Supporting Armenian Studies Since 1955
Supporting Armenian Studies Since 1955

Prior Years — Marc Mamigonian

REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND WORK OF PROF. RICHARD G. HOVANNISIAN (1932-2023) ~ Thursday, July 20, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND WORK OF PROF. RICHARD G. HOVANNISIAN (1932-2023) ~ Thursday, July 20, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Organized and hosted by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) with respect and gratitude for Prof. Hovannisian’s immeasurable contributions as a scholar, mentor, and leader.

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Honoring Christina Maranci, Mashtots Chair in Armenian Studies, Harvard ~ Saturday, May 6, 2023 ~ In-Person Ticketed Event

Honoring Christina Maranci, Mashtots Chair in Armenian Studies, Harvard ~ Saturday, May 6, 2023 ~ In-Person Ticketed Event

Sponsorship Levels & Tickets for Honoring  Christina Maranci, Mashtots Chair in Armenian Studies, Harvard ~ Saturday, May 6, 2023. NAASR was launched in March 1955 to pursue a bold vision of promoting Armenian Studies by establishing endowed chairs at foremost universities in the United States. NAASR achieved this ambitious goal by establishing the first chair in Armenian Studies, at Harvard University. In 1959 we marked the successful conclusion of our Harvard Chair campaign at a gala in Memorial Hall. The Mashtots Chair was the first at Harvard to be endowed by a community organization.

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FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS:" How Denial Turns Facts Into Opinions and Erodes Truth ~ Monday, April 24, 2023 ~ In-Person NY Area Event

FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS:" How Denial Turns Facts Into Opinions and Erodes Truth ~ Monday, April 24, 2023 ~ In-Person NY Area Event

This presentation will focus on several efforts since 2019 to continue and expand the long-running project of Armenian Genocide denial and will also discuss how it dovetails with the efforts of Azerbaijan to rewrite history as a means to dictate Armenia’s future but also its past.

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CONVERSATION with NAASR'S DIRECTOR of ACADEMIC AFFAIRS MARC A. MAMIGONIAN ~ Thursday, March 16, 2023 ~ In-Person and On Zoom/YouTube

CONVERSATION with NAASR'S DIRECTOR of ACADEMIC AFFAIRS MARC A. MAMIGONIAN ~ Thursday, March 16, 2023 ~ In-Person and On Zoom/YouTube

Join us in celebrating Director of Academic Affairs Marc A. Mamigonian's 25 years at NAASR. Mamigonian will engage in a dynamic conversation with Khatchig Mouradian on a quarter century of developments at NAASR and in Armenian Studies generally, and a multitude of other topics, followed by an open discussion with the audience.

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THE BLOCKADE of ARTSAKH and GLOBAL INDIFFERENCE ~ Saturday, January 21, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE BLOCKADE of ARTSAKH and GLOBAL INDIFFERENCE ~ Saturday, January 21, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Online panel discussion of the current blockade of Artsakh and apparent global indifference.

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