Jeffrey Beneker, professor in the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, was recently featured in a Badger Talks episode exploring how to become a better listener. As part of the Hot Off The …
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Samson Olanrewaju Publishes New Monograph on the Book of Kings
Samson Olanrewaju (Ph.D. Hebrew Bible, 2025) has published his doctoral dissertation as a monograph with Mohr Siebeck. Olanrewaju defended his dissertation in spring 2025. His book, The Compositional History of the Book of Kings: An …
Andrew Bartsch Recognized for Excellence in Academic Advising
Andrew Bartsch, Academic Advising Manager for Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (CANES) and African Cultural Studies (ACS), has been named a recipient of the 2026 Region 5 Advising Excellence Award by NACADA: The Global …
Eva Wickboldt Awarded Ruth M. Kuhlman Undergraduate Scholarship
The Department of Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies is pleased to announce that Eva Wickboldt has been awarded the Ruth M. Kuhlman Undergraduate Scholarship, which supports undergraduate students pursuing advanced study and experiential learning …
Teraun Nordman-Riley Awarded Gertrude E. Slaughter Summer Study Scholarship
The Department of Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies is pleased to announce that Teraun Nordman-Riley has been awarded the Gertrude E. Slaughter Summer Study Scholarship, which supports undergraduate students pursuing advanced study, study abroad …
Julia Horn Awarded Loeb Classical Library Fellowship & Selected For First Book Workshop
Julia Horn, Assistant Professor of Classical and Integrated Liberal Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded the Loeb Classical Library Foundation Fellowship and selected for the UW–Madison First Book Workshop program, recognitions that …
Katie Dennis Awarded 2026 Rome Prize Fellowship
Katie Dennis, assistant professor in the Department of Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded a Rome Prize fellowship from the American Academy in Rome, recognizing her as …
Tara Mulder Awarded 2026 ACLS Fellowship
Award Recognizes Excellence in Humanities and Social Sciences Research The Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies is proud to announce that Tara Mulder has been awarded a 2026 ACLS Fellowship by the American Council …
Graduate Student Julia Perroni Wins CAC Women’s Network Pre-PhD Paper Prize for Innovative Reading of Homer’s Odyssey
Julia Perroni, a graduate student in the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has received the CAC Women’s Network’s Pre-PhD Paper Presentation Prize for outstanding research presented at …
CANES Undergraduate Carl Knaack Gains Hands-On Archaeology Experience at Cahokia
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 …