Student Comments:
selected quotes from students of Previous Summer SymposiuM Programs
"I thought in only just 6 days there were a lot of well informed and entertaining guest speakers. I learned a lot this year and will be using the book on Holocaust diaries as summer reading"
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2020 program comments"I just want to thank all of the AHR staff and interns for their dedication. Last year was my first year with AHR, and it was truly a life-changing experience. I feel at home during the Symposium, surround by such loving, passionate people, and I always miss it a LOT when its over...Thank you for another incredible year."
"I felt that the opportunity to collaborate with other students from all around the world was incredible." |
"Because of the Symposium, my outlook on life has changed."
- Katelyn, 2015
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"My entire outlook on life has changed. I had read things in books and learned things in class, but now I have 'experienced it' through the programs amazing speakers.
-STUDENT 2017 |
"My priorities have dramatically changed and all I want to do is get the word out about the horrible things that have happened in history and are happening today."
-STUDENT 2016 |
"This was a wonderful opportunity for me. I have learned so much. It is good to feel confident enough to explain to other people the actual horror of genocide."
-STUDENT 2018 |
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"Halfway through the week I decided that I want to spend my life preventing genocide and helping victims. I want to spread awareness and make the world a better place for everyone." -STUDENT 2014 "I am so honored to have been a part of students and teachers who will hopefully one day change the world and the way people look at it." -STUDENT 2012 |
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"Putting a face and voice to the crimes against humanity and to have them stand in front of you, let alone in a small group, truly made me more interested in studying human rights and helping others. This has changed me as a person and makes me want to make a change in the world one step at a time."
-STUDENT 2016 "I want to say ‘thank you’. [The instructors] put together a program that sparked something inside of me. [They] ignited a will to generate change." -STUDENT 2014 |
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