Born and raised in France, AGBU scholarship recipient Julien Zarifian became interested in the history and geopolitical impact of the Armenian Genocide while still in high school. He then specialized in the political history of the United States...

By the age of 30, AGBU Scholarship recipient Ani Haykuni felt unstoppable. She’d trained and earned degrees in mechanical engineering, environmental science and international relations and had worked for the United Nations and the World Wildlife...

Sarah Leah Whitson is not one to mince words. The attorney and former head of the Middle East and North Africa Division of international watchdog agency Human Rights Watch, was explaining the focus of Democracy for the Arab World Now...

A recipient of an AGBU Performing Arts Scholarship to study violin at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), Belmont-native Haig Hovsepian is in a unique position to use the universal language of music to tell the story of his Armenian...

Kourken Hamalian has two great passions in life: soccer and satellites. A signed Liverpool FC shirt—a 50th birthday gift—takes pride of place on the wall in his home office, where a couple of exciting satellite models are also on display. Having...

Having successfully organized the 10th edition of New York’s Socially Relevant Film Festival (SRFF) from March 16-31, founding artistic director and AGBU Scholarship recipient Nora Armani has had a fruitful start to 2023. The buoyant...

CAMP NUBAR ALUMNA and AGBU Scholarship recipient V. Armineh Babikian vividly recalls the moment she purchased a one-way ticket to Armenia after passing her board exam, marking her first moments as a licensed occupational therapist. “I ended up...

"Compassion, empathy, patience, bonding, compromise, problem solving, facing challenges, fighting through struggles –these are all skills that I learned at MDS."

“My grandfather used to tell me that musicians should be an example of ethics for society. The older I got, the more I started to understand what he really meant.”

“When I speak with refugees, recruit and train them, I feel like I’m building a connection with the people needing assistance and support.”

“If it wasn’t for the AGBU Scholarship Program that invested so much in me and my doctoral work, it wouldn’t have been possible for me to be working at the World Bank today.”

Carnegie Hall Concert celebrates the 85th anniversary of the Composers’ Union of Armenia On November 3, hundreds of guests gathered at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall to listen to the ninth AGBU Performing Artists in Concert. Dedicated to...