{"id":7107,"date":"2020-08-05T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/?page_id=7107"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:19:38","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Boston University<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Department of Classical Studies<\/strong><br \/>\n745 Commonwealth Ave, Room 414<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02215<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 617-353-2427<br \/>\nDepartment Email: classics@bu.edu<\/p>\n<h2>Faculty Administration<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chair<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-3637 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/faculty-profiles\/stephen-scully\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"\/classics\/files\/2011\/01\/scully_pic-e1452797894722.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Stephen Scully<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor of Classical Studies;<br \/>\r\nDepartment Chair<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Associate Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-11287 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/faculty-profiles\/steven-d-smith\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/classics\/files\/2025\/07\/Smith-pic-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2025\/07\/Smith-pic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2025\/07\/Smith-pic-1-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2025\/07\/Smith-pic-1-1536x1528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2025\/07\/Smith-pic-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2025\/07\/Smith-pic-1-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2025\/07\/Smith-pic-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2025\/07\/Smith-pic-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2025\/07\/Smith-pic-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Steven D. Smith<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor of Classical Studies;<br \/>\r\nWilliam Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature;<br \/>\r\nAssociate Chair<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director of Graduate Studies<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-3664 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/faculty-profiles\/stephanie-nelson\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/classics\/files\/2015\/09\/Nelson_2-scaled-e1618237005918-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Image of Stephanie Nelson standing in font of a bookshelf\" loading=\"lazy\" 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Nelson<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor of Classical Studies;<br \/>\r\nDirector of Graduate Studies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director of Graduate Admissions<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-3672 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/faculty-profiles\/zsuzsanna-varhelyi\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/classics\/files\/2015\/09\/ZV-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2015\/09\/ZV-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/files\/2015\/09\/ZV-768x764.jpeg 768w, 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