Dr. Grant Nelsestuen, Associate Professor of Classics, has been named Chair for the Integrated Liberal Studies Program. Several other CANES faculty members are affiliated with and/or instructors for ILS, including William Aylward, Laura McClure, Nandini …
News
Nandini Pandey: Tending Our Field and Our Future
Dr. Nandini Pandey’s latest article for Eidolon: Tending Our Field and Our Future: Classics’ New COVID-19 Relief Fund
Patrick Harvey Earns M.A. in Hebrew Bible
Patrick Harvey successfully defended his Master of Arts thesis titled “The Septuagint Storyteller: The Discourse-Pragmatic Use of the Historical Present in 1 Samuel 17–31” on Friday, May 1. After earning his M.A. in Hebrew Bible, …
Rebecca Moorman Earns Ph.D. in Classics
Rebecca Moorman successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation titled “Engrossing the Reader: Delight and Disgust in Latin Literature” on Friday, April 17. This virtual defense was a first for many in the department. Congratulations, Rebecca!
Award Announcement: The SCS-WCC COVID-19 Relief Fund
The Society for Classical Studies (SCS) and the Women’s Classical Caucus (WCC) would like to announce the creation of the SCS-WCC COVID-19 Relief Fund, a new award fund to support classicists, particularly graduate students and …
Nandini Pandey: We Used to Count Ourselves Kings of Infinite Space
Read Dr. Pandey’s latest article for Eidolon: We Used to Count Ourselves Kings of Infinite Space: Animals, the Environment, and the Limits of Empathy
Dr. Fauci Influenced by the Ancients
As many of you may have heard or read, Dr. Anthony Fauci was a student of ancient languages and classical studies. Astute Associate Lecturer and alumna of the department, Dr. Molly Harris, pointed out the …
Laura McClure: We Have Been Here Before
Dr. Laura McClure sees plenty of parallels between the current COVID-19 pandemic and plagues that wreaked havoc on ancient civilizations. We Have Been Here Before
Nandini Pandey: Classics After Coronavirus
Here’s the latest article Dr. Nandini Pandey has published in Eidolon. Classics after Coronavirus: Prophesying the Future of Our Field
Jeffrey Beneker: Should an Old Man Engage in Politics?
Dr. Jeffrey Beneker‘s article, “Should an Old Man Engage in Politics?”, is featured by Princeton University Press as one of “The Latest Ideas.”