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Professor of Distinction - Carole Newlands

Sept. 21, 2017

On September 21 at 3:30pm in Old Main Chapel, professors of Art and Art History, Classics, Geography and Linguistics will give public lectures on their areas of expertise. From left to right, America, Palmer, Serreze, and Newlands Three members of the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ faculty have been named 2017...

Andy Cain's book cover "The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto: Monastic Hagiography in the Late Fourth Century"

Andy Cain wins the 2017 Kayden Book Award

May 23, 2017

The winner of this year’s Kayden Book Award is Andy Cain, for his book, The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto: Monastic Hagiography in the Late Fourth Century (Oxford UP, 2016). The book revisits one of the foundational texts on fourth-century monasticism in Egypt. The committee cited the clarity of the...

Corinth Excavations book cover

Sarah James: Corinth Excavations Archaeological Manual

April 28, 2017

The Department of Classics celebrates Sarah James’ first co-authored book, available in digital and print editions. This book represents the culmination of Dr. James’ twelve years working at Corinth.

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Jackie Elliott wins Humboldt fellowship for Berlin

April 10, 2017

Jackie Elliott is extremely grateful to be the recipient of a Humboldt fellowship for experienced researchers , which will take her to Berlin for the 2017-18 academic year. During that time, she will work on a relatively new project, on the second century satirist, Lucilius. Jackie appreciates the help of...

Andy Cain wins College Scholar Award

Jan. 17, 2017

Andy Cain has won a College Scholar Award that will allow him to extend his autumn 2017 sabbatical through spring 2018, as he completes his current major research project, Jerome’s Commentaries on the Pauline Epistles: Their Sources, Methods, and Influence (to be submitted to Oxford University Press). Many congratulations to Andy!

Dimitri Nakassis Elected to ASCSA Committee

May 19, 2016

Dimitri Nakassis Elected to ASCSA Committee Dimitri Nakassis, Associate Professor of Classics, has been elected to the Information Technology Committee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens for the 2016-2021 term. Congratulations Dimitri!

Gardens of Adonis by Weguelin

The Adonis Festival in Context

Book by Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØClassics scholar finds gendered subversion in Athenian festival of Adonis.

Jackie Elliott - Winner of the 2015 Goodwin Award

Dec. 10, 2015

Jackie Elliott's book, *Ennius and the Architecture of the Annales* (Cambridge 2013), is being recognized by a Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit! Three Goodwin Awards are granted annually for an outstanding contribution to classical scholarship published by a member of the Society for Classical Studies during the three years before the current calendar year. This is a magnificent achievement -- many congratulations, Jackie!

Provost's Faculty Achievement Award to Professor Cain

Oct. 19, 2015

Professor Andy Cain has been granted the Provost's Faculty Achievement Award! Beautifully framed, and with embossed gold decoration on the certificate! This is a very prestigious award granted by our Provost to a select few faculty each year to recognize outstanding contributions to research. Professor Cain won it for his...

Dimitri Nakassis selected as MacArthur Fellow!

Oct. 19, 2015

It is with great excitement that we announce that Classics' Visiting Scholar, Dimitri Nakassis, has been selected as a MacArthur Fellow! Widely known as the "Genius" grants, the MacArthur fellowships are awarded to only a very select few people chosen for their extraordinary creativity and achievements, talent and dedication, and...

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