UCI Center for Armenian Studies

10/09/2026

This Sunday at UCLA...

Join us at UCLA for a lecture by Dr. Edita Gzoyan, which will explore the interconnected processes of post-genocide recovery and resettlement, tracing humanitarian efforts across the Middle East and examining international initiatives and proposals to establish new homes for Armenian refugees, including the little-known plan to resettle Armenians in Madagascar.

📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026
🕙 2:00 PM (Pacific Time)
📍 Founders’ Room, UCLA James West Alumni Center
🎟️ RSVP at bit.ly/PAI10-11-26

10/02/2026

Honored to be a co-sponsor.

Join us at UCLA for a lecture by Dr. Edita Gzoyan, which will explore the interconnected processes of post-genocide recovery and resettlement, tracing humanitarian efforts across the Middle East and examining international initiatives and proposals to establish new homes for Armenian refugees, including the little-known plan to resettle Armenians in Madagascar.

📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026
🕙 2:00 PM (Pacific Time)
📍 Founders’ Room, UCLA James West Alumni Center
🎟️ RSVP at bit.ly/PAI10-11-26

10/02/2026

October 21 | 6:30 PM
📍 Humanities Gateway 1030
🚗 Complimentary parking – Lot 7
☕ Light refreshments

Join the UCI Center for Armenian Studies in welcoming Garine Boghossian, an architect, urbanist, and researcher based in New York and founder of An Armenian Atlas / Աշխարհացոյց, an ongoing initiative exploring Western Armenian spatial histories through research and mapping.

Garine brings her work to UCI for a presentation exploring the connections between Armenian history, culture, place, and identity, followed by an interactive “Mapping Armenian SoCal” workshop where attendees will have the opportunity to participate and reflect on the Armenian communities and spaces that shape Southern California.

We are thrilled to begin the year by bringing Armenian history, culture, and community together at UCI. We hope to see you there!

08/31/2026

We are honored to be co-sponsoring ARISC's 20th Anniversary conference.

Schedule posted!

Celebrating 20 Years of ARISC:
Approaches and Directions in the Study of the South Caucasus

September 17-19, 2026 | Virtual Conference
9am to 2pm EDT daily

The conference will have 15 sessions over the three day conference, with presentations by over 65 regional scholars on topics ranging from archaeology to linguistics, history to political science, and translation to music.

Link in first comment.

Registration is open until 11:59pm September 14, 2026
The conference language is English.

Conference sponsors: Armenian Research Center, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Center for Armenian Studies, University of Michigan; UCI Center for Armenian Studies ; Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies- REEES ; Havighurst Center for East European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies; UNC Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies ; INSITE-Eastern Europe (UNC); Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures; Mashtots Chair of Armenian Studies, Harvard University; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center; The Arthur H Dadian and Ara Oztemel Chair of Armenian Art + Architecture at Tufts University; Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute ; Ohio State Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies ; USC Institute of Armenian Studies; USF Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies

06/17/2026

Join us in congratulating Dr. Houri Berberian for receiving the distinction of Chancellor’s Professor! 🎉👏

Professor Berberian is one of only nine faculty members in the School of Humanities with such a distinction out of over 185 senate (ladder-rank) faculty. Chancellor’s Professors are faculty who have demonstrated unusual academic merit, achieved acclaim for their accomplishments, and are highly likely to continue producing notable achievements in scholarship.

06/16/2026

Congratulations to Angela Ter-Martirosyan, recipient of the The Armenian Studies Prize in Honor of Sylvie Tertzakian 👏

Angela, a double major in History and Biological Sciences and minor in Armenian Studies, was recognized for her project, “Superstition, Hauntings, and the Armenian Genocide in Kurdish Collective Memory.”

This scholarship was created by Vahe Meghrouni to honor Sylvie Tertzakian’s unwavering support and pioneering efforts on behalf of the Armenian Studies Program at UCI and is now supported by Sylvie and Garo Tertzakian.

06/15/2026

Congratulations to Ruzanna Gasparyan, recipient of the UCI Center for Armenian Studies’ Naneh Award for Graduate Research in Armenian Studies 👏

Ruzanna, a Ph.D. candidate in History, was recognized for her project, “Feral Animals, Feral People: Interspecies Interactions During the Armenian Energy Crisis, 1991–1995.”

The Naneh Award was established by Professor V. Ara Apkarian and Dr. Alice B. Apkarian to support graduate student research in Armenian Studies. Named after Naneh, the ancient Armenian goddess of wisdom and war, the award celebrates innovative scholarship and academic excellence.

06/14/2026

Houri Berberian and Talinn Grigor will be presenting their book at Hong Kong University on 23 June, followed by another to the Singapore Armenian community at the Armenian Church Community Centre & Reception Hall on July 5.

06/14/2026

05/16/2026