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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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In Memoriam: Philip Levine| Category: In MemoriamPhilip Levine September 8, 1922 - November 25, 2018 Dr. Philip Levine died at age 96 on Sunday, November 25, 2018. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he moved to Beverly Hills in 1961 where he resided for the rest of his life. He… |
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In Memoriam: Wesley D. Smith| Category: In Memoriam(Written by Ralph Rosen and Joe Farrell, with assistance from Karen Faulkner and James O’Donnell) Wesley D. Smith, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, died at his home in… |
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In Memoriam: Georg Nicolaus Knauer| Category: In Memoriam(From the UPenn website) G. N. Knauer, 1926–2018 Georg Nicolaus Knauer, Emeritus Professor of… |
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In Memoriam: Robert A. Seelinger| Category: In Memoriam(Written by Ted Tarkow) An alum of Dickinson, Brown, and the University of Missouri (MU), Bob Seelinger (1951-2018) taught classics at Westminster College in Fulton, MO, from 1979 until taking early retirement in 2015, necessitated… |
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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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In Memoriam: Edwin P. Menes| Category: In MemoriamEdwin P. Menes (February 2, 1939 - August 25, 2018) Born in Gary, Indiana, Edwin Peter Menes grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Stricken with polio when he was three, Ed was always fiercely independent and never let his… |
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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… |