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Rachel Yepremian-Owens Staff Writer On March 16, Fresno State students, family members, faculty, and administrators gathered at Fort Washington Country Club in Fresno for the Armenian Studies Program 37th Annual Banquet. The Armenian Studies Program Annual Banquet recognizes scholarship recipients, and the Program was pleased to announce that $110,000 in scholarships was awarded to 52 students for the 2024-2025 academic ...

  Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program awarded scholarships to fifty-two students from forty different endowment or scholarship funds for a total of $110,000 for the academic year 2024-2025. In addition to providing needed financial support, the scholarships encourage students to pursue a Minor in Armenian Studies and to enroll in the various course offerings. We ask our students and ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State is pleased to announce the release of its latest publication, Microhistories in Armenian Studies, volume 22 in the Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno. Based on five probing papers delivered at an international conference organized by Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program and Dr. ...

Careen Derkalousdian Staff Writer On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Armenian Students Organization (ASO) gathered at noon in front of the Armenian Genocide Monument at Fresno State to remember and honor the innocent lives lost during the Genocide. As students and community members gathered and took their seats, local musicians Philip and Andrew Hagopian played somber music on the oud. ...

Staff Report On Sunday, April 27, 2025 the Tekeyan Cultural Association Metro Los Angeles Chapter organized a kinetson (book dedication) at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church in Burbank, CA. Dr. Dora Sakayan’s book titled Death Marches Past the Front Door: Clara and Fritz Sigrist-Hilty, Swiss Eyewitnesses to the Armenian Dante-Inferno in Turkey (1915-1918) was the subject of the ...

Careen Derkalousdian Staff Writer “It’s a great event to bring the Armenian community together,” said Kef Time guest Alicia Minasian. “It represents our heritage, and we are so proud of it!” On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the highly anticipated Kef Time Fresno IV took place at the Holy Trinity Armenian Church Social Hall. Featuring the Kef Time Legacy Band, this ...

Staff Report Dr. Talin Suciyan was named the 21st Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at California State University, Fresno for the Spring 2025 semester. “We are happy to welcome Dr. Suciyan for the spring semester,” said Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Berberian Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program. “Dr. Suciyan will bring a new and active element to the Program.” ...

Ani Sargsyan Staff Writer Fresno State’s Armenian Students Organization has been putting together events for students and community members to come together at least once a month. These social gatherings are important in keeping the student body close-knit while also celebrating and preserving Armenian culture. In the fall semester, ASO had several successes, including a celebration for Armenian Independence day, ...

Staff Report J. Michael Hagopian’s “Strangers in a Promised Land” was recently digitally remastered and was screened at The Vineyards-California Armenian Home. Fresno State Armenian Studies Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian was invited to give an introduction for the film and to discuss the film with guests after the screening. Narrated by former California Governor George Deukmejian, “Strangers in a Promised ...

‘Armenia & Byzantium without Borders V: Disruption and Resilience’ – Graduate and Early Career Workshop, Univ of Oxford Dr. David Zakarian reports: In 2018, as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford, I had the opportunity to participate in a transformative academic experience – the “Armenia & Byzantium” without Borders workshop. Organized by Prof. Claudia Rapp and ...