Hye Sharzhoom Armenian Action
Staff Report
Dr. Matthew Jendian, Professor of Sociology at Fresno State, was recognized with the Richard G. Hovannisian Armenian Genocide Higher Education Award by the Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region (ANCA-WR).
Dr. Jendian was one of eleven educators and supporters honored during a virtual awards ceremony on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The honorees, from various public schools and universities, have uniquely provided instruction, support, and education about the Armenian Genocide. Dr. Jendian was selected for “your exemplary commitment to providing educators and students access to resources that support understanding of the Armenian Genocide and other crimes against humanity.” Dr. Jendian has taught courses such as “The Sociology of Terrorism and Genocide,” a semester-long course that in Dr. Jendian’s words “seeks to help students understand conditions that produce and sustain terrorism and genocide and provides insight to effectively mitigate and prevent these phenomena.”
The awards committee received many nominations for educators from around the world, who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to teach about the Armenian Genocide in the context of crimes against humanity within their classrooms.
A full listing of this year’s honorees can be found at: https://ancawr-ed.org/educator-awards/.
The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is an Armenian-American grassroots advocacy organization based in the Western United States. The ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.