Estudiantes de preparatoria de diferentes grupos folclóricos visitaron la Universidad de Fresno State el pasado 25 de abril para participar en el High School Folklórico Summit, un evento enfocado en...
High school students from different folklórico groups visited, on April 25 for the High School Folklórico Summit, an event centered on culture, dance and higher education. Under the direction of Victor...
On May 16th, Fresno State will be celebrating its 50th annual Chicano/Latino Commencement Ceremony.
Fresno State’s annual Chicano/Latino commencement celebration has grown into the largest ceremony...
Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian participated in the 14th Annual Genocide Awareness Week, held at Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, April 13-16, 2026. This year’s conference examined some of the...
The Armenian Studies Program awarded scholarships to fifty-one students from forty-seven different endowments or scholarship funds for a total of $137,000.
In addition to providing needed financial...
On Sunday, March 22, 2026, the Fresno State Armenian Studies Program hosted its Thirty-Eighth Annual Banquet at Fort Washington Country Club. This banquet brought together students, faculty, donors, and...
The film “Mayrig” was screened at Fresno State by the Armenian Studies Program on Thursday, April 23. “Mayrig” is a semi-autobiographical work, written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker...
The Armenian Studies Program hosted author Sassoon Grigorian, via Zoom, on Thursday March 12, 2026, to discuss his recent book Smart Nation A Blueprint for Modern Armenia (London: Gomidas Institute, 2016,...
On Sunday, April 26, 2026, a large audience gathered for an afternoon of music featuring the internationally acclaimed pianist Sergei Babayan. The concert was part of the Philip Lorenz International Keyboard...
On Tuesday, April 14, Dr. Anna Aleksanyan, Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies, presented the third lecture in her series on women and the Armenian Genocide. This lecture focused on the extraordinary...
On Friday, April 10, the Armenian Studies Program screened the movie “What’s Next? Armenian Genocide Restitution in the Post-Recognition Era.” Dr. Taner Akçam, director of the Armenian Genocide...
The week of April 24th is marked by memorials, acts of awareness, and commemorations for Armenian communities around the world. On Tuesday, April 21, Dr. David Zakarian, Haig and Isabel Berberian Professor...
