{"id":7400,"date":"2025-07-02T17:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/?p=7400"},"modified":"2025-07-08T20:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:05:32","slug":"first-usc-class-in-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/2025\/07\/02\/first-usc-class-in-armenia\/","title":{"rendered":"First USC Class in Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4563-768x432.jpeg\"\n          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class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span>Gegham Mughnetsyan<\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">July 2, 2025<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 2.26076008c-1.08745421 1.058837-1.68841575 2.518315-1.68841575 4.0350275 0 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right after the commencement bells ring at USC in mid-May, short courses known as Maymester (the May Semester) are offered to students seeking one last meaningful scholarly experience before the end of the academic year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">This Maymester, I had the privilege of leading a group of 15 USC students on a journey that was both academic and deeply personal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7403 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4841-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4841-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4841-1024x506.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4841-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4841-1536x759.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4841.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7404\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Georgia1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Georgia1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Georgia1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Georgia1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Georgia1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Georgia1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Georgia1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Georgia1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The course was offered through the Department of Political Science and International Relations in partnership with the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies, with co-instructor Professor Steve Swerdlow. Over the span of three weeks, we traveled to Georgia and Armenia to explore themes of human rights, memory, identity, displacement, and resilience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7405\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4470-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4470-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4470-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4470-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4470-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4470-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For many of the students, this was their first time encountering the region, its complex histories, and its vibrant cultures. For me, it was also a return home. Born and raised in Gyumri, Armenia, I left the country as a teenager. To come back now\u2014as an educator, mentor, and representative of USC\u2014was a full-circle moment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7406\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Sevan-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Sevan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Sevan-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Sevan-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Sevan-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Sevan-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Sevan-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/Sevan.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The students participated in lectures, site visits, and conversations in both countries in the South Caucasus. They listened closely to stories of trauma, war, and displacement when meeting with refugees from Artsakh. Civil society members, scholars, and journalists offered first hand experience and context for understanding regional dynamics.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7407\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4480-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4480-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4480-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4480-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4480-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4480-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7408 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4436-2-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4436-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4436-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4436-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4436-2-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4436-2-1280x1707.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4436-2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What stood out most, however, was the way students immersed themselves in the region, not only intellectually, but emotionally and culturally. From dancing at an Armenian-Georgian family\u2019s 200-year-old village courtyard in Chobareti, Georgia to making and eating chanakh, the oxtail stew in a clay pot, in Gyumri, or from exploring the old streets of Tbilisi to paying quiet respect at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial, they opened themselves to every experience with humility and curiosity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7409\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4398-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4398-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4398-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4398-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4398-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4398-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7410\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4561-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4561-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4561-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4561-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4561-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4561-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our day in Gyumri was especially meaningful. As we walked through the earthquake-scarred and recently revamped streets of my hometown, I was overcome by emotion. Here, in the city where I was born, I now stood with students from halfway across the world, trying to offer insight into the layers of history. I saw the city with new eyes\u2014through theirs\u2014and it reaffirmed for me once more the importance of having the Institute at USC: to build bridges, make connections, and carry stories across borders and generations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7411\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4426-2-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4426-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4426-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4426-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4426-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/07\/IMG_4426-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leading the first-ever USC class to Armenia was not just an academic exercise; it was a moment full of personal and collective meaning. This was my first formal teaching experience, and it has shaped how I think about pedagogy not only as the transfer of knowledge, but as a shared journey of discovery. Guiding students through unfamiliar terrain, translating not just language but context, helping them connect the dots between past and present, felt both like a responsibility and a gift. I saw them change over the course of the trip. They began to ask better questions, to listen more deeply, and be a part of the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful to the Institute for making this possible, and to the students for their openness and trust. And most of all, I\u2019m thankful to Armenia for receiving us with its usual warmth and for reminding me that home is not just a place\u2014it is also a purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Gegham Mughnetsyan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Chitjian Researcher Archivist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":969,"featured_media":7402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-institute-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>First USC Class in Armenia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Institute Congratulates Three Outstanding Graduates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/2025\/07\/02\/first-usc-class-in-armenia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First USC Class in Armenia - 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