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Position Announcement: "Vergilius"

Posted Mon, 02/05/2018 - 12:35 in SCS Announcements.

Position Announcement Editor, Vergilius

The Board of Trustees of the Vergilian Society is seeking applicants for the position of editor for its journal Vergilius. Vergilius publishes annually peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of Vergil, along with the renowned annual Vergil Bibliography. Vergilius has a wide readership and good circulation. Recent updates to the journal include online publication with no window, expanded contributor base, and occasional columns (for pedagogy, broadly conceived, and reader response).

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In Memoriam: Walter K. Sherwin

Posted Mon, 02/05/2018 - 09:51 in In Memoriam.

It is with great regret that we report the passing of Walter Sherwin, former professor and leader at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus.

"Early in his career at UMBC, he established what would later become the Ancient Studies Department, and after receiving a Fulbright grant to study in Rome in 1967, he developed the university's first study abroad program — an opportunity for UMBC students that continues today."

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Call for Papers: Cosmology in Plato's 'Parmenides'

Posted Thu, 02/01/2018 - 11:03 in Calls for Papers.

CALL FOR PAPERS / SEP WORKSHOP 2018: Cosmology in Plato’s Parmenides
The Société d’Etudes Platoniciennes will hold the SEP WORKSHOP 2018 on May, 29th and 30th at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de la rue d’Ulm (Paris).

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Extension of Deadline: Nomination of Grad Students to Participate in 2018 Material Culture Seminar

Posted Mon, 01/29/2018 - 14:32 in Awards and Fellowships.

The deadline for nominations of graduate students to participate in this year's 2018 Summer Seminar on Material Culture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been extended to February 15. Click here for more details.

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Graduate Programs at University of Missouri

Posted Mon, 01/29/2018 - 11:48 in SCS Announcements.

The Classics Ph.D. and M.A. program at the University of Missouri - Columbia is currently under review from the administration, which intends to shut down these two programs.

You can read an open letter to the field by Dawn Popielski on the Departments Facebook page.

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2019 Program Submission Deadlines

Posted Mon, 01/29/2018 - 11:37 in SCS Announcements.

Deadlines to submit content for the 2019 Sesquicentennial Annual Meeting in San Diego are now live.

To summarize:

April 9 is the deadline for the following:

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Conference: Biggs Family Residency Reunion

Posted Mon, 01/29/2018 - 10:42 in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

Fifteen distinguished classical scholars (full list below) will be coming together to present papers at the Biggs Family Residency Reunion, a celebration of the annual week-long Residency in Classics at Washington University that began in 1990 and will be taking place at Washington University in St. Louis from April 11-13, 2018.

Details of the program, the Residency, travel and more are available here:

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2019 Affiliated Group and Organized Panel Deadlines

Posted Mon, 01/29/2018 - 10:35 in Calls for Papers.

Deadlines for Affiliated Group (AFG) Panels and Organizer Refereed Panels (ORP) at the 2019 Annual Meeting are fast approaching.

You can find the AFG CFPs and the ORP CFPs either at the links provided or on the 2019 Annual Meeting Page.

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Call for Papers: ISNS Conference in Los Angeles

Posted Mon, 01/29/2018 - 09:58 in Calls for Papers.

Below is the list of eleven proposed panels for the 16th annual ISNS conference, to be held in Los Angeles on June 13-16, 2018, in conjunction with Loyola Marymount University.

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Input Request: Research and Cultural Property Statement

Posted Mon, 01/29/2018 - 09:35 in SCS Announcements.

The SCS is requesting comment from its members on the proposed Statement on Research and Cultural Property.

The initial statement, along with links to supporting materials and how to comment, can be found here: Research and Cultural Property Statement

This comment period will end on March 15th.

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