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STAFF WRITER Dr. Roberta Ervine, Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State, gave a series of three public lectures in the Spring 2016 semester, under the general theme of “In the Harsh Light of Genocide: Insights of Selected Armenian Thinkers.” Dr. Ervine’s research in preparation for the lectures focused on questions those who survived the Genocide asked in ...

Tadeh Issakhanian Staff Writer Students and faculty were given a unique opportunity on Sunday, March 6 to meet and speak with the current U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills. The Armenian Studies Program faculty and several members of the Armenian Students Organization had a once in a lifetime opportunity to sit down with the Ambassador and discuss a range of ...

The California State University, Fresno Armenian Studies Program cordially invites you to An International Conference “Empire, Politics, and War: The Armenian Genocide within the Context of the Ottoman Empire” Friday, March 18, 2016 • Saturday, March 19, 2016 Opening Reception Friday, March 18-6:30PM-7:30PM   Session I-Friday, March 18, 2016 • 7:30PM University Business Center, Room 191 Auditorium, Fresno State   ...

Lucie Ekezyan Staff Writer With a mission to enrich students with communication skills, humanistic values, and cultural awareness, Fresno State’s largest academic unit, the College of Arts and Humanities began a new chapter when a new Dean, Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, was appointed in January of this year. Dr. Jiménez-Sandoval plans to “establish new initiatives, new areas of collaboration with other ...

Aramayis Orkusyan Editor “Two men lie dead in a suburban living room, two women are on the run from police, and a marriage is ripping apart at the seams.” This is the chilling synopsis of Chris Bohjalian’s newly published novel The Guest Room, which Bohjalian presented to a Fresno State audience on January 8, 2016. Bohjalian is the New York ...

Diana Gasparyan Staff Writer In the past several months, ASO members have volunteered in the Armenian community and attended socials that have helped the student organization grow and strengthen their sense of community. Since its establishment in 1974, the ASO has attracted many passionate members each year, who are always excited to help better the Armenian community. “The importance of ...

Lucie Ekezyan Staff Writer Dr. Roberta Ervine was appointed as the 12th Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Spring 2016 semester. She will teach a course, Armenian Studies 120T, entitled “Great Tragedies and Great Ideas: Learned Armenians and the Genocide.” Dr. Ervine’s course will examine the intellectual history of Armenians and the responses of Armenian ...

Staff Report It was almost three years ago that Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian received an invitation to participate in a book project planned to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The path to completion of the book eventually took Der Mugrdechian halfway around the world to participate in an international conference “The Armenian Genocide Legacy, 100 Years ...

Staff Report Armenian Studies Program Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian announced that the Leon S. Peters Foundation has made a generous donation of $30,000 to the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State for 2016. This continues the tradition of the Peters Foundation in supporting the Armenian Studies Program Annual Lecture Series, as well as a variety of other activities, including ...

Aramayis Orkusyan Editor In the aftermath of the second Russo-Iranian War, which concluded on February 10, 1828 with the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay, anti-Russian sentiments in Iran were rampant. After the ratification of the Treaty, an angry mob stormed the Russian embassy in Tehran, Iran and murdered Alexander Griboedov, Russia’s ambassador to Iran, and all but one of ...