SCS News
L'Année philologique Moving to BrepolsPosted in SCS Announcements. Here is an important announcement from the Société internationale de bibliographie classique: beginning October 1, 2017 Brepols publishers will become the sole publisher and distributor of the L'Année philologique, both in print and online. Libraries and individuals currently subscribing through Les Belles Lettres and EBSCO will continue to have online access through these distributors until their current subscription concludes, no later than Dec. 31, 2018. |
ACLS Delegate Report (May 2017)Posted in SCS Announcements. Ruth Scodel, SCS delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies, has written up her report of the annual ACLS meeting. You can read the full report here. --- |
NEH FundingPosted in SCS Announcements. Earlier this year SCS President Georgia Nugent issued a Presidential Letter on the Trump administration's budget blueprint that proposed elimination of many educational and cultural agencies including the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The administration's full budget proposal for fiscal year 2018, published yesterday, is in line with the earlier blueprint. |
Contest: 2018 Bernice L. Fox Classics Writing ContestPosted in Awards and Fellowships. Topic: A classical “Wonder Woman” appearing out of her native context to save the day |
In Memoriam: Garrett G. FaganPosted in In Memoriam. In Memoriam: Garrett G. Fagan (Submitted by Stephen Wheeler, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, The Pennsylvania State University) |
Annual Fund Committee MessagePosted in SCS Announcements. (This is a message from the SCS Annual Fund Committee, sent to members on May 8th, 2017) We’re looking for a few good classicists. |
In Memoriam: Edwin L. BrownPosted in In Memoriam. From the Asheville Citizen-Times: It is with great regret that we report the passing of Edwin L. Brown, former professor at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. |
SCS Award Winners: Minority Scholarship, Zeph Stewart Award, and Koenen FellowshipPosted in Awards and Fellowships. SCS Award WinnersWe are delighted to announce the following award winners: Minority Scholarship Award Winners: Perla Azucena Castillejos Linda Mcnulty Samantha Morris Zeph Stewart Teacher Training Awards: Amanda Miller Christopher David Parkinson Koenen Fellowship for Training in Papyrology: Rachel Bernstein Caroline Cheung --- |
In Memoriam: Bill MayerPosted in In Memoriam. (from legacy.com) William J. Mayer, 72, formerly of New York, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Presbyterian SeniorCare's Southmont, Washington. Born July 10, 1944, in New York, he was a son of the late Mildred and Emil Mayer. He was a loving brother of Dr. George (Judy) Mayer of Peters Township. |
In Memoriam: Anne Pippin BurnettPosted in In Memoriam.
Classicists and friends of Classics will be saddened to learn that Anne Pippin Burnett, a renowned scholar of Greek poetry and for many years a beloved teacher at the University of Chicago, died peacefully this past weekend at her home in Kingston, Ontario at the age of 91. |
