Center News and Spotlights

Dr. Francis T. Borkowski, App State’s chancellor from 1993 to 2003, died Jan. 19 at the age of 88. Under his leadership, the university strengthened academic and student success programs, expanded global education and helped establish the area as a …

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Davis Hankins as the director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS).

The 22rd Annual Rosen Summer Symposium brought together educators and community members for a powerful week of learning on July 11-17, 2024.

BOONE, N.C. — First launched in 2020-21, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) recognizes students producing exceptional work in the areas of Judaic, Holocaust, Genocide and Peace Studies through its annual CJHPS Student Academic Honors Awards. This is …

Dr. Chris Patti, an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and an Affiliate Faculty for the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, & Peace Studies, recently attended an event at the North Carolina Governor’s Mansion. During the event, he led a …

The 21st Annual Rosen Summer Symposium brought together educators and community members for a powerful week of learning on July 7-13, 2023.

CJHPS Statement on Recent Antisemitic Events, Feb. 17 2023 Over the last ten days, a series of antisemitic acts have occurred on and off campus and on social media. It culminated with the draping of a Nazi flag on the …

January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is the day Auschwitz was liberated and in 2005 the UN made this day an international day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The UN urges every member …

For the first Who’s Who Wednesday of 2023, we’re featuring Dr. Barbara Zaitzow, professor of criminal justice in the Appalachian State Department of Government and Justice Studies (GJS) and a member of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies …

From May 21-29, 2022, 5 Appalachian State students embarked on a journey from North Carolina to Israel through the generous support of the Greensboro Jewish Federation’s Miriam and Abe Brenner Holocaust Education Scholarship Fund.

Amy C. Hudnall is an alumna of CAS, earning a B.A. in German Studies and a B.A. and M.A. in History from Appalachian State. The recipient of the 2015 Wayne D. Duncan Faculty Enrichment and Teaching Fellowship for Outstanding Teaching in …

On August 1, 2022, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies hosted a day of remembrance and scholarship honoring the life of Rosemary Horowitz z”l.