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Statement of the SCS Executive Committee| Category: Public StatementsSince issues pertaining to social media continue to arise, the Society for Classical Studies wishes as a supplement to its earlier statement to caution its members and the members of its various affiliated organizations… |
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SCS Board endorses joint statement on legislative efforts to restrict education on racism| Category: Public StatementsThe SCS Board of Directors has co-signed the following statement, which has been authored jointly by the American Association of University Professors, the American Historical Association, the Association of American Colleges & Universities,… |
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Statement in support of transgender rights| Category: Public StatementsThe SCS, consistent with its Statement on Professional Ethics, which addresses discrimination and harassment on the basis of gender identity, stands fully in… |
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Classics at Howard University| Category: Public StatementsHoward University is the only HBCU in the United States with a Classics Department… |
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Public Statement| Category: Public StatementsThe Executive Committee of the SCS has issued the following statement: For several years, serious issues have arisen concerning online communications within the classics community. The SCS reminds its members to respect the dignity of one… |
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Performance: Plautus in the Late 19th c. Heartland| Category: PerformancesPlautus in the late 19th c Heartland: a Symposium and Performance In May 1884, nine female students at Washington University in St. Louis staged a performance of Plautus’ Rudens (“The Rope”) in Latin, also publishing their… |
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SCS Urges Kansas Regents to Abandon Temporary Suspension of Tenure Protections| Category: Public StatementsAcademic freedom and tenure are of fundamental importance, indeed the basis upon which America has achieved pre-eminence in higher education. Without its protections, faculty are at constant risk of arbitrary termination, with chilling and… |
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SCS Board endorses MESA statement on proposed rule limiting student visa duration| Category: Public Statements10/4/2020 The SCS board of directors has endorsed a statement issued by the Middle East Studies Association on a proposed rule by DHS that would limit the duration of student visas. The proposed rule, if adopted, would mark the most… |
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Reiteration of SCS Board Statement| Category: Public StatementsFaculty, their administrations, and non-profit organizations, including SCS, around the country are engaging in the necessary work of addressing racism within their… |
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Statement on Police Brutality, Systemic Racism, and the Death of George Floyd| Category: Public StatementsFrom the SCS Board of Directors, approved 6/3/20 The Society for… |