Ambassador of Greece to the US and Consul General of Greece in Boston Guest Lecture in Modern Greek Course
Our Modern Greek Program participated for the second consecutive year in BU Global Programs’ International Education Week. On October 30, 2020 Her Excellence the Ambassador of Greece to the United States Mrs. Alexandra Papadopoulou and the Consul General of Greece in Boston Mr. Efstratios Efthymiou were guests of honor in the course CG350 “Narratives of Resistance from Greece: […]
New Course Spotlight: CG101
Photo above by Jorge Gaitis, from the 2014 Summer Study in Greece program. Get a taste of Greece! In Spring 2021, Classical Studies will be running a new course, CG 101 (Modern Greek Language, Culture, and Literature), which immerses students in a vibrant and exciting world culture. If you have ever been curious about Greece, […]
Incubating the Mirror
Friday, November 22, 2019 College of Fine Arts, Boston University Our program in Modern Greek Studies hosted a performance featuring mezzosoprano Lea Luka Sikau, guitarist Jérôme Mouffe, and current Modern Greek students, entitled “Incubating the Mirror.” Sikau and Mouffe performed music and our students read self- written poetry around the theme of “Mirrors at the […]
2020/2021 Eleni Gatzoyiannis Scholarship Application Open
Application Deadline: May 1, 2020 Eleni Gatzoyiannis Scholarship Application 2020/2021 Boston University is currently accepting applications for the 2020-2021 Eleni Gatzoyiannis Scholarship through May 1, 2020. The scholarship is available to fulltime undergraduate and graduate students of Greek birth or ancestry who have completed at least one semester at Boston University, are in good academic […]
Senior Gregory Kerr Defends Thesis
On April 26, 2018, Classics and Philosophy major Gregory Kerr successfully defended his honors thesis on the Modern Greek poet C. P. Cavafy. Mr. Kerr’s thesis, entitled “Greekness in Peril: Cavafy and the Essence of Hellenism,” argued that the poet presents an idealized form of “Hellenism” through his picture of Sparta and Spartans, especially in […]
Invitation to apply to the Eleni Gatzoyiannis Scholarship
Boston University is currently accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Eleni Gatzoyiannis Scholarship through May 1, 2018. The scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate and graduate students of Greek birth or ancestry who have completed at least one semester at Boston University, are in good academic standing, and demonstrate financial need. To apply, eligible students must […]
BU Students Meet the President of Greece on Spring Break Trip
Head of Modern Greek Kelly Polychroniou and three Boston University students accompanied Emmanuel College’s “In the Footsteps of Thucydides” program in Greece over spring break. The program, created and led by Emmanuel College Professor Petros Vamvakas, traces important locations in Thucydides’ history of the war between Athens and Sparta (431 to 404 B.C.), including sites […]
BU Students Celebrate International Greek Language Day
This year, February 9th was declared International Greek Language Day! The Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly made the decision. To celebrate this event, BU Modern Greek students learned in class about the national poet Dionysios Solomos, who wrote the Greek national anthem “ The […]
Eleni Constantinou ’20 Awarded Hellenic Women’s Club Scholarship
Classical Civilization major and Modern Greek Studies minor Eleni Constantinou has been awarded the Hellenic Women’s Club scholarship. The award, designed to recognize students who have demonstrated community service, leadership, and academic achievement, is presented annually by the Epsilon Omicron Kappa (Massachusetts) chapter of this national organization. A freshman at Boston University, Ms. Constantinou is […]
Yanni Metaxas wins Center for Hellenic Studies Internship
BU Modern Greek Student Yanni Metaxas wins Center for Hellenic Studies 2016 Internship Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies has recently awarded a summer internship in Greece to Yanni Metaxas, a minor in Modern Greek Studies who attended the BUPh Summer Study in Greece in 2014. A former Core Curriculum student and a major in […]