105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide honored at Fresno State

April 27, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer Deborah Adishian-Astone carries a rose to be laid in the Armenian Genocide Monument. Photo by Cary Edmondson.

On Friday, April 24, amid COVID-19 concerns, a small group of campus leaders, photographers, and videographers assembled to record a virtual ceremony for the Armenian community. Social distancing was maintained throughout the ceremony.

Dr. Ari Şekeryan to give three public lectures on Armenians in the Ottoman empire after the genocide

January 29, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

16th Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor Dr. Ari Şekeryan

The lecture presents an overview of the political and social developments that happened in the Ottoman Empire during the Armistice period and it explores how the Armenian community organized itself while facing political turmoil.

Dr. Ümit Kurt to speak on ‘The Young Turks: Racism and the Construction of National Identity’

October 29, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

While there is an extensive body of literature addressing the foundations of Turkish nationalism and its racist aspects in the early Republican Era and contemporary Turkey, a significant gap persists in the critical period between 1911-1916, when the existence of the Ottoman Empire was at stake.

104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide to be remembered at Fresno State

April 23, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

The events mark the anniversary of the April 24, 1915 arrests of Armenian intellectuals and leaders by the Ottoman Empire which started a genocide in which 1.5 million Armenians were killed.

Dr. Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh to Present ‘The Missing Pages: The Modern Life of a Medieval Manuscript, from Genocide to Justice’

April 1, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh - "The Missing Pages - The Modern Life of a Medieval Manuscript from Genocide to Justice"

In 2010, the world’s wealthiest art institution, the J. Paul Getty Museum, found itself confronted by a century-old genocide.

Armenian Studies Program inspires with a holistic approach to community-oriented events

November 29, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

William Saroyan House Museum opening ceremony

The sense of community that flourished at the Armenian Studies Program’s well-attended events made the Fall 2018 semester exceptional. Between the ceremony for the opening of the William Saroyan House Museum, a jazz piano concert, a CineCulture movie, and a series of riveting lectures, Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Berberian Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program […]

Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies Dr. Ümit Kurt gives second public lecture, ‘Proactive Local Perpetrators: Mehmet Yasin (Sani Kutluğ) and Ali Cenani’

October 15, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Dr. Ümit Kurt, Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for Fall 2018

Armenian Studies Program Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian announced that Dr. Ümit Kurt has been appointed as the 15th Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2018 semester. The Kazan Visiting Professorship was established through a generous endowment established by Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan.

‘Business of Regret’ ArtHop exhibit examines past and present artists view on war and chaos

October 4, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

The Business of Regret: Perspectives on War, Chaos and the Rejection of Violence exhibition images

The work of two artists combines with ArtHop in Downtown Fresno for a look at intersecting points of views on violence from past and present perspectives in the exhibition “The Business of Regret: Perspectives on War, Chaos and the Rejection of Violence exhibition.” A selection of artwork by Fresno’s Varaz Samuelian will be exhibited […]

Speaker urges ‘educational vaccine’ during genocides exhibit at Henry Madden Library

September 10, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Visitors explore the Genocides of the 20th Century exhibit at the Henry Madden Library on Sept. 6.

~ This story was republished from The Collegian By Seth Casey Fresno State hosted guest speaker Dr. Clint Curle, senior advisor to the president at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, for the opening reception of the Genocides of the 20th Century exhibit on Sept. 6. Following a reception of appetizers, refreshments and conversation, the […]

Genocides of the 20th Century Exhibition opens in Madden Library on September 1st

August 20, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

The late Eleanor Roosevelt looks at a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the day after the United Nations adopted it in 1948 to prevent and suppress genocide. Lake Success, New York, Nov. 1949, Public Domain

The exhibition, sponsored by the Madden Library and the Armenian Studies Program,
will be free and open to the public during regular Library Hours from September 1, 2018
– October 31, 2018.

Dear Friends,

What an extraordinary spring this has been! Fresno is always so lovely this time of year, with the roses waking up from their winter slumber, azaleas blooming profusely, and annuals carefully planted to dress up even the most modest front yard. Metamorphosis is the very essence of springtime, and it has been remarkable to see how quickly Fresno State transformed its entire education into virtual offerings the week that spring arrived. Faculty, staff, and students have worked incredibly hard to learn new technological skills and to adapt curricular and administrative work to the virtual realm. What used to be assigned, invoiced, taught, turned in, graded, or signed all flows electronically now. More…