Northern Illinois University is pleased to announce the third annual Genocide and Human Rights Summer Institute for Teachers, June 16-27, 2008.  The first eight days will be spent on campus at NIU in three daily sessions covering the span of case studies, theories, and teaching.  The final five days will be spent in Washington, D.C. meeting with various government agencies, international officials, ngos representatives, and prominent scholars in the field of genocide and human rights.  Sessions will include examinations of on-going discussions within the field, film, primary sources, electronic resources, literature, and more.

Complete information and details can be found at:
http://www.niu.edu/clasep/conferences/institutes/genocide2/index.shtml

The Institute also maintains a website that provides lesson plans, teaching materials, and a bi-monthly electronic newsletter, E- wareness! to facilitate collaboration and approaches to teaching.  To view the newsletter and other resources, visit the following site: http://www.niu.edu/history/teacher_certificatio/Professional%20Dev/Genocide.shtml

J.D. Bowers
Assistant Professor
Department of History, Zulauf Hall 701
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115

815-753-6655
jbowersi@niu.edu