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Christine Pambukyan Staff Writer “It is a fresh and healthy approach to modern Armenian and historical Armenian studies that is much more inclusive of the broader context in which Armenian history exists,” said Ara Sarafian, one of three co-editors of The Committee of Union and Progress: Founders, Ideology and Structure. A panel discussion was held on Saturday, September 25, to ...

Staff Report Dr. Suren Manukyan has been named as the 18th Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2021 semester. Dr. Manukyan is the Head of the UNESCO Chair on Prevention of Genocide and Other Atrocity Crimes at Yerevan State University and Head of the Department of Comparative Genocide Studies at the ...

Staff Report On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, the Armenian Students Organization (ASO) at Fresno State celebrated the 30th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. Armenia was part of the former Soviet Union from 1920 until 1991, when it became one of fifteen former Soviet Republics to gain its independence. As students walked by the Kennel Bookstore, they were greeted by ASO members ...

Sara Beberian Staff Writer The Smittcamp Family Honors College at Fresno State is recognized as one of the top programs of its kind in the western United States. Only a select 50 students, from a pool of 500 students, are annually accepted into the Smittcamp Family Honors College. High school seniors must meet one of the following two criteria in ...

Andrew Hagopian Editor The Armenian Students Organization (ASO) kicked off the 2021-2022 academic year with their first meeting and annual elections, held by Zoom, on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. More than 35 students were present for the first meeting. Each member introduced themselves by stating their name, major, and year in school. Following introductions, everyone participated in a game of ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program held its 33rd Annual Banquet on Sunday, May 2. The Banquet was held virtually and a special video to mark the occasion was prepared. The link is here: https://bit.ly/armenianstudies33rdbanquet “Fresno State’s Armenian Studies Program has a very special place in my heart. I have always said this-that the Armenian Studies sets the gold standard ...

Staff Report   The Armenian Studies Pro-gram awarded scholarships for the academic year 2020-2021 to forty-seven students from twenty-eight different endowment or scholarship funds for a total of $67,000. In addition to providing needed financial support, the scholarships encourage students to pursue Minors in Armenian Studies and to enroll in the various course offerings. We ask our students and our ...

Staff Report As Henry Morgenthau, the United States Ambassador to Turkey in 1915, said “When the Turkish authorities gave the orders for these deportations, they were merely giving the death warrant to a whole race; they understood this well, and, in their conversations with me, they made no particular attempt to conceal the fact.” Despite these words, it has taken ...

Dustin Vartanian ASO President Hiking, walking, racing, and getting together; Fresno State’s Armenian Students Organization had several adventures throughout the past semester. These moments were especially enjoyable because they gave rare opportunities for ASO students to see many of their friends in person since the closure of the Fresno State campus due to the pandemic. Identical to the past, it ...

Sosse Baloian Staff Writer Armenian churches dominate the sphere of Armenian architecture. 3,788 Armenian churches were built in Greater Armenia in the period from the adoption of Christianity in the early fourth century to the early twentieth century. Unfortunately, this number has diminished significantly and only 2.3% of Armenian churches in Turkey survived after the 1915 Genocide. On Friday, April ...