
American Studies Center at Yerevan State Unversity
The Melikian Center is working with Yerevan State University (YSU) on a grant sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan for an initial three-year program to create an American Studies Center at YSU.
Learn MoreCitizen-Diplomacy: An Arizonans' Guide
The Melikian Center facilitates a collaboration amoung ASU librarians and archivists, Tempe History Museum, and Tempe Sister Cities to document the impact and reach of efforts in citizen diplomacy in greater Phoenix.
Creative Horizons: Art in the Post-Soviet Era
This venture gives audiences the opportunity to hear from working artists in the region as they discuss their methods, perspectives, and aspirations. The series features videos, followed by online discussions featuring the artist and moderated by regional specialists from ASU, USF, or Miami University.
Learn MoreFulbright Pre-Departure Orientation
In 2019, the Melikian Center began hosting pre-departure orientations for Fulbright scholars, researchers and English language teaching assistants awarded grants for study and work in Central Asia.
Learn MoreInternationalizing Kosovo 1989-2019 Intervention, Recognition, and the Politics of Sovereign Statehood in Comparative Perspective
Conference held January 30-February 1, 2019
This conference brought together scholars from different disciplines to explore the many dimensions of the “Kosovo case” and its impact on policy-making and scholarship in international relations.
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Lowe Family Lecture Series
Made possible by The Lowe Family Holocaust and Genocide Education Endowment this lecture series is designed to generate public awareness about the danger of authoritarian, totalitarian, and nationalistic regimes and the causes and conditions that foster genocides.
2020 Series