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The
Genocide Education Project Establishes Distinguished Advisory
Board
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -
The Genocide Education Project is pleased
to announce membership of its Advisory Board. Renowned
scholars, educators and administrators
have joined the Advisory Board, among them, Yair Auron,
Peter Balakian, Israel Charny, Vahakn Dadrian, Richard
Hovannissian, Levon Marashlian, and Henry Theriault.
"We are
truly honored to have such an esteemed group of individuals sign
on to support our organization," said Raffi Momjian, Executive
Director of The Genocide Education Project. "With their advice
and expertise, we can better serve educators across the country
to ensure the Armenian Genocide is part of the history taught in
U.S. Schools."
Momjian and
Sara Cohan, The Genocide Education Project's Education Director,
along with the organization's governing Board of Directors, will
benefit from the new Advisory Board's guidance in devising
strategies for the organization and helping maximize the
effectiveness of current projects. Activities for the year
include developing new and innovative curricular material, including
an online lesson plan, and continuing to reach educators through
workshops and participation in national conferences.
"I've been
working with The Genocide Education Project for over eight years
now, and look forward to continuing our collaboration through my
new position as advisory board member," commented Advisory Board
member, Jack Weinstein, Regional Director of Facing History and
Ourselves. "Together, we can share our educational resources
with more schools, teachers, and students, further ensuring the
history and lessons of the
Armenian Genocide will be a part of Social Studies courses
across the country."
Complete
list of Advisory Board members:
Dr.
Joyce Apsel
New
York University
Master Teacher, General Studies Program
Yair
Auron
Open
University of Israel and Hakibbutzim
College of Education (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Senior Lecturer
Dr.
Peter Balakian
Colgate University
Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Chair in Humanities
Dr.
Paul Bartrop
Deakin University (Victoria, Australia)
School of Social and International
Studies Research Fellow
Morgan Blum
Holocaust Center of Northern California
Head
Educator
Dr.
Israel Charny
Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide (Jerusalem,
Israel)
Executive Director
Dr.
Vahakn Dadrian
Zoryan Institute
Director of Genocide Research
Dr.
Stephen Feinstein
University of Minnesota
Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Dr.
Richard Hovannisian
University of California, Los Angeles
Professor, Armenian and Near Eastern History |
Richard Kloian
Armenian Genocide Resource Center
Director
Paul
Krekorian
Burbank Unified School District
President, Board of Education
Greg
Krikorian
Glendale Unified School District
Member, Board of Education
Dr.
Levon Marashlian
Glendale Community College
Professor of History
Dr.
Simon Payaslian
Clark University
Chair, Armenian History and Genocide Studies
Adam
Strom
Facing History and Ourselves
Director of Research and Development
Dr.
Henry Theriault
Worcester State College
Coordinator, Center for the Study of Human Rights
Dr.
Nicole Vartanian
U.S.
Department of Education
Senior Research Associate
Jack
Weinstein
Facing History and Ourselves
Director, San Francisco Bay Area Office
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The Genocide Education
Project is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that assists educators in
teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the
Armenian Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional
materials, providing access to teaching resources and organizing
educational workshops. |
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