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In Memoriam: Albert Henrichs Posted Thu, 04/27/2017 - 12:07 in In Memoriam. Albert Henrichs (December 29, 1942 – April 16, 2017) Read more ...
Annual Meeting and Other Upcoming Deadlines Posted Thu, 04/20/2017 - 08:30 in SCS Announcements. Please be aware that the deadline for individual abstracts for the 2018 annual meeting in Boston is April 26 (next Wednesday). You can submit your abstract here. Also keep in mind the following upcoming deadlines for other SCS opportunities: Read more ...
2017 Pedagogy Award Winners Posted Mon, 04/17/2017 - 12:09 in Awards and Fellowships. We are delighted to announce the following winners of the 2017 Pedagogy Awards: Ronnie Ancona (Hunter College, CUNY) has been awarded funds in order to attend the Paideia Institute's Living Latin in NYC program. Sarah E. Bond (University of Iowa) has been awarded funds in order to present at Digital Humanities 2017 on the use of digital mapping techniques in teaching complex literary texts. Read more ...
Donald Mastronarde Elected AAAS Fellow Posted Wed, 04/12/2017 - 09:33 in Awards and Fellowships. Donald Mastronarde, SCS Member and Vice President for Publications and Research, has been elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Here are the links to view the initial AAAS Press release or see the list of newly elected fellows. --- Read more ...
Completed and In-Progress Dissertation List Posted Mon, 04/10/2017 - 11:04 in SCS Announcements. The SCS, with help from Ph.D.-granting institutions, has compiled a list of the current In-Progress dissertations as of this academic year (2016-2017). The page will be updated as information of new or completed dissertations comes in to the office. You can view the new page here. --- Read more ...
NEH Grants for Classically Themed Projects (April, 2017) Posted Thu, 04/06/2017 - 08:09 in Awards and Fellowships. April, 2017 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 Read more ...
Deadline Extension: Koenen Fellowship for Training in Papyrology Posted Wed, 04/05/2017 - 14:41 in Awards and Fellowships. The deadline for the SCS Koenen Fellowship for Training in Papyrology has been extended to April 15, 2017. You can go here to read more about the program and see if you're eligible. --- Read more ...
Letter of Support from FIEC President Posted Sun, 04/02/2017 - 19:41 in General Announcements. On Friday March 31, SCS received the following letter from Prof. Franco Montanari, President of FIEC. We thank Prof. Montanari and FIEC for this statement of support for Classics and the humanities in general in the US. Sir / Madam, Recent developments in the funding of teaching and research in the Humanities in the United States have become a cause of concern for the entire community of Classical Studies wordwide. Read more ...
Three Classicists Receive ACLS Fellowships for 2017 Posted Thu, 03/30/2017 - 10:36 in Awards and Fellowships. Congratulations to Sarah Ahbel-Rappe (University of Michigan), Mary Bachvarova (Willamette University), and Megan Nutzman (Old Dominion University) for their 2017 ACLS Fellowships! You can read the full list of 2017 recipients on the ACLS website. Note: We've added Megan Nutzman as of April 3, 2017. We failed to mention her in the first version of the story as she was listed as being in a History department, not Classics. --- Read more ...
Presidential Letter on Funding for the NEH and NEA Posted Wed, 03/29/2017 - 14:03 in Presidential Letters. The draft budget proposed by President Trump's White House seems unlikely to be adopted. Many believe it is simply an habitual negotiator's opening salvo, intended more to "start the bidding" than to be taken seriously at face value. Read more ...