James Uden joins the Department
James Uden joins the department as Assistant Professor of Classical Studies. Professor Uden completed his dissertation on Juvenalian satire at Columbia University in 2011. This fall, he will teach an undergraduate Latin seminar (CAS CL 351) on Roman Satire and a graduate Latin seminar (GRS CL 720) on Juvenal.
Zero G
PhD student, Laurie Glenn, took part in NASA’s 2011 Teaching from Space Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program. Read more about it here.
Samons Announced as New NEH Distinguished Teaching Fellow
Jay Samons has received the Distinguished Teaching Fellowship (DTP) from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The Professorship was established in 1993 by the NEH with a challenge grant that matched funds from alumni and friends of CAS/GRS and the Division of General Education. The Professorship recognizes excellence in teaching by a prominent teacher-scholar […]
Jeffrey Henderson elected to AAAS
Jeffrey Henderson, the University’s William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature and a world-renowned classics scholar, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).
2011 Commencement
The Department of Classical Studies will hold its commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 9 a.m. in the Faculty Dining Room, located on the 5th floor of 775 Commonwealth Avenue. Join us in congratulating the graduates!
Annual Aristophanes Reading
We invite you to the annual Aristophanes Reading on Friday, April 8, 2011 in STO B50 (685 Commonwealth Avenue, Room B50). The fun starts at 5:00pm with pizza, 5:30 p.m. the Fish Worship Blues Band, and 6:00pm Aristophanes’ The Wasps. See faculty and students perform an ancient play in costumes of quite questionable historicity!
The Spitting Image at The Factory Theatre
We are happy to announce that Sophie Klein’s The Spitting Image will be produced at The Factory Theatre in Boston. The Spitting Image is a story of metamorphosis, inspired by the myths of “Pygmalion & Galatea” and “Orpheus & Eurydice.” A painter and his model use another to access the dark secrets hidden in her portrait. It’s […]
Third Annual Graduate Student Conference in Classical Studies
The Third Annual Graduate Student Conference in Classical Studies will be held on March 26, 2011. Please visit the event’s page for additional information.
Insights from the Roman Empire According to the Celts: A Parisian Pillar, a Treveran Tombstone, and Souvenirs from Hadrian’s Wall
The Myth and Religion Study Group presents “Insights from the Roman Empire According to the Celts: A Parisian Pillar, a Treveran Tombstone, and Souvenirs from Hadrian’s Wall,” a talk by Kimberly Cassibry of Wellesley College. The lecture will be held on Friday, March 4, 2011 from 4-6PM in room 409 of 745 Commonwealth Avenue (STH […]
Toward a Poetics of Plunder: The Task of Translation in Catullus 64
The Myth and Religion Study Group presents “Toward a Poetics of Plunder: The Task of Translation in Catullus 64,” a talk by Liz Young of Wellesley College. The talk will be held on February 18, 2011 from 4-6PM in room 409 of 745 Commonwealth Avenue (STH building).