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.
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The Latest-Upcoming Events
"The Present of the Past: The State of Armenian Heritage in Turkey"
Dr. Simon Maghakyan
Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies
Friday, October 11, 2024
7:00PM
University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium
5245 N Backer Ave. Fresno State
Free admission and free parking (parking permit not required for Friday events).
"The Portrayal of Women in Early Armenian Literature: Rereading the Classical Texts"
Dr. David Zakarian
Haig & Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies
Thursday, October 17, 2024
7:00PM
University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium
5245 N Backer Ave. Fresno State
Free admission. Permit required. Parking code available at the event.
"The Future of the Past: Pathways for Saving Armenian Vestiges in Turkey"
Dr. Simon Maghakyan
Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies
Friday, November 8, 2024
7:00PM
University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium
5245 N Backer Ave. Fresno State
Free admission and free parking (parking permit not required for Friday events).
Ralph Shabazian Endowed Armenian Memorial Fund Established with Gift of $700,000
Ralph Shabazian Endowed Armenian Fund
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.