Sunset and New Horizons: Higher Education Centers
for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies in Transitional Times
June 16-18, 2026
University of Michigan-Dearborn 

The 4th Conference of the Consortium of Higher Education Centers for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies focuses on the challenges and opportunities our centers are facing during polarized political times. The conference is hosted by Jamie Wraight, Director of The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive.

Keynote speaker: Lance Wheeler, VP of Education and Engagement, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Schedule:
– June 16, 2026 at 7pm: Keynote lecture (session open to the general public) 
– June 17, 2026, 9am to 5pm: Morning and afternoon panel discussions (conference registrants only)
– June 18, 2026, 9am to 11am: Morning panel discussion; 11am to 1pm: afternoon field trip (conference registrants only)

Registration Fee & Info:
$150.00 per person; open to Center directors and staff members. Contact Jamie Wraight (jwraight@umich.edu), Björn Krondorfer (bjorn.krondorfer@nau.edu), or Mark Celinscak (mcelinscak@unomaha.edu) for registration instructions and lodging info.