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    Zoe Singleton's Upcoming Internship at the Library of Congress

    The Classic's department is excited to hear about Zoe Singleton's upcoming summer internship at the Library of Congress.

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    November 17, 2019 Classics

    Now accepting applications to our Masters program for 2020-21!

    Applicants should have reached the advanced level in at least one of the two ancient languages, and preferably in both Latin and Greek.
    September 16, 2019 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities

    Meghan Lockwood's Digital Humanities Research

    I am a junior Classics major planning to pursue a Ph.D so that I can teach Latin someday. Some of my interests include Latin poetry, manuscript tradition, archiving, preservation and digital humanities.
    September 25, 2018 American Studies, Art, Classics, Communication, English, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, Second Language Acquisition, Linguistics

    ARHU Faculty Earn Promotion and Tenure

    22 faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities have received promotion and/or tenure.
    September 04, 2018 Classics, Linguistics

    Graduating ARHU Triple Major Will Work at Twitter and Microsoft Before Attending Graduate School

    Dolapo A. Martins ‘18 majored in classics, linguistics and computer science.

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    Project Coordinated By UMD Alum Wins $350,000 NEH Grant

    July 01, 2020 Classics

    Krateros Project, coordinated by Dr. Aaron Hershkowitz, wins $350,000 grant

    Congratulations Class of 2020!

    May 18, 2020 Classics, Linguistics

    Congratulations Class of 2020!

    New "Virtual Study Abroad" Course For Summer Session 1!

    April 08, 2020 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities

    The Classics Department is offering a new "virtual study abroad" in Italy for Summer Session 1

    Zoe Singleton's Upcoming Internship at the Library of Congress

    March 12, 2020 Classics

    The Classic's department is excited to hear about Zoe Singleton's upcoming summer internship at the Library of Congress.

    Meghan Lockwood's Semester in Rome

    February 19, 2020 Classics

    Meghan Lockwood's experience studying in Rome at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies

    Now accepting applications to our Masters program for 2020-21!

    November 17, 2019 Classics

    Applicants should have reached the advanced level in at least one of the two ancient languages, and preferably in both Latin and Greek.

    Photos from the Greek Concert on November 7!

    November 15, 2019 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

    Pictures from the Greek concert on Nov 7! In this photo is Ellie Falaris Ganelin, UMD alumna and flutist who organized the concert 

    Classical Influences in America

    November 01, 2019 Classics

    With the support of a generous grant from the National Italian American Foundation, a new website has been created describing the influences of classical antiquity in the creation of the U.S. constitution.

    UMD Students of Modern Greek Present at Celebration of OXI Day

    November 01, 2019 History

    OXI (pronounced OHI) means “no” in modern Greek.

    UMD Alumnus Coordinates Princeton's Krateros Project

    October 07, 2019 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities

    Dr. Aaron Hershkowitz, one of our alumni (B.A. 2009) and a recent Rutgers Ph.D., has been working as Coordinator of the Krateros Project at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University.