SAS Mourns the Passing of Dr. Richard Hovannisian
Obituary Prof. Richard Hovannisian (1932-2023) On July 10, the Society for Armenian Studies, the academic world, the field of Armenian Studies, and the Armenian nation lost one of the most prominent icons of the modern period: Prof. Richard G. Hovannisian. Hovannisian was a monumental figure in the field of Armenian Studies. Considered as the Dean of Modern Armenian History, …
Read MoreDr. Garabet K. Moumdjian
Dear SAS member, We are sorry to bear the sad news of the passing of historian and educator and long time SAS member Dr. Garabet K. Moumdjian. Moumdjian was an independent historian and an Ottomanist. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2012 from UCLA under the supervision of Prof. Richard Hovannisian. His dissertation is titled “Struggling for a Constitutional Regime: Armenian-Young …
Read MoreSAS Spring 2023 Graduate Research and Conference Grants Available for M.A. and Ph.D. Students
The Society for Armenian Studies invites applicants to apply for the Spring 2023 SAS Graduate Research and Conference Grants for M.A. and Ph.D. students. The deadline is April 30, 2023. Grants of up to $1000.00 per applicant will be awarded. Applicants must be current members of the Society for Armenian Studies. The grants will be on a competitive basis. Funding will also …
Read MoreRemembering Gevorg Ter-Vardanyan with Erin Piñon (Princeton University)
It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Gevorg Ter-Vardanyan, a titan in all things Armenian—a man whose forceful presence will not soon be forgotten in the long corridors of the Matenadaran, its conference halls, or his seat in its manuscript vault. Visitors to the vault’s reading room were well familiar with the cacophonous buzz and lively …
Read MorePresident, American University of Armenia | Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA), an independent institution of higher education located in Yerevan, Armenia, seeks an accomplished and dynamic new President. AUA’s next President will join a thriving university at an exciting time in the institution’s history and the country’s development. For more information and to apply or nominate an individual for this important role, please see the online …
Read MoreSAS Expresses its Sadness at the Passing of Dr. Dennis Papazian
The Society of Armenian Studies expresses its deep sadness concerning the death on March 16, 2023, of Dr. Dennis Richard Papazian, longtime educator, scholar, and leader of Armenian Studies in the United States and beyond. Holding a Ph.D. in Russian history from the University of Michigan, Dr. Papazian taught at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, where he founded and directed …
Read MoreJSAS Releases Volume 29.1 on the Theme of Indigeneity I
The Society for Armenian Studies announces the release of Volume 29, Issue 1 (Spring 2022) of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS), edited by Dr. Tamar M. Boyadjian (Michigan State University), the Editor-in-Chief, and Dr. Rachel Goshgarian (Lafayette College), the Reviews and Reconsiderations editor. “This year’s thematic volume holistically came to fruition through the work of …
Read MoreSociety for Armenian Studies (SAS) Statement on the Humanitarian Crisis in Artsakh, December 2022
The Society for Armenian Studies condemns the actions of Azerbaijan towards the Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). On December 12, the Lachin corridor was once again closed by citizens of Azerbaijan, this time posing as environmental activists. This action was intended to block the transport of people and goods between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh, also …
Read MoreSAS Welcomes Newly Elected President Christina Maranci, Vice-President Rachel Goshgarian, and Advisors to the Executive Council
The Society for Armenian Studies held its annual Executive Council meeting via Zoom on October 29, 2022, to elect a new President and Vice-President and announce the results of the Executive Council elections. The Executive Council is pleased to share that Christina Maranci, who currently serves as the Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University, is the newly …
Read MoreInternational Conference “Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries” Held at NAASR
On September 17 and 18, 2022, the international conference “Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries” took place at the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) Vartan Gregorian Building in Belmont, MA. The conference was organized and sponsored by the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) and NAASR with the co-sponsorship of the University of …
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