Scholarship and Public Engagement

Promoting, Producing, and Sharing Forward-Looking Research

The Division of Academic Programs supports, promotes, and produces interdisciplinary scholarship and research about the Holocaust and its aftermath. Our programs include academic publications and public-facing writing, research fellowships and colloquia, lecture series, and collaborations with university faculty and students. We welcome scholars and the general public to events where we translate our rich body of research and scholarship into easily accessible resources.

Learn about some of our programs and activities below.

Upcoming Lectures

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The Genocide of the Roma in Southeastern Europe (1941-1945)
USC Shoah Foundation Event
Dr. Milovan Pisarri, research fellow at Belgrade University, lectures on the mechanisms that led to the Roma Genocide in southeastern Europe, the history of anti-Roma racism, and the reasons behind the general lack of interest in the topic.…
  • May 23, 2024
  • Online Event
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May
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Samudaripen: Reflecting on the Holocaust of Roma and Sinti : From Remembrance to Contemporary Anti-Roma Prejudice
USC Shoah Foundation Event
Dr. Justyna Matkowska, postdoctoral researcher at the Adam Mickiewicz University of Poland and adjunct faculty at SUNY, will uncover the stories and struggles of the Roma and Sinti people during World War II, bringing new perspectives to this lesser-known aspect of Holocaust history and informing modern approaches to remembrance…
  • May 31, 2024
  • Online Event
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Jun
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Antisemitism in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
USC Shoah Foundation Event
At the close of World War II, the Allies labeled survivors of the Holocaust as either displaced persons (DPs), refugees, or stateless persons. These categories included Jews, prisoners of war, Roma and Sinti, forced laborers, and perpetrators who used the chaos to hide their identity. But as the scale of the humanitarian disaster became more...
  • June 4, 2024
  • Online Event
L-R: Rt Hon Lord Pickles; Ellen Germain; Dr. Robert J. Williams. Photo: Kim Fox Photography
Events

We invite scholars, students, and the public to a wide range of events — webinars, lectures, workshops, seminars, and colloquia — that explore the interdisciplinary histories of the Holocaust and its aftermath.

Learn more about our ongoing Lecture Series

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Scholarship

We offer colloquia and fellowships for graduate students and scholars that support research, grant access to the VHA, and connect students and scholars with the USC Shoah Foundation staff, who share their expertise in working with our collections.

To view open applications, please see the "Latest News" section, below.

Latest News

Call for Applications
The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications from PhD candidates and early-career scholars for the inaugural cohort of fellows in its non-residential colloquium “Gender and Sexual Violence in the Holocaust.” We understand this topic broadly and are seeking applicants whose work touches on the members of any nation or population affected by these issues, as well as the long-term impact and legacies of these histories. from the between 1933 and 1955, though we will also consider projects whose scope may examine the legacies of this violence. Read More
Monday, April 29, 2024 - 5:26pm
Call for Applications
The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications from PhD candidates and early-career scholars for the inaugural cohort of fellows in its non-residential colloquium “The LGBTQIA+ Community in the Holocaust.” We understand this topic broadly and are seeking applicants whose work touches on the members of any nation persecuted by the Nazis or their allies for their sexual identity, along with the long-term impact and legacies of this history. Read More
Monday, April 29, 2024 - 3:37pm
Azrieli Research Fellowship for PhD Candidates and Early-Career Scholars, 2024-2025
The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its inaugural Azrieli Research Fellowships for PhD candidates and early-career scholars during the spring 2025 semester. Read More
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 9:44am
Azrieli Research Fellowship for PhD Candidates and Early-Career Scholars, 2024-2025
The Division of Academic Programs at the USC Shoah Foundation invites applications for its inaugural Azrieli Research Fellowships for PhD candidates and early-career scholars during the 2024-2025 academic year. Read More
Friday, February 2, 2024 - 3:14pm
Professor Dan Stone Named the 2023-2024 Shapiro Scholar in Residence
Professor Dan Stone, a renowned historian of the Holocaust, will serve as the 2023-2024 Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar in Residence at the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research and USC Shoah Foundation. He will spend a week in residence at the Center and USC Shoah Foundation in April and deliver the Annual Sara and Asa Shapiro Lecture entitled “The Holocaust: An Unfinished History” on April 8, 2024. Read More
Friday, February 2, 2024 - 12:30pm
Professor Jan Grabowski Named the 2022-2023 Shapiro Scholar in Residence
Professor Jan Grabowski, a distinguished scholar of the Holocaust in Poland will serve as the 2022-2023 Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar in Residence at the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research and USC Shoah Foundation. He will deliver the Annual Sara and Asa Shapiro Lecture, entitled "Holocaust in Poland: New Research, New Findings", and spend a week in residence at the Center and USC Shoah Foundation in March 2023. Read More
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 4:07pm

Our Current Fellows

Alexandra Birch

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Jadwiga Biskupska

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William Ross Jones

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Pavlo Khudish

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Johanna Lehr

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Victoria Van Orden Martínez

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Denisa Nešťáková

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Christina Wirth

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