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CFP: Size Matters: Big Books and the Idea of the Classic(al)

Posted Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57 in Calls for Papers.

CfP CAAS 2024 Panel: Size Matters: Big Books and the Idea of the Classic(al)
The Classical Association of the Atlantic States 2024 Annual Meeting
Dates: October 17-19, 2024
Venue: The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Center, New Brunswick, NJ

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In Memoriam: Sharon James

Posted Mon, 01/01/2024 - 11:15 in In Memoriam.

Originally posted at https://classics.unc.edu/2023/12/31/in-memory-of-sharon-james/.

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2024 Annual Meeting: Hotel Reservations Reminder

Posted Wed, 12/20/2023 - 10:06 in General Announcements.

The AIA/SCS 2024 Joint Annual Meeting is less than one month away! Don’t forget to reserve your hotel room at the Hilton Chicago (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL) by Tuesday, December 26th to secure the discounted group rate.

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Call for Symposium Cumanum 2025

Posted Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:56 in Calls for Papers.

Call for Symposium Cumanum 2025

The Vergilian Society seeks proposals for its annual Symposium Cumanum, to take place at the Harry Wilks Study Center at the Villa Vergiliana in Cuma, Italy in late June 2025.

We will consider a proposal on any theme pertaining to Vergil and his times, although preference may be given to a subject that has not been treated recently.

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CFP: CAAS 2024 Annual Meeting

Posted Mon, 12/18/2023 - 15:35 in Calls for Papers.

Call for Proposals

The Classical Association of the Atlantic States

2024 Annual Meeting
October 17-19

The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Center, New Brunswick, NJ

Deadline for all proposals:
Friday, February 16, 2024 (11:59 p.m.)

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NEH K-12 Summer Institute: The Olympics and Daily Life in Ancient Olympia: A Hands-On History

Posted Mon, 12/18/2023 - 12:44 in Conferences, Lectures, and Meetings.

NEH K-12 Summer Institute at Monmouth College (Monmouth, IL): The Olympics and Daily Life in Ancient Olympia: A Hands-On History

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CFP: Weaving Words, Sculpting Sentiments: Manipulating Emotions in Public Spaces of the Ancient Mediterranean

Posted Fri, 12/15/2023 - 13:17 in Calls for Papers.

Weaving Words, Sculpting Sentiments:
Manipulating Emotions in Public Spaces of the Ancient Mediterranean

The graduate students of the Department of Classics at the CUNY Graduate Center are pleased to announce the call for papers for our 16th annual Graduate Student Conference. The conference will be held in person and via Zoom on Friday, April 5th, 2024 at the Graduate Center (365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY). This year’s Keynote Speaker will be Prof. David Konstan (NYU).

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From President Matthew Roller: Update on the Transition of Executive Director

Posted Fri, 12/15/2023 - 10:10 in Presidential Letters.

Dear Members of the Society for Classical Studies:

I write with an update on the Society’s Executive Director position. Two weeks ago I wrote to say that our long-serving Executive Director Helen Cullyer was stepping down effective December 1. Since then, we have been working to finalize the terms of appointment and to bring on board an interim Executive Director, whose role will be to guide the Society and keep it on track until we can appoint a permanent successor to Helen.

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2023 Awards for Excellence in Teaching Classics at the College Level Winners

Posted Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:51 in Awards and Fellowships.

SCS is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Awards for Excellence in the Teaching of Classics at the College and University Level:

Yurie Hong

Jessica Paga

Katerina Zacharia

Please click each name above to read the full award citations below.


Yurie Hong

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2023 Outreach Prize Winner

Posted Thu, 12/14/2023 - 08:26 in Awards and Fellowships.

The SCS Outreach Prize Committee is pleased to award the 2023 Outreach Prize to “The Siren Project: Women’s Voice in Literature and the Visual Arts.”

Our outreach prize “recognizes an outstanding project or program by an SCS member or members that makes available and accessible an aspect of classical antiquity to an audience other than Classics scholars or students at their home institutions.”

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