Armenian Studies Program
Welcome to The Armenian Studies Program
The Armenian Studies Program was established in 1977 and the Center for Armenian Studies was founded in 1988. The Center provides an opportunity for students and faculty to interact and currently houses the Armenian Studies Program, the Sahatdjian Armenian Studies Library, the Avedian Armenian Studies Archives, the newspaper Hye Sharzhoom/Armenian Action, the Armenian Students Organization, and the Index of Armenian Art.
The Haig and Isabel Berberian Endowed Chair in Armenian Studies, established in the fall of 1988, is one of several Armenian Chairs in the United States and provides financial support for a distinguished Armenologist. The endowment honors Haig and Isabel Berberian and was established by their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Arnold H. and Dianne Gazarian. Other friends of the Armenian Studies Program have made significant contributions to the endowment.
A Brief History of the Armenian Studies Program
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The Armenian Studies Lecture Series
The Fresno Film Premiere-
"What's Next? Armenian Genocide Restitution in the Post-Recognition Era"
with guest speakers Dr. Taner Akçam and Carla Garapedian
Friday, April 10, 2026
7:00pm
in cooperation with The Promise Armenian Institute, UCLA and the Armenian Film Foundation
University Business Center
5245 N Backer Ave
Fresno State
Free admission and free parking. Permits are not required.
"Karen Jeppe, the Danish Mother of the Armenians and Her Postwar Rescue Efforts"
Dr. Anna Aleksanyan
Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
7:00pm
Grosse Industrial Technology Building, Room 101
2255 E. Barstow Ave.
Fresno State
Free admission.
Free parking-register online: Parking
Directions: Industrial Technology Building
Sergei Babayan-
Philip Lorenz International Keyboard Concerts
Sunday, April 26, 2026
3:00PM
Fresno State Concert Hall
…unequaled touch, perfectly harmonious phrasing, and breathtaking virtuosity…”(Le Figaro, Paris)
Ralph Shabazian Endowed Armenian Memorial Fund Established with Gift of $700,000
Florence Elaine Hamparson Endowed Armenian Memorial Fund Established with Gift of $450,000
Armenian Genocide Monument Unveiled at Historic Ceremony
4,000 plus attended on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Fresno State's Maple Mall
Photo by Paul Schlesinger, The Collegian
On Sunday, November 2, 2014 the Armenian Community of the San Joaquin Valley broke
ground on a Monument dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
The event began at 2:30 p.m. and took place at the Fresno State Maple Mall, located
south of the Satellite Student Union.
For more information, go to Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee-Fresno.