Seton Hill University is proud to further scholarship into the causes of the Holocaust and other genocides with a new program in Genocide and Holocaust Studies. Developed through the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education (NCCHE), Seton Hill’s graduate and international studies program, and Seton Hill’s Humanities Division, the new program has two components: a graduate program certificate, and an undergraduate minor in Genocide and Holocaust Studies. Seton Hill’s program in Genocide and Holocaust Studies will be offered completely online, to allow international access for students, professors and scholars. Online courses will be taught by Seton Hill faculty and national and international scholars.

“I believe that Catholics have a special call to peace making,” says Dr. James Paharik, associate professor of sociology and director of the new program in Genocide and Holocaust Studies. “This program is something that Sr. Gemma [Del Duca, co-founder of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education and its director in Israel] and Sr. Noel [Kernan, co-founder of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education] have wanted to implement since starting the Center 20 years ago. It supports the mission of the Center and of Seton Hill, and we believe it will provide a valuable resource for teachers, professors, students -anyone interested in the causes and consequences of genocide.”

“It’s important to offer a program like this now,” says Dr. Terrance DePasquale, dean of graduate and international programs at Seton Hill. “The whole world community is trying to understand how to manage this issue.” -- Seton Hill University