By Daphne Abeel Mirror-Spectator Staff WORCESTER, Mass. — Taner Akçam, a Turkish historian, author, sociologist and activist has been appointed to the Kaloosdian-Mugar chair at Clark University’s Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide studies. Currently, a visiting associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota, he will assume his new position in September. Akçam [...]

Leaves Legislative Post May 30 By Daphne Abeel Mirror-Spectator Staff BOSTON — On May 21, MassachusettsGov. Deval Patrick announced that he has appointed state Rep. Rachel Kaprielian (D-Watertown) Registrar of Motor Vehicles (RMV). Kaprielian leaves her State House office for her new position, Friday, May 30. She succeeds Anne Collins, who has accepted a senior [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Business Wire) — Noubar B. Afeyan, PhD, managing partner and CEO of Flagship Ventures, was among this year’s recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor given by the National Ethnic Coalition (NECO) on May 10 in New York City. The Ellis Island Medal of Honor is awarded to outstanding Americans who have [...]

By Daphne Abeel Mirror-Spectator Staff HOUSTON, Texas — “We started this program because of our belief that teachers prepare tomorrow’s leaders. That is the source of our inspiration and our mission,” said Maro Bedrosian, speaking of the Tekeyan Cultural Association’s (TCA) program “Sponsor a Teacher” in Armenia. Bedrosian, chair of TCA’s Board of Administrators and [...]

By Daphne Abeel Mirror-Spectator Staff CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The misty, wet weather outside the windows of the Grand Hyatt Regency penthouse did nothing to dampen the spirits of Armenian Assembly members and supporters who gathered, on Friday, May 9, to honor the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and its executive director, Nancy Kaufman, for continued [...]