The MSUÂ Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Project of the College for Education and Engaged Learning offers teaching resources and educational programs dedicated to eradicating racism and prejudice in order to create a healthier, better educated, more just society.
This project brings together MSU’s outstanding faculty, renowned teacher education program and the cutting edge technology of the ADP Center to offer antiracist teacher training and professional development.
Our goal is to connect the local history, politics and culture of New Jersey to global human rights education including historical subjects like the Holocaust and contemporary instances of injustice based on race, religion, gender, sexuality and ethnicity.
The Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Project is a collaborative endeavor between Montclair State University and the .
Dr. Zoë Burkholder is the director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Project and professor of Educational Foundations. She is an historian of education whose expertise includes antiracist education, school desegregation, and civil rights history. Dr. Burkholder is the author of (Oxford University Press, 2021), (University of Chicago Press, 2021), and (Oxford University Press, 2011) as well as numerous scholarly articles and commentaries. She may be contacted at burkholderz@montclair.edu.