Undergraduate alumna Kelsey Van De Laarschot will begin an MA at the University of Oregon this fall. Van De Laarschot earned a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Classical Humanities and Anthropology, graduating in 2018.
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CANES Statement Against Racial Injustice June 7, 2020
UW-Madison’s Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies stands in solidarity with those protesting racism, police brutality, and systemic anti-blackness in our communities and institutions. We reaffirm the values espoused in our departmental Statement …
Chontel Syfox Publishes Dissertation Summary
Dr. Chontel Syfox joins the CANES faculty this fall. Learn more about her research interests by reading her dissertation summary just published in the online blog Ancient Jew Review. “Rewriting and (Re)negotiating Gender: A Study …
Alumna Molly Harris Offered Position with UW’s School of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Molly Harris has been hired as an Administrative and Curricular Specialist for the Office of Academic Affairs within the School of Veterinary Medicine at UW-Madison. This position will allow Harris to combine her experience …
Elizabeth Currier Earns Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible
Elizabeth Currier successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation titled “The Personal Implications of Proverbs: Wealth and the Rich, Poverty and the Poor” on Tuesday, May 26. Congratulations, Elizabeth!
Nandini Pandey Earns Berlin Prize
Dr. Nandini Pandey is among twenty-one scholars, writers, and artists to earn a Berlin Prize, a semester-long residential fellowships awarded by the American Academy in Berlin. The Berlin Prize is awarded annually to US-based scholars …
Nandini Pandey Publishes Two Eidolon Articles
Read the latest by Dr. Nandini Pandey! Don’t Panic About the Future of Classics and Humanistic Higher Ed Speaking with Joy Connolly As We Face Changing Jobs and Markets
Rebecca Moorman Offered Position at University of Toronto
Dr. Rebecca Moorman, who earned her Ph.D. this spring, has been offered a position as an assistant professor at the University of Toronto – Mississauga. Congratulations, Rebecca!
MC LaVelle Earns Ph.D. in Classics
MC LaVelle successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation titled “Rhetorical Characterization in Terence”on Thursday, May 7. Congratulations, MC!
Aylward and Brockliss Named Honored Instructors
Dr. William Aylward and Dr. William Brockliss have been named Honored Instructors by residents of University Housing. Each semester University Housing residents have the opportunity to recognize outstanding classroom instructors through the Honored Instructor program. …