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The Armenian Studies Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. David Zakarian as the Haig and Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies.
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“New families came into being, and a stable foundation was established for future generations…” narrates Gov. George Deukmejian in the film “Strangers in a Promised Land.”
On Friday, September...
Ken Khachigian, author of Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Reagan & Nixon, spoke to a large audience at Fresno State on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Khachigian recounted his experiences at the...
(Cambridge, MA) The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) marked its 50th Anniversary with a three-day groundbreaking international conference at Harvard University and the National Association for Armenian...
Dr. Simon Maghakyan, a political scientist known for his pioneering forensic and theoretical research on heritage and security, has been named the 20th Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies...
The Armenian Students Organization held its first meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year on Thursday, August 29, 2024. A new Executive Board was elected for the year: Harutyun Amirkhanyan, President;...
The Matenadaran (Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts) organized and hosted an International Armenological Congress from July 19-22, 2024 in Yerevan, Armenia. Armenian Studies scholars...
Dr. David Zakarian has been appointed as the Haig and Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State, joining the Armenian Studies Program for the Fall 2024 semester. Dr. Zakarian was...
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“Even if we sell our children, we could not afford to pay the taxes,” said one Armenian, cited from a primary source Dr. Talin Suciyan utilized in her study of the Tanzimat Era of the Ottoman Empire.
According...
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the Armenian Studies Program welcomed Dr. Elyse Semerdjian, Robert Aram and Marianne Kaloosdian and Stephen and Marian Mugar Chair of Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University,...