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UCLA commemorates Armenian Genocide

Friday, April 24, marks the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, the systematic murder of 1.5 million Armenians by the forces of the Ottoman Empire......more

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'The Great Crime' by Aram Andonian: Talaat Pasha's Orders on the Armenian Genocide and Naim Bey's Testimony

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UCLA PAI Hosted Third Annual Kerr Family Endowed Lecture on Rev. Dikran Antreasian, a Leader of the Musa Dagh Resistance

The third Kerr Family Lecture by Vahram L. Shemmassian, Ph.D., with remarks by Rouben Adalian, Ph.D....more

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The Promise Institute for Human Rights Affiliated Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ann Karagozian

Professor Ann Karagozian's work bridges an uncommon array of specializations, as evidenced by her positions as both a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Mechanical......more

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Third annual Kerr Family Endowed Lecture

THIRD ANNUAL KERR FAMILY LECTURE WILL TAKE PLACE AT UCLA ON THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026, AT 7 PM PT....more

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Microhistories of Armenian Early Modernity A UCLA Workshop on Diaspora, Print Culture, Confession Building, and Governmentality, c. 1512/1604-1789

Two-day workshop organized by the UCLA Richard Hovannisian Chair of Modern Armenian History... more
Friday, May 29, 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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Sensitive Geographies: Governance, Memory, and the Politics of Visibility in Dersim

Hybrid lecture by Burcu Bugu, Ph.D, UCLA Promise Armenian Institute Postdoctoral Scholar. more
Friday, May 15, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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Catholicos and Commissar: The Armenian Church Under the Soviet Regime

Hybrid book talk by Felix Corley.

This lecture is organized by the Richard... more

Thursday, May 14, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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‘The Great Crime' by Aram Andonian: Talaat Pasha's Orders on the Armenian Genocide and Naim Bey's Testimony

Join us for a book launch and fireside chat celebrating the long-awaited English publication of... more
Monday, May 11, 2026
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Naming Problems: From "Islamized" and "Hidden" to Muslim Armenians in Turkey

Hybrid lecture by Dr. Hrag Papazian, Turpanjian Early Career Chair in Contemporary Armenian Studies and... more
Thursday, May 7, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Pacific Time)