Dr. Sarah Cushman

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sarah Cushman is the Director of the Holocaust Educational Foundation at Northwestern University and a Senior Lecturer in History. She has been with Northwestern since Fall 2016. Before joining Northwestern, she served as the Head of Educational Programming at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University from 2013 to 2016. Her prior experience includes being the Director of Youth Education at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, New York, from 2007 to 2013. Sarah completed her doctoral dissertation on the social history of women at Auschwitz, titled 'Women of Birkenau' at Clark University in 2010, and is currently working on a book project based on her dissertation, which is under contract with Indiana University Press. Additionally, she is co-editing the 'Routledge Handbook of Auschwitz-Birkenau' set for publication in 2025 and serves as the co-editor for the journal 'Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History.' Her research and teaching interests focus on Holocaust history, the concentration camp system, and issues of gender and sexuality.

Research Interests

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Application Checklist
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  • Statement of purpose
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  • TOEFL/IELTS scores (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.