The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA

Join the UCLA Armenian Music Ensemble tonight for their recital as part of the 66th Annual Spring Festival of World Music!

The Armenian Music Ensemble focuses on the study and performance of traditional Armenian musical styles and repertoire. Students learn an array of songs, instruments, and dances via methods of oral transmission.

📅 Monday, June 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM PT
📍 UCLA Ostin Music Center Ensemble Room
🎟️ Learn more at ucla.in/4nRSAOQ

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Join us for this two-day workshop exploring Armenian early modernity through the lenses of microhistory and global history.
Organized by the UCLA Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History, “Microhistories of Armenian Early Modernity, a UCLA Workshop on Diaspora, Print Culture, Confession Building, and Governmentality (c. 1512/1598–1789)” brings together scholars to examine how individual lives, choices, and contingencies intersect with broader structural changes, offering new insights into Armenian participation in early modern history.

📅 Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30, 2026
📍 UCLA University Club, Sequoia Room
🎟️ Learn more at bit.ly/MAH5-29-26

The American University of Armenia, which has had a formal affiliation with the University of California since its inception 35 years ago, is seeking experienced academic leaders to join its leadership team. Open positions include those for the AUA Provost, the AUA Vice President for Research, and the AUA Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services. See information below for links to the relevant websites and further details.

💼 is seeking experienced academic leaders to join its leadership team.

We are currently hiring for the following positions:
🔹 Provost — https://jobs.aua.am/Position/3234
🔹 Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services — https://jobs.aua.am/Position/3233
🔹 Vice President for Research — https://jobs.aua.am/Position/3232

We welcome applications from qualified candidates who are committed to academic excellence, institutional growth, and the mission of higher education in Armenia.

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Remember to join us tomorrow at the 6th Annual Day of Armenian Music, for a celebration of music and selections from the newly released album “Stanzas in August: Armenian Music, New & Rediscovered”.
📅 Friday, May 22
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 Lani Hall See less

Join us on May 22 and 23 for the 4th Armenian Language Workshop at UCLA, “At the Intersection of Language and Culture.” Organized by Profs. Peter Cowe of UCLA and Hrach Martirosyan of Leiden University, this workshop is dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of the birth of the eminent linguist and polymath Hrač‘eay Ačaṙean (1876-1953).

📅 Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Pacific Time)
📍 UCLA Bunche Hall, Room 10383
🎟️ Learn more and RSVP at bit.ly/ALW2026

Sponsored by the Narekatsi Chair in Armenian Studies
Co-sponsored by the USC Institute of Armenian Studies
UCLA Center for World Languages
Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA

Movses Pogossian: Stanzas in August: Armenian Music, New and Rediscovered | Catalogue | New Focus Recordings Movses Pogossian and his colleagues in the Armenian Music Project continue their tireless advocacy for the music of Armenia with this ambitious 4 CD collection, Stanzas in August. At the heart of the release are two sub-collections devoted entirely to the music of Ashot Zohrabyan and Koharik Gazar...

On Monday, May 11, 2026, the Consul General of Armenia in Los Angeles, Anna Avetisyan, and Third Secretary, Mariam Khachyan, visited UCLA for a meeting with the UCLA Promise Armenian Institute (PAI) faculty and affiliated scholars.
 
During this meeting, the Consul General received an overview of the Promise Armenian Institute from PAI Director, Prof. Ann Karagozian, and of the Armenian Genocide Research Program from Director, Dr. Taner Akcam. She learned about the UCLA Armenian Music Program and the work of Prof. Melissa Bilal; about Operation Armenia and the healthcare-related work of Drs. Shant Shekherdimian and Alina Dorian in Armenia; about the Armenian Archaeology Lab headed by Dr. Kristine Martirosyan – Olshansky; about Prof. Artur Davoyan’s scientific research with the Armenian National Academy of Sciences; and about Prof. Victor Agadjanian’s research relevant to Armenia and the South Caucasus.
In addition, the Consul General met with Prof. Cindy Fan, Vice Provost for International Studies and Global Engagement, and Ms. Gohar Grigoryan, the Program Officer for the International Visitors Bureau.