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Eddy Thurber Staff Writer On Thursday, March 31, 2022, the Armenian Studies Program had the honor of hosting Dr. Artyom Tonoyan for a Zoom webinar on “Black Garden Aflame: The Nagorno-Karabagh Conflict in the Soviet and Russian Press.” A sociologist by training, Dr. Tonoyan focuses on researching the intersection between religion and nationalism in Russia and the Caucasus. He received ...

Sosse Baloian Staff Writer The topic of genocide has become more “intercultural,” stated Dr. Suren Manukyan. “Forty years after the appearance of the field of genocide studies, we can appreciate how far it has reached from the interest of a small group of individuals to an academic domain with hundreds of scholars, thousands of students, and one of the most ...

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 ...

Sara Beberian Staff Writer The Armenian Studies Program celebrated another successful year at Fresno State with the 34th Annual Armenian Studies Program Banquet. Fresno State students, faculty, administrators, parents, donors, and community members came together to share a delicious dinner and celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Program. The banquet was held at the Fort Washington Country Club on Sunday, ...

Staff Report The Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno announces the publication of its fifteenth volume, From My Life and Thought: Reflections on an Armenian-American Journey, a memoir by Dennis R. Papazian, a well-known community leader, Professor Emeritus of History, and founding Director of the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. Writer Michael ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program awarded scholarships to fifty students from thirty-four different endowment or scholarship funds for a total of $88,000 for the academic year 2021-2022. 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 supporters ...

Staff Report The Armenian Students Organization (ASO) held a vigil on Friday, April 22, at the Armenian Genocide Monument on the Fresno State campus. The vigil was to honor the memories of the martyrs lost in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Somber duduk music greeted students and guests as they gathered by the Monument. ASO President Michael Mazman and executive ...

Staff Report Mark and Debbie Adishian-Astone have established a $25,000 Endowed Scholarship in Armenian Studies at Fresno State in honor of Debbie Adishian-Astone’s parents, George and Shenora (Kirishian) Adishian. “We are honored to be able to establish this scholarship to support Fresno State students and the Armenian Studies Program. Establishing an endowed scholarship ensures that the scholarship is sustainable for ...

Christine Pambukyan Staff Writer “We should remember that genocide is, first of all, a man-made event, and genocide is something that people initiate. These are human beings who kill human beings,” emphasized Dr. Suren Manukyan, Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies in Fall 2021 and head of the UNESCO chair on the Prevention of Genocide and other Atrocity Crimes at ...