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 […]
We did it — our most successful BU Giving Day ever, totaling over $3k in gifts and $13k in prizes!
Dear students, alumni, faculty, family, friends— We did it. All 144 of your donations, totaling over $3,600, helped us have our most successful BU Giving Day ever. Your enthusiasm and generosity allowed us to secure an extra $13,000 in CAS funds. We’re floored and grateful. We absolutely could not have done this without you. Your […]
Undergrad Wins Prestigious CHS Internship
Modern Greek and Biological Anthropology major Eleni Constantinou has been selected to hold the 2018 Center for Hellenic Studies Internship in Nafplio, Greece. These prestigious internships, offered by the Center for Hellenic Studies to non-Harvard students for the first time in 2015 and held by a Boston University student each year since that year, link […]
Congrats, BU Class of 2022!
Congrats, BU Class of 2022! You’ve made it! This is a wonderful and overwhelming time, so we want to ease your way from your acceptance email to your first day at BU. Be sure to visit us at one of the Accepted Student Open Houses! We will have both current students and professors available to […]
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 […]
Ancient Advice for a Good Life
Do you have a question for an ancient philosopher about happiness? This article from the recent CAS magazine might give you some answers! It’s a profile of Professor Varhelyi’s wonderful course called ‘The Good Life’ (CL 121), which she is scheduled to teach again in Fall 2018. Read more at: http://www.bu.edu/cas/arts-sciences/fall-2017/plato-aristotle-varhelyi-happy/
The Society for Classical Studies 2018 Annual Meeting in Boston
Over the winter break, while we were all trying to keep warm, scholars flocked from throughout the US and the world to attend the joint meeting of the Society of Classical Studies and the Archaeological Institute of America meeting in Boston. Here are some photos from the well-attended party thrown by BU at that event! […]
Professor Herb Golder Wins Gold
Professor Golder has won the gold prize for Best Director and Best Documentary Feature at the Milan Film Festival International, for his “Ballad of a Righteous Merchant: Notes on Herzog Directing ‘My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done'”. The film had its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival in August, 2017. Our […]