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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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His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See Of Cilicia, Visited UCLA

An Address at UCLA by His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia....more

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The Path of Armenology in the United States

Professor Peter Cowe's conversation with Sos Janibekyan of First Channel America for the TV program America's Armenian Roots (Interview in Armenian)....more

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AGRP Updates on Recent Work and Future Initiatives

The AGRP has been engaged in a number of important research activities and new initiatives during the past year....more

Upcoming and Recent Events

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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)
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The Homosexual and the Oligarch: Perverse Figurations and Social Reproduction

Hybrid book talk by Tamar R. Shirinian. more
Friday, February 13, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Pacific Time)
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From Earthquake Tragedy to Beacon of Light

Book talk by Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian, President Emeritus of the American University of Armenia. more
Thursday, January 29, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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Returning to Khustup: The Story Behind the Story

Book talk by Cristopher Patvakanian in collaboration with the UCLA Armenian Students' Association. more
Thursday, January 15, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific Time)