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SAS Holds 50th Anniversary Conference at Harvard and NAAASR

The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) marked its 50th Anniversary with a three-day groundbreaking international conference at Harvard University and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). Titled “Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations,” the conference took place September 13-15, 2024.

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Ari Şekeryan Awarded Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award

Ari Şekeryan’s "The Armenians and the Fall of the Ottoman Empire: After Genocide, 1918–1923" (Cambridge University Press, 2023) have been awarded this year’s Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award. Talar Chahinian was a co-winner.

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Talar Chahinian Awarded Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award

Talar Chahinian’s Stateless: "The Politics of the Armenian Language in Exile" (Syracuse University Press, 2023) have been awarded this year’s Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award. Ari Şekeryan was a co-winner.

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SAS Holds 50th Anniversary Conference at Harvard and NAAASR

The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) marked its 50th Anniversary with a three-day groundbreaking international conference at Harvard University and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). Titled “Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations,” the conference took place September 13-15, 2024.

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Dr. Victoria Abrahamyan Awarded SAS Distinguished Dissertation Award (2020-2023)

The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Victoria Abrahamyan has been chosen to receive the SAS Distinguished Dissertation Award (2020-2023) for “Between the Homeland and the Hostland: (Re)Claiming the Armenian Refugees in French Mandatory Syria, 1918-1946.”

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Call for Applications-Executive Director Position at NAASR

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

Executive Director
NAASR is looking for a dynamic and dedicated person as Executive Director who will be primarily responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of NAASR within budgeted parameters, including implementing and supervising in a collaborative working style current and new programs, securing funding from private and public sources, establishing and expanding relationships with donors and the community, hiring and supervising NAASR staff members, preparing financial reports and budgets, conducting outreach to the public, developing and maintaining financial organizational stability, and expanding NAASR membership nationally and internationally. The Executive Director will work in conjunction with the staff, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and members to achieve organizational goals and activities, as set forth in NAASR’s strategic plan. The Executive Director works in Belmont, MA.

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Founded in 1955, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) is a non-profit global Armenian Studies center and rare book library, located in Belmont, MA, advancing Armenian Studies, supporting scholars of Armenian Studies worldwide, and building a global community to preserve and enrich Armenian culture, history, and identity for future generations. NAASR is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with a membership structure. Information regarding NAASR’s history, programs, the Mardigian Library, and membership can be found throughout the NAASR website.