Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Current Year — Armenian Center at Columbia University

THE ARMENIANS OF AINTAB: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province ~ Tuesday, April 20, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE ARMENIANS OF AINTAB: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province ~ Tuesday, April 20, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

The Armenians of Aintab draws on primary sources from Armenian, Ottoman, Turkish, British, and French archives, as well as memoirs, personal papers, oral accounts, and newly discovered property liquidation records. Together they provide an invaluable account of genocide at ground level.

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The Armenian Church of Nagorno Karabakh/Artsakh in Modern Times ~ Thursday, December 10, 2020 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

The Armenian Church of Nagorno Karabakh/Artsakh in Modern Times ~ Thursday, December 10, 2020 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

A Lecture by Dr. Ara Sanjian Associate Professor of History, University of Michigan–Dearborn, Director of the Armenian Research Center

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CONFLICT, DISPLACEMENT and COVID-19 ~ Thursday, December 3, 2020 ~ LIVE on Zoom/YouTube

CONFLICT, DISPLACEMENT and COVID-19 ~ Thursday, December 3, 2020 ~ LIVE on Zoom/YouTube

Join a discussion of Conflict, Displacement and COVID-19 on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on regions affected by war, conflict, and displacement in the Middle East, Africa, and the South Caucasus. The speakers will explore the issue from a historical, human rights, and public health perspective.

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A Conversation w/Bestselling Authors of Stories from Suffragette City ~ Thursday, November 19, 2020 ~ LIVE on Zoom/YouTube

A Conversation w/Bestselling Authors of Stories from Suffragette City ~ Thursday, November 19, 2020 ~ LIVE on Zoom/YouTube

Join us for a conversation with the bestselling authors of Stories from Suffragette City, featuring Fiona Davis, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Chris Bohjalian, Jamie Ford, and M.J. Rose. Bohjalian's story deals with an Armenian woman who was a survivor of the 1909 Adana massacres and participated in the great Suffragette March in New York City in 1915.

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