SCS News
The Erich S. Gruen PrizePosted in Awards and Fellowships. THE ERICH S. GRUEN PRIZEOn behalf of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS), the Erich S. Gruen Prize Committee invites all graduate students in North America to enter the first annual competition for the best graduate research paper on multiculturalism in the ancient Mediterranean. This year the prize will be a cash award of $500. |
New Resources for Ancient Greek and Roman PhilosophyPosted in SCS Announcements. (From Anthony Preus and Caleb Cohoe) |
A Call-to-Action from the National Humanities AlliancePosted in SCS Announcements. (Sent by the National Humanities Alliance on May 5, 2020) As Congress considers additional COVID-19 stimulus funding packages, we are once again calling on you to advocate for additional relief funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). While we are very grateful for the $75 million awarded to the NEH in the CARES Act, currently available funding will cover only a fraction of the needed assistance. |
NEH Grants for Classically Themed Projects (May, 2020)Posted in Classics in the News. May, 2020 Below is a list of the most recent NEH grantees and their Classically-themed projects. The NEH helps fund a number of SCS initiatives, and their support affects the field of Classics at a national and local level. Grantees |
Update on COVID-19 Joint Relief FundPosted in SCS Announcements. Update on COVID-19 Joint Relief Fund The SCS and WCC are delighted to announce that CAMWS, CANE, and CAAS have joined forces with us in sponsoring the SCS/WCC COVID-19 Relief Fund. This fund will support microgrants of up to $500 to graduate students and contingent faculty based in North America. Each organization will additionally offer free membership for the remainder of 2020 to successful applicants. |
CFP: Lessons from COVID-19: Reflections on Teaching and Learning RemotelyPosted in Calls for Papers. Call for Proposals Lessons from COVID-19: Reflections on Teaching and Learning Remotely Special Issue of Teaching Classical Languages |
SCS Board Endorses Statement by ASA Regarding Student Educational ProgressPosted in Public Statements. The SCS Board has endorsed a statement from the American Sociological Association calling on higher education administrations to revise a number of their academic policies. Two main policy recommendations include recommending "that institutions make temporary adjustments to timelines for student progression and completion, including revising funding timelines as appropriate" and to adjust "expectations for learning and scholarship during this period...[including] alternate grading options or amended graduation requirements." |
SCS-WCC COVID-19 Relief FundPosted in SCS Announcements. The Society for Classical Studies (SCS) and the Women’s Classical Caucus (WCC) would like to announce the creation of the SCS-WCC COVID-19 Relief Fund, a new award fund to support classicists, particularly graduate students and contingent faculty, experiencing precarity as a result of the pandemic. |
SCS Roundtable - The "Limits" of Classical Studies (May 12)Posted in SCS Announcements. Each year the SCS holds a roundtable at regional classics meetings across the country to speak directly with members and non-members about a particular issue that looms large in the field. Due to the cancelation, postponement, or virtual movement of regional classics association meetings, the SCS would like to hold an additional, virtual roundtable with this year's topic: "The 'Limits' of Classical Studies," where we consider what geographies, cultures, and time periods fall into the loose category that we call the classics. |
Annual Meeting Submission DeadlinesPosted in SCS Announcements. Dear SCS Members, We would like to remind you of the approaching deadlines for submissions for the 2021 AIA/SCS Annual Meeting. Please see below for relevant deadlines associated with submission type, plus an update to the deadline for reports from Category II Affiliated Groups that have issued a call for abstracts. We would like to remind you that, unless stated otherwise, submissions should be made via the SCS submission website at https://program.classicalstudies.org. |