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Hye Sharzhoom is a supplement of The Collegian and the newspaper of the Fresno State Armenian Students Organization and the Armenian Studies Program and is funded by the Associated Students.
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Review past Armenian Studies events including the 500th Anniversary of Armenian Printing and the Armenian Genocide Centennial and dedication of the Armenian Genocide Monument.
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Upcoming Events
"Medieval Book Curses: How Armenians Guarded Their Manuscripts"
Dr. David Zakarian
Haig & Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies
Friday, November 7, 2025
7:00PM
Grosse Industrial Technology Building, Room 101 Auditorium
2255 E. Barstow Ave., Fresno State
(S/E Corner of Barstow and Campus Drive)
Free admission and free parking. Permits not required. Park in Lot P23 or P20.
"Homeland vs. Home: When a Call to Return to the Homeland is Not Answered"
The Experience of the Musa Dagh Armenians in Anjar, Lebanon during the repatriation period-1946-1948.
Kevork Oflazian
Friday, November 14, 2025
7:00PM
University Business Center
5245 N Backer Ave. - Fresno State
Directions
Free admission and free parking. Permits not required. Park in Lot P6 or P5.
"An Armenian Futūḥ Narrative: Łewond’s Eighth-Century History of the Caliphate"
Dr. Alison Vacca
Gevork M. Avedissian Associate Professor of Armenian History
and Civilization, Columbia University
Dr. Sergio La Porta
Interim Dean, Kremen School of Education and Human Development
Friday, December 5, 2025
7:00PM
University Business Center
5245 N Backer Ave. - Fresno State
Directions
Free admission and free parking. Permits not required. Park in Lot P6 or P5.
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