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2018 Annual Meeting: Childcare and Dependent Care Subsidies

Posted Sun, 11/05/2017 - 07:26 in SCS Announcements.

The deadline for graduate students and contingent faculty to submit applications for travel stipends has now passed and all recipients of travel stipends have been notified of their awards. However, the Society is now accepting applications from members attending the meeting for funds to support the costs of childcare or care of other dependents during the conference in Boston. The amount awarded will depend on the degree of need and the number of applicants.

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Career Networking Registration Open

Posted Tue, 10/31/2017 - 08:10 in SCS Announcements.

Registration for the Career Networking event at the 2018 Annual Meeting is now open. This special event is co-sponsored by SCS and the Paideia Institute. Graduate students and contingent faculty interested in careers outside of academia are encouraged to attend. There is no extra charge for this event but space is limited.

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Abstracts for the 149th Annual Meeting in Boston

Posted Mon, 10/30/2017 - 09:42 in SCS Announcements.

Abstracts for all papers slated to be presented at the 149th annual meeting in Boston are now published online.

You can view the abstracts here.

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TLL Fellowship Application Deadline Approaching

Posted Wed, 10/25/2017 - 08:44 in Awards and Fellowships.

This is a reminder that the deadline for the SCS's TLL Fellowship is November 15.

You can read the posting for this fellowship here, and learn more about the program on this page.

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SCS Signs on to AIA Statement on UNESCO Decision

Posted Wed, 10/18/2017 - 09:01 in SCS Announcements.

Statement from the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), American Alliance of Museums (AAM), American Anthropological Association (AAA), American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), Society for Classical Studies (SCS), and U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield (USCBS) Regarding the United States of America’s Intention to Withdraw from UNESCO.

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2019 Meeting Page Now Live

Posted Wed, 10/11/2017 - 14:29 in SCS Announcements.

The Annual Meeting page for our 150th meeting in San Diego, CA is now live. This page will be the hub for all news and developments for our 2019 meeting, which marks our historic Sesquicentennial.

Listed there already are the Calls for Abstracts for the Affiiliated Group Panels, the Organizer-Refereed Panels, and the Committee on Ancient and Modern Performance.

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Fellowship: Shohet Scholar Program

Posted Wed, 10/04/2017 - 14:25 in Awards and Fellowships.

Call for Applications to the 2018-2019 Shohet Scholars Grant Program for Research on the Ancient Mediterranean
by International Catacomb Society

The Shohet Scholars Grant Program of the International Catacomb Society is now accepting applications to the Shohet Scholars cohort of 2018-2019. Submission deadline is January 15, 2018.

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Memorial Service for Alan Cameron

Posted Wed, 09/27/2017 - 14:43 in SCS Announcements.

Please join us to celebrate the life of

Professor Alan Cameron
(March 13, 1938-July 31, 2017)

Saturday, October 28, 2017
3:00 pm

James Room
4th Floor, Barnard Hall
Broadway & 117th Street
New York, NY

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2017 SCS Election Results

Posted Mon, 09/25/2017 - 08:43 in SCS Announcements.

The following members were chosen in the elections held this Summer. They take office on January 2018, except for the two new members of the Nominating Committee who take office immediately.

President-Elect

Tolly Boatwright

Vice President, Education

Ariana Traill

Board of Directors

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In Memoriam: Kenneth Holum

Posted Fri, 09/22/2017 - 08:02 in In Memoriam.

(From Philip Soergel, Chair of the Department of History, University of Maryland, College Park)

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