Department of Classics at Columbia University

The Department is thrilled to offer a BA/MA program in Classics please find information here:classics.columbia.edu/combined-ba/ma…

A conference on Seleukid collapse and recovery, in Athens, 19-21 October, including @CUDeptClassics alum Deirdre Klokow (currently PhD student at USC) efa.gr/images/manifes…

University Seminar Talk (9/29, 7:30 PM EST): "Senatorial self-portraits: images of the corporate Senate, from Augustus to Constantine" by Amy Russell (Brown). In Person: Columbia University Faculty House / Zoom Link : columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/97150150523

Debbie Steiner & Katharina Volk got the Goodwin Award ! And James Uden (PhD Columbia 2011). Deborah Tarn Steiner, Choral Constructions in Greek Culture. Katharina Volk, The Roman Republic of Letters James Uden, Spectres of Antiquity. classics.columbia.edu/news/2022/9/19…

Marcus Folch and Neni Panourgia in dialogue at the Justice Forum, in the Heyman Center at @Columbia sofheyman.org/events/justice…

Europe is not just experiencing heatwaves on land. The Mediterranean Sea is experiencing a brutal marine heatwave this July, which will have devastating impacts on marine ecosystems while also enhancing heatwaves on land. Water temperatures are as high as 6.2°C above normal!

Kate Meng Brassel (PhD Columbia 2018) @satiricallykate reflects on Asian & Asian American Experiences in Classical Studies. Must-read. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/kbras… classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/kbras…

The Dept of Classics celebrates Cat Lambert's Winkler Prize '22 classics.columbia.edu/news/2022/7/19…

The Center for the Ancient Mediterranean/@CUDeptClassics present: Nigidius Figulus Conference 4/2-4/3/2022 - via Zoom A two-day international conference on Publius Nigidius Figulus (c. 98-45 BCE) Information: ancient-mediterranean.columbia.edu/events/cam-con… Registration: forms.gle/uX8iVQGQypKCDs…

New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fellowships for Postbaccs offered by @CUDeptClassics and the Classical Studies Graduate Program, including full coverage of tuition and fees: classics.columbia.edu/fellowship

By popular demand - I did a thing! If you know anything about the Greek symposium, you may have seen the word ‘andron’ floating around. In this #archaeology thread 🏚️🧵 I talk about what it is, where we find it, and problems in identification.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ronald S. Stroud, a distinguished scholar whose long association with the #ASCSA spanned more than six decades. The #Classics community has lost a giant who was a beloved teacher and friend. ow.ly/4PVp50GoPWH

RSVP evite.com/event/03F5O6RS…

There will be a memorial service for Ashley Simone in NYC this Sunday: Memorial service for Ashley Simone Sunday, October 3, 2021, 1 p.m. Emmanuel Anglican Church 232 West 11 Street, NYC

Donations towards a memorial fund for Ashley Simone: gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of…

In Memoriam Ashley Simone classics.columbia.edu/news/2021/9/28…

Of interest to students of the polis: local american gentry as real power elite @Patrick_Wyman theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Today the U.S. hit 75% of all Americans 12+ with at least one shot.

Join us for an online conference on 'Travel and Archaeology in Ottoman Greece in the Age of Revolution c1800–1833'! 📆 16 & 17 September The conference is free and open to all, but registration is essential. More info, including on how to register, here: bsa.ac.uk/events/travel-…

A teacher who was unvaccinated ignored Covid symptoms, took off the mask, and infected 12 kids cnn.com/2021/08/27/hea…