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NEH Grants for Classically Themed Projects (December, 2018)| Category: Classics in the NewsDecember, 2018 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… |
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Endorsement of Open Letter on Fake and Unprovenanced Manuscripts| Category: Public StatementsThis post has recently been updated with a response from Brill. The SCS Statement on Professional Ethics emphasizes the need for due diligence… |
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Paideia Launches K-12 Teaching Initiative| Category: Classics in the NewsThe Paideia Institute has recently lauched "The Quintilian Society," a member/fellowship program to "revitalize the teaching and learning of Latin and ancient Greek in American high schools by supporting PhDs who choose to pursue a career in… |
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NHA Launches "Humanities for All"| Category: Classics in the News(The following is an excerpt from the National Humanities Alliance quarterly column sent to scholarly societies, and shared here with permission) To highlight the public impact of the humanities in higher education, the National… |
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NEH Grants for Classically Themed Projects (August, 2018)| Category: Classics in the NewsAugust, 2018 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… |
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Classics/Veterans' Book Club Goes National| Category: Classics in the News(From the Dartmouth News blog) SCS Outreach Prize winner Roberta Stewart, founder of book discussion groups for veterans, held a workshop recently with Classicists from other states hoping… |
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New Zealand Proposing to Drop Latin Qualifying Exam| Category: Classics in the News(Message sent to SCS by James McNamara) The New Zealand Qualifications Authority is proposing to drop the scholarship exam in Latin (for final year pupils) in 2019. The exam offers students recognition and a monetary award for… |
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AAC&U and AAUP Issue Statement on Liberal Arts Education| Category: Classics in the NewsThe Association of American Colleges & Universities and the American Association of University Professors have recently signed on to a statement condemning the multi-front attack on the Humanities and a Liberal Arts education. … |
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Update: University of Missouri Graduate Program Will Continue| Category: Classics in the NewsThe SCS has learned from Anatole Mori that the Department of Ancient Mediterranean Studies Graduate Program at the University of Missouri will not be discontinued. Here is her full statement:
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Latin Featured on "America the Bilingual" Podcast| Category: Classics in the NewsMultiple proponents of Spoken Latin in the classroom - Edward Zarrow, Tom Morris, and Jason Pedicone - were recently featured on the "America the Bilingual" podcast.
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