Takes Atrocity Studies Off the Page

No classroom lecture can replicate the experience of being face-to-face with the evidence of genocide. That is the premise behind a School of Education (SOE) immersion course that brings students...
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Annual Atrocity Studies Lecture to Address “Atrocity Prevention in Practice in a Contested World”

Retired US Navy Commander Jeffrey Sizemore, a global leader on atrocity prevention training for practitioners, will offer the 2026 Atrocity Studies Annual Lecture, presented by Syracuse University School of Education...
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Human Rights Expert James Waller to Offer 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture, Genocide Prevention Workshop

At the 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education’s minor in Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice—human rights expert James Waller will explore “Becoming...
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School of Education Announces Annual Atrocity Studies Lecture on “Uyghur Genocide: The Ongoing Efforts for Accountability”

During the spring 2024 Atrocity Studies Annual Lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education—a panel of experts from the Uyghur Human Rights Project and Uyghur American Association, as well...
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School of Education Announces Annual Atrocity Studies Lecture on “Gathering Evidence of Atrocities”

The 2023 Atrocity Studies Annual Lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education—will address how war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other atrocities are documented across the globe and the...
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School of Education 2022 Ganders Lecture Will Explore the Colonial Roots of Climate Change

The world is currently grappling with two global crises: climate breakdown and democratic backsliding. During Syracuse University School of Education’s 2022 Ganders Lecture, two environmental experts will explore the links...
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Professor Julia White Joins Genocide Studies Summer Institute

Julia White was an invited fellow at the fourth edition of the Keene State College Summer Institute on Genocide Studies and Prevention in Keene, New Hampshire, June 6-10, 2022. An...
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“It’s Necessary to Remember”: Andy Guzmán ’22 on the Transformative Power of the Atrocity Studies Minor

“I believe there is a need for more atrocity and genocide history to be taught in schools. I maybe got a few days on the Holocaust in high school, and...
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School of Education Announces Annual Atrocity Studies Lecture on “Climate Change and International Security: The Case of the Sahel”

During the 2022 Atrocity Studies Annual Lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education—a panel of experts in environmental politics, law and security, and environmental peacebuilding will address climate change...
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