Education

Guidelines for Latin Teacher Preparation
This document sets out what a beginning-career Latin teacher should know and be able to do, and organizes a beginning Latin teacher’s knowledge, skills, and understanding under four main guidelines. Read more on the Guidelines for Latin Teacher Preparation page.

The following were awarded Pedagogy Awards in 2024:

Margaret Cotter-Lynch & Kyle Cooper Lincoln, Southeastern Oklahoma State University: for Classroom Materials and Material Culture from Classical Antiquity.

Kelly MacFarlane, University of Alberta: for Enhanced Latin Learning and Student Retention via Interactive Resources.

Joshua Miller, Sumter High School: for “The Socratic Scholar Program” – Classical Philosophy Course Supplement.

The following were awarded Pedagogy Awards in 2023:

T. H. M. Gellar-Goad, Wake Forest University: to support the purchasing of supplies for a new course, Gaming the Ancient World.

Michael Goyette, Eckerd College: to support attending CAMWS’ 2023 Annual Meeting in support of undergraduate student presentations.

Nandini B. Pandey, Johns Hopkins University: to support the creation of a collaboratively authored Open Educational Resource (OER) on “Race before Race: Ethnicity and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World."

The American Classical League (ACL) and the Society for Classical Studies (SCS) are pleased to present the Guidelines for Latin Teacher Preparation.

This page, based on the Recurring Programs and Publications in Classics page, hopes to serve as a resource for summer program offerings, including intensive language courses.

Please note that there are several variables across these programs and are subject to change such as:

The following were awarded Pedagogy Awards in 2022:

Ronnie Ancona, Hunter College, CUNY: to support speakers addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in a graduate-level Classics Pedagogy class. Read the Award Report.

Please note that this page is currently under revision as of Fall 2023.

This page hopes to serve as a resource for institutions that now offer specific programs and/or funding which promote diversity, equity, and inclusion for underrepresented groups in the field of Classical Studies. The listing below consists of a table showing what each institution offers, with the name of the institution serving as a link to the relevant department’s website and the program/initiative name serving as a link to the relevant funding's website page.

Outgoing VP Report by Ariana Traill (September 2021)

Incoming VP Report by Teresa Ramsby (February 2022)

SCS has begun to track the status of MA-PhD / PhD programs in Classics and related fields in North America with respect to two important issues: (1) whether departments and programs are accepting new graduate students for academic year 2021-2022; and (2) whether deparmtents and programs are extending funding to current students.

Revised 3/19/21

Violence, harassment, and discrimination against Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders have all been increasing over the past year. The shootings this week in Atlanta of six Asian women have brought discrimination and hate, and in particular gendered racism, against members of Asian communities in the US to the news headlines, but these murders are part of a larger trend with a long history. If you are looking for ways to support the AAPI community, take action, donate, or support AAPI classicists, here are some resources: