InternationalQuick, someone interview this man!
by Vincent Lima
Published: Saturday April 04, 2009
Professor Simon Payaslian.
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Los Angeles - A panel of chairholders in Armenian studies and directors of Armenian studies programs convened at UCLA on March 28 discussed the state of the field. Asked about interest in the field among Armenian-Americans, panelists noted that scarce job opportunities scare students away.
Simon Payaslian, who heads a new program at Boston University, put the blame squarely on the shoulders of Armenian-American media. He said Armenian newspapers write about Armenian studies only if they receive a press release. He noted that no Armenian paper has interviewed him.
The Armenian Reporter has recently interviewed other professors of Armenian studies, including R.H. Dekmejian and Richard Hovannisian, and it is true that enrollment in their programs is higher than that in the Boston University program. The correlation is not entirely obvious, however.
