SCS News
ACLS Fellowship ProgramsPosted in Awards and Fellowships. The deadline for the submission of applications for the majority of the research fellowships offered by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is September 24, 2014. Read descriptions of the various ACLS Fellowship programs here. |
Faculty Fellowships at the Stanford Humanities CenterPosted in Awards and Fellowships. The Stanford Humanities Center provides a collegial environment for faculty who are undertaking innovative projects in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Fellows participate in the intellectual life of the Humanities Center and the broader Stanford community, sharing ideas and work in progress with a diverse cohort of scholars and benefitting from a wide variety of campus resources. Fellowship term: September 2015 – June 2016. Application deadline: October 1, 2014. |
Call for papers for the new Yearbook of Ancient Greek EpicPosted in General Announcements. We are pleased to launch the Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic (YAGE) to be published annually by Brill starting in 2016. The yearbook will cover the entire epic tradition from Homer to Nonnus. With each installment addressing a special topic, YAGE will be a platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge, synthetic research on Ancient Greek epic. For Volume 1 (2016) and Volume 2 (2017), we invite submissions on any area of Ancient Greek epic, but we are especially interested in submissions on two special topics: |
NYTimes Reviews Ancient World AppsPosted in SCS Announcements. The book review section of the New York Times reviewed a number of apps for students of the ancient world. The article begins with an enthusiastic description of the new app containing the Society's Barrington Atlas of the Ancient World. |
Magazine for Prospective Law Students Discovers ClassicsPosted in SCS Announcements. preLaw, a publication distributed to undergraduates considering attendance at law schools and their advisors, has just published an article on the connections between college majors and admission to law school. Classics, as usual, does well. SCS member Benjamin Acosta-Hughes of Ohio State and Executive Director Adam Blistein are quoted in the article |
Search for Editor of Classical OutlookPosted in General Announcements. The American Classical League invites applications for the position of Editor of The Classical Outlook, one of the most widely circulated Classics journals in North America. The Editor is responsible for the evaluation of materials for publication, with the assistance of an editorial board, and for the production and mailing (via mailing service) of four quarterly issues per annum. |
American Philosophical Society GrantsPosted in Awards and Fellowships. The American Philosophical Society sponsors a number of fellowship programs. Details of all programs are available here. |
Pellegri Scholar Graduate Fellowship at the University of Maryland, College Park 2015-2016Posted in Awards and Fellowships. Thanks to a generous grant from the National Italian American Foundation, the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland, College Park, will award the Pellegri Scholar Graduate Fellowship each year over the next five years to a graduate student in recognition of that student's achievement and promise in the study of Latin language and Roman culture. The fellowship includes a $10,000 stipend and releases the student from a semester of teaching. In addition, the fellow will be given the opportunity to serve as teaching assistant for the department's winter course in Italy. |
Announcement from Editors of Suda On LinePosted in General Announcements. The Managing Editors of the Suda On Line are pleased to announce that a translation of the last of the >31,000 entries in the Suda was recently submitted to the SOL database and vetted. This means that the first English translation of the entire Suda lexicon (a vitally important source for Classical and Byzantine studies), as well as the first continuous commentary on the Suda’s contents in any language, is now searchable and browsable through our on-line database (http://www.stoa.org/sol). |
In Memoriam Stephen G. DaitzPosted in SCS Announcements. We regret to announce the death in June of long-time member Stephen G. Daitz. |