Lori Cinar
With the exception of a few universities in California, and a couple
of others throughout the country, Rutgers University, located in New
Brunswick, N.J., is unique in its Armenian Studies Department, which
offers both Armenian language and history classes. For nearly 20 years,
Dr. Asbed Vassilian has been teaching Rutgers students Armenian in a
rigorous four-part course that spans two years. This past semester, a
group of students, including myself, were enrolled in the final
installment of his class, each with a different story and a unique
incentive for studying the language.
