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Departmental Member Spotlight: Indiana University

Posted Wed, 11/22/2023 - 08:05 in Degree and Certificate Programs.

The department of Classical Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications to our graduate programs (MA, MAT, PhD). Students admitted with funding receive a minimum stipend of $22,000, supplemented by summer funding and fellowship opportunities to support summer study and travel abroad. Details at https://classics.indiana.edu/graduate/index.html

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In Memoriam: Elizabeth S. Belfiore

Posted Mon, 11/20/2023 - 20:36 in In Memoriam.

With great sadness the Department announces the recent loss of our dear colleague, prolific scholar and admired teacher, Professor Emerita Elizabeth S. Belfiore. Betty died peacefully in hospice on Nov. 7, attended by her husband Peter and son Michael. She was 79. The cause of death was a fast-developing cancer.

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Greek at Democritus University of Thrace

Posted Sun, 11/19/2023 - 17:22 in Degree and Certificate Programs.

this is a very urgent appeal for the future of Classics at the Democritus University of Thrace

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Lecture Series: 75th Anniversary of FIEC

Posted Wed, 11/15/2023 - 09:58 in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

FIEC is proud to announce the first series of lectures celebrating the 75th anniversary of the foundation of FIEC, to be held online in November and December 2023. A second series of lectures will be organized in the course of 2024.

To see the full schedule and for the links to online lectures, visit: 75 years of FIEC

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CFP: Boston University Graduate Student Conference

Posted Tue, 11/14/2023 - 08:20 in Calls for Papers.

Call for Papers
From Life to Literature?
Genre and Performance in Hellenistic and Roman Literature

Boston University Graduate Student Conference, 27 April 2024
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Richard Hunter (Cambridge)

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In Memoriam: Joseph Solodow

Posted Mon, 11/13/2023 - 09:35 in In Memoriam.

Published October 23, 2023 by Penelope Laurans, YaleNews:

Joseph Solodow, a linguistic polymath whose erudition yielded several unique scholarly contributions and who taught in Yale’s Department of Classics from 1985 through last year, died unexpectedly on Oct. 4 . He was 76.

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2023 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit Winners

Posted Mon, 11/13/2023 - 08:24 in Awards and Fellowships.

The C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit Committee is delighted to announce the three winners of this year's Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit. The Goodwin Awards honor outstanding contributions to classical scholarship by members of the Society. This year’s winners are:

Claire Bubb, Dissection in Classical Antiquity: A Social and Medical History (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

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Announcing the Guidelines for Latin Teacher Preparation

Posted Fri, 11/10/2023 - 08:26 in SCS Announcements.

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

This document, which is a 2023 revision of the 2010 Standards for Latin Teacher Preparation, sets out what a beginning-career Latin teacher should know and be able to do, and includes the addition of an Addendum of Resources. The document organizes a beginning Latin teacher’s knowledge, skills, and understanding under four main guidelines.

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Colloquium in Memory of Penelope Biggs

Posted Tue, 11/07/2023 - 13:43 in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

Colloquium in Memory of Penelope Biggs
Umrath Lounge, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, 8:30AM-3:00PM Central Standard Time

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Virtual Event: USC Levan Book Chat on November 14, 2023

Posted Tue, 11/07/2023 - 12:29 in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

The University of Southern California's Levan Institute for the Humanities is hosting an upcoming Levan Book Chat, featuring William G. Thalmann's new book, Theocritus: Space, Absence, and Desire (Oxford University Press, 2023). William G. Thalmann is Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California. He will be joined in conversation by Frederick T. Griffiths (Amherst College) and Susan Stephens (Stanford University), moderated by Vincent Farenga (USC).

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