Armen Marsoobian, professor of philosophy, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award for his upcoming work in Armenia from September 2025 to December 2026. During this time, he will teach, conduct research, organize workshops and symposia, give guest lectures, and curate a major exhibition at the History Museum of Armenia. He will be hosted by the American University of Armenia (AUA) in the capital city of Yerevan. This prestigious award is one of only two granted this year for Armenia.
Marsoobian’s teaching and workshops will focus on issues at the intersection of philosophy, human rights, and social justice. For the fall semester, he will teach a seminar on genocide and human rights, exploring the philosophical and historical development of the human rights movement and human rights law in the context of major crimes against humanity, including genocide. As the child of survivors of the Armenian Genocide, Marsoobian considers it an honor to teach this subject in Armenia.
Having long served as chair of Southern’s Philosophy Department, he will provide curricular guidance as AUA’s Philosophy Department expands its offerings and develops a proposed MA in Philosophy. He will also guest lecture in AUA’s graduate program in Human Rights and Social Justice.
In spring 2025, Marsoobian joined the board of AUA’s newly created Center for Ethics in Public Affairs, established with a €2.5 million grant from Horizon Europe’s highly coveted and prestigious European Research Area fund. He presented at the Center’s inaugural conference in June and will mentor students and faculty on academic writing and publication, drawing on his experience as editor of Metaphilosophy, a leading international journal in philosophy. His goal is to foster exchanges between Western-trained American philosophers and scholars in Armenia, opening opportunities for students to engage with Armenia’s rich heritage.
While in Armenia, he will continue work on a bilingual book based on his family’s historic photography archive and a new edition of his award-winning Fragments of a Lost Homeland: Remembering Armenia. In conjunction with these publications, he has been invited to curate a photography exhibition at the History Museum of Armenia in April 2026.
Fulbright at Southern
According to the Fulbright Scholar Program database, Southern Connecticut State University has been the home institution for 17 Fulbright Scholars since records began, and has hosted international Fulbright recipients twice. Marsoobian is the first announced Fulbright recipient for the 2025–26 academic year. All Fulbright applications are coordinated through Southern’s Office of Sponsored Programs and Research (SPAR) to ensure a complete institutional record. In 2025, the university was recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and was the second-highest producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars in the state of Connecticut.
Marsoobian departs for Armenia on August 24, 2025, to begin the fall semester at AUA.
