Toni Landis, Senior Student Services Examiner for the Departments of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and African Cultural Studies, has received a College of Letters and Science Academic Advising award. Read about her nomination. …
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CANES Celebrates Fall 2020 Graduates
The Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies would like to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of our Fall 2020 graduating seniors. Read about four of our eight undergraduates, who share their experience and …
Meet Senior Duncan Slagle
Duncan Slagle, a senior majoring in Classics, Classical Humanities, and English, is featured on the College of Letters and Science website. Read all the details!
Help Us Fill the Hill!
CANES will be participating in this year’s Fill the Hill campaign! Donations will be accepted starting October 21 at 11am and ending October 23 at 6pm. We would appreciate your support. Read more about our …
Pandey Publishes: The Roman Roots of Racial Capitalism
Nandini Pandey has published an article titled, “The Roman Roots of Racial Capitalism” in The Berlin Journal. Read the full article here!
Kevin Mattison Accepts Position with High Point University
Kevin Mattison (Ph.D. 2017) has been hired as Adjunct Instructor of Religion at High Point University (North Carolina) and is teaching Hebrew Bible and New Testament this semester.
Jeffrey Beneker is Editor of Newly Published “The Discourse of Marriage in the Greco-Roman World”
The Discourse of Marriage in the Greco-Roman World is edited by Jeffrey Beneker and Georgia Tsouvala and available through University of Wisconsin Press. “A highly original group of essays. The authors (as well as the …
Alumna Kelsey Van De Laarschot Will Begin MA at University of Oregon
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.
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 …