Over the past few months, the Armenian Students Organization (ASO) held several events that brought students together through fun activities and meaningful remembrance. From a group hike to an important...
Recent events have sparked outrage among the Armenian community, after a video of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the current Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has circulated, targeting...
So far, the Spring 2026 semester has been chock-full of ASO events, with more to come.
To kick off the new year, ASO hosted a game night on Jan. 29 as a way of easing any new students into the organization....
Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian was a guest speaker at the Phoenix Secondary Academy in Fresno on Monday, January 26, 2026. This was Prof. Der Mugrdechian’s second visit to the Academy, where students learn...
On Friday, February 6, Dr. Anna Aleksanyan, the Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies, delivered a lecture on behalf of the Armenian Studies Program titled, “Trabzon Armenian Women’s Experiences...
On Friday, January 30, 2026, international photographer Hrair Hawk Khatcherian presented “Aghtamar: The Armenian Architectural Masterpiece,” the culmination of 27 years of documentation, research,...
Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program spoke on “From Armenia to California: The Odyssey of the San Joaquin Valley Armenians, 1881-2026,” to an audience of residents at the California...
Students from Holy Martyrs Ferrahian High School visited the Armenian Genocide Monument at Fresno State on Friday, January 23, 2026. The High School students were greeted by Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian...
At Fresno State, a new course offered this Spring, Armenian Studies 120T-“Gender and the Armenian Genocide,” offers students a unique lens to the Armenian Genocide through a gendered approach. Moving...
The Armenian Studies Program hosted diasporic artist Ara Oshagan and his recently published photographic book displaced [հատում] in a presentation on Friday, February 13, 2026. The lecture focused...
Dr. Alison Vacca, Gevork M. Avedissian Associate Professor of Armenian History and Civilization at Columbia University and Dr. Sergio La Porta, interim Dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human...
