YSU INSTRUCTOR CRITICIZES RECTOR’S ASSISTANT; DOESN’T GET REHIRED
GRISHA BALASANYAN
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23:32, March 14, 2013
Ararat Mirzoyan is a PhD. Candidate in History who seemingly has
run afoul of the administration at Yerevan State University for his
outspoken views.
Mirzoyan, who taught last semester at Yerevan State University as a
“visiting” instructor, hasn’t been rehired for this semester.
He is one of the YSU instructors who criticized the behaviour displayed
by administration and student council representatives towards student
strikers on the morning of February 27. The incident took place
outside the YSU central campus.
“I believe that curses and insults and other threatening and demeaning
expressions voiced that day by certain YSU personnel only discredit
the school’s reputation,” said Mirzoyan.
He also has demanded that the Ministry of Education and Science and
the YSU administration look into the matter and reprimand those who
overstepped their authority.
On the day in question, Gevorg Melkonyan, assistant to the YSU rector,
made a number of uncalled for comments, including “Bring up the army,
the guys from Akhalkalak”.
Melkonyan was subsequently widely reproached for his behaviour.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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