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    VARTAN GREGORIAN DONATES BOOK COLLECTION TO AUA

    Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
    http://asbarez.com/128197/vartan-gregorian-donates-book-collection-to-aua/

    Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian cuts the
    red tape to officially open his book collection to the public while
    American University of Armenia President

    YEREVAN--On Oct. 14, the American University of Armenia (AUA) welcomed
    Vartan Gregorian, the president of Carnegie Corporation of New York,
    for the official opening of his personal book collection at the
    Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Papazian Library. In recent
    years, Gregorian has donated hundreds of books on history, sociology,
    philosophy, and art to supplement AUA's resources and emphasize the
    important role of higher education as a vehicle for social change
    and economic progress in Armenia.

    "Armenia owes a debt of gratitude to the Armenian Diaspora, especially
    the diaspora in the United States, for building this institution,"
    Gregorian said during his visit. "But Armenia should also build
    from within. Wealth that has been created in this country should be
    reinvested in this country."

    That evening, a standing-room-only crowd packed a campus lecture hall
    to hear Gregorian and Dr. Mihran Agbabian, president emeritus of AUA,
    discuss how they had benefited from teachers who guided them in their
    early education and from the opportunities presented through higher
    education in the United States.

    "At Stanford University, every teacher I took courses from became my
    mentor," said Gregorian. "They wanted me to succeed desperately. It
    became their challenge to see me succeed. Because of them, I have
    always believed that students don't fail, teachers fail."

    Watch the video of the lecture here.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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