The Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies (CHGS) is an academic center aimed at educating the country’s current and future leaders on how past genocides have occurred and what can be done to prevent them in the future.
Through a range of innovative offerings, travel, and collaborative research, CHGS has broadened the cadet curriculum, significantly influenced the other U.S. service academies, and partnered with multiple government agencies to advance the comprehension of atrocity.
It offers a range of programming designed to teach the causes, contexts, and consequences of the Holocaust and other instances of genocide while instilling within cadets a deep sense of history, ethics, and responsibility. Beyond West Point, the CHGS serves as a vital resource on atrocity prevention and response issues across the globe.
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