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The Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies provides students from a variety of majors with opportunities outside the classroom to study the phenomenon of genocide. Read about students who participated in summer internships and the Prague-Terezin Program. |
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Meet
the participants:
Being there
Science majors Alicia Chou '04 and Tabitha Hargrove '06, history major Jessica Kolton '05, and management major Ian McAuley '06 discussed their motivations for participating in the 2003 Prague/Terezin program, and what the experience meant to them. Go to interview.
Holocaust and genocide studies concentrator and sociology major Ashley Borell '06 spent two weeks in June 2004 helping to reclaim a cemetery on the site of the former concentration camp where her grandmother and great-aunt had been imprisoned during World War II. In a recent interview, she describes the reclamation project and the impact of visiting a place imbued with such personal and historic significance. Go to interview.
 Government and international relations major Sara Brown '05 undertook a summer internship in Rwanda, funded in part by Clark's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Sara described how the internship allowed her to use what she had learned about genocide in her classes to help with the reconciliation process going on in Rwanda. Go to interview.
 Naama Haviv '00 is an example of the many students who enrich Clark's campus by bringing to it an international background, wide-ranging interests, and determination to make a difference in the world. Since earning her B.A. in history and M.A. in education at Clark, she has enrolled in Clark's Ph.D. Program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. In a recent interview, Naama discussed at length her internship experiences and how she eventually came to focus on the study of genocide prevention. Go to interview.
 Rwandan Claude Kaitare '05 has witnessed history first-hand. In 1994 he fled from Rwanda after the genocide that took place in his country, and came to live with an aunt in Portland, Maine. After entering Clark he decided to major in history and specialize in Holocaust and genocide studies. In a recent interview, summarized below, Claude described the outreach he has undertaken to raise awareness of genocide. Go to interview.
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