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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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Armenian Summer Courses at UCLA

The Armenian Summer Courses at UCLA offer a three-course elementary sequence in Eastern Armenian for beginners and heritage learners. Taught online in an intensive summer......more

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PAI Year-End Newsletter for 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to reflect on this extraordinary year and thank all of you for......more

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2026-27 UCLA Promise Armenian Institute Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

PAI funding opportunities are available to promote research in fields represented within Armenian studies, such as Armenian language, literature, and history, as well as all......more

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(Re)Discovering Garabed Kapikian: A Portrait of an Armenian Intellectual in the Late Ottoman Empire

Lecture by Robert Sukiasyan, Promise Armenian Institute postdoctoral fellow, as part of the Promise Armenian... more
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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Rev. Dikran Antreasian: A Leader of the Musa Dagh Resistance to the Armenian Genocide

The third Kerr Family Lecture will feature Vahram L. Shemmassian, Ph.D., professor and director of... more
Thursday, March 12, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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Film Premiere: "Marc Nichanian Declassified"

Premiere of a film about the diaspora philosopher and literary critic Marc Nichanian by the... more
Thursday, March 5, 2026
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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23rd Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies

This Colloquium is an annual international conference for graduate students in the Humanities/Social Sciences to... more
Saturday, February 21, 2026
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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The Mayor of Inebolu

Book talk by Alice Ketabgian and Dr. Tamara Ketabgian. Organized by the Ararat-Eskijian Museum and... more
Sunday, February 15, 2026
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Pacific Time)