SCS News
Online Scheduling Tool for Upcoming Annual MeetingPosted in SCS Announcements. Our colleagues at AIA have once again developed an online scheduling tool that will permit you to develop a schedule of events you want to attend in Chicago. You can develop your schedule from lists of sessions, committee meetings, and special events organized by APA, AIA, and affiliated groups. |
Message from the President - Looking AheadPosted in SCS Announcements. In my final letter to the membership, I would like to give you all an idea of where we are headed as an organization in the near future. Our organization is evolving in an exciting way. We are the heirs of a distinguished history of developing and supporting research and teaching in all the areas of our discipline, and we shall continue to foster those goals as energetically and creatively as we can. |
APA Member's Course to Be Featured on NPR - UpdatedPosted in SCS Announcements. During the New Year’s Day edition of National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, writer Frank Deford will report on a discussion he had recently with Professor Sarah Culpepper Stroup of the University of Washington about her 'War Games' course. A University publication gives details of her course here. After the broadcast, Mr. |
Hashtag for Joint Annual MeetingPosted in SCS Announcements. If you use Twitter and intend to share comments about the upcoming joint annual meeting in Chicago, please use the hashtag We have consulted with our colleagues at the AIA, and they have agreed to recommend its use to their members as well. This hashtag has been in use for at least the last two joint meetings, and we hope that Twitter users will adopt it this year as well. |
APA Awards for 2013Posted in Awards and Fellowships. The American Philological Association (APA) will present the following awards at the Plenary Session of its 145th Annual Meeting in Chicago. Click on the name of each award winner to read the citation for his or her award. President's Award (honors an individual, group, or organization outside of the Classics profession that has made significant contributions to advancing public appreciation and awareness of Classical antiquity) |
Barrington Atlas App Now AvailablePosted in SCS Announcements. Princeton University Press has created an app of the Barrington Atlas of the Ancient World sponsored by the APA and edited by Richard J. A. Talbert. The app is compatible with the iPad 2 and above and is available from iTunes at a price of $19.99. The app contains all the content of the print edition of the Atlas and thus makes this valuable reference work more portable and affordable. Visit the Press' web site for a full description of the app and a link to the iTunes store. |
Local Guide for Chicago MeetingPosted in SCS Announcements. The APA's hard-working Local Arrangements Committee, chaired by Board member Jonathan Mark Hall, has produced a wonderful guide (PDF) to Chicago for members planning to attend the upcoming annual meeting there. |
Why Classics?Posted in General Announcements. Many thanks to Bob Kaster for sharing this video (http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/openGraph/wid/1_c15snnrq)of excerpts from conversations his colleague Brooke Holmes had with some alumni and alumnae last spring: they represent a wide range of ages and career paths, but they're all united by their love for Classics and their gratitude for the world it opened to them. |
APA Office Hours November 2013-January 2014Posted in SCS Announcements. Following is the schedule for the APA Office for the next two months. Our regular hours are 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. |
CAMP Panel in New Orleans - Call for Panel TopicPosted in SCS Announcements. The Committee on Ancient and Modern Performance (CAMP) of the American Philological Association invites proposals for a panel to be held under the Committee’s sponsorship at the 146th Annual Meeting of the APA (New Orleans, January 8-11, 2015). Submissions, which should not exceed 500 words in length, should include:
(1) the title of the proposed panel;
(2) a general outline of the proposed topic;
(3) a brief explanation of the topic's relevant to the performance of ancient or modern drama; |