With support from the Ruth Miller Kuhlman Scholarship Fund, Carl Knaack, a Classical Humanities undergraduate in CANES, spent the summer of 2025 gaining hands-on training in archaeology. Carl participated in the Institute for Field Research’s …
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Alum Joe Goodkin Brings Homer to Life Through Blues Music
Jeff Beneker’s Classics 320 class recently welcomed CANES undergraduate alum Joe Goodkin for a live performance of his own “Blues of Achilles.” His modern take on Homer’s Iliad through blues music brought the epic to …
Professor Jeremy Hutton Named Editor-in-Chief of Vetus Testamentum and Publishes New Essay
The Department of Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies is pleased to share two recent accomplishments of Professor Jeremy M. Hutton, whose scholarship continues to shape the field of biblical studies and reach audiences well …
Introducing Our New Graduate Students
📣 We’re excited to welcome two new graduate students to the department this year! 🎉 Nicholas Canham (BA, Classical Humanities, UW-Madison CANES ’22) has continued his studies in Ancient Greek and Latin through UW-Madison’s Continuing …
UW Scholars at the Heart of Sardis Excavations as Site Joins UNESCO World Heritage List
UW-Madison faculty Nick Cahill is spending the summer at the archaeological excavations at Sardis in Türkiye, which he has directed since 2010. At the UNESCO meetings in Paris last week, Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli …
Samson Olanrewaju successfully defends dissertation
Congratulations to Samson Olanrewaju, who successfully defended his dissertation on Friday, April 11. The dissertation, entitled “The Compositional History of the Book of Kings: An Analysis of the Evaluative Frameworks in 1 Kings 14–2 Kings …
Eric Hensley publishes “A Grave Stele for the Freedwoman Galeria Helpis” in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik
CANES graduate student Eric Hensley has just published an article titled “A Grave Stele for the Freedwoman Galeria Helpis,” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 232 (2024): 307–308.
Jonathan Guggenmos accepted to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens’ 2025 Summer Session
CANES undergraduate student Jonathan Guggenmos was recently accepted to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens’ 2025 Summer Session. The ASCSA Summer Session, based at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, has …
2025 CANES scholarships & prizes now open
The department is pleased to announce its annual scholarships and prizes for students of Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies, including translation contests and scholarship prizes for undergraduate students and composition contests and the summer …