Our department is excited to welcome Katie Dennis (Princeton University, PhD’23), who joined our department in fall 2023 as an Assistant Professor. Learn more about her in the Q&A below. 1. What is your main …
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Exciting changes to CANES’ majors
The Department of Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies is excited to share some news about recent changes to the department majors, which we believe will increase access to the discipline of classics and the …
Scan & Save: Will Bernstein (Classics ’18) preserves a critical moment in history
Content below by Aaron R. Conklin Published May 19, 2023 in College of L&S News In the summer of 2020, Will Bernstein was walking down a street in New York when he noticed it: As …
Marissa Gurtler awarded Graduate Student Service Scholarship
CANES graduate student Marissa Gurtler was recently selected for a Graduate Student Service Scholarship, an award that recognizes and honors grad students who volunteer to take on service roles in addition to their research, work, …
CANES undergrads win Certificates of Commendation in CAMWS Latin Translation Contest
Two UW-Madison CANES undergrads, Evan Weatherby and Justine Manning, both taught by Vanessa Schmitz-Siebertz, have each won a Certificate of Commendation in the CAMWS Latin Translation Contest. Congratulations, Evan and Justine!
CANES graduate students present at CAMWS
Several CANES graduate students presented at 119th meeting of The Classical Association of the Middle West and South March 29 – April 1, 2023 in Provo, Utah: Kate Melberg: “Gendered Travel and Agency in the …
2023 Annual Alumni Newsletter
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Jeff Beneker and Leonora Neville organize symposium to be held in May
Jeff Beneker and Leonora Neville have organized a symposium to be held at Dumbarton Oaks this May. The symposium, titled “Ancient Histories and History Writing in New Rome: Traditions, Innovations, and Uses,” explores issues …
Rebecca Moorman accepts Assistant Professor position at Boston University
CANES Ph.D. graduate Rebecca Moorman has accepted a new position as Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University, which she will begin next year. Currently, Moorman is an Assistant Professor of Classics at Providence …
Marissa Gurtler & Eric Hensley selected as 2023 L&S Teaching Mentors
CANES PhD students Marissa Gurtler and Eric Hensley have both been selected by the College of Letters & Science to serve as 2023 L&S Teaching Mentors. In their mentor positions, Eric and Marissa will work …