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Find the latest news and information from the Department of Classics, including student experiences, faculty research and awards and alumni updates.

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MA Research Conference: Shandi Li, Will Roberts, and Leonid West

Shandi Li, Will Roberts, and Leonid West presented their work in the 2025 MA Research Conference

April 03, 2025 Classics

Prof. Bucher Wins Provost's Excellence Award for Teaching

Prof. Gregory Bucher wins the Provost's Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty

March 17, 2025 Classics

Professor Doherty Contributes to the Oxford Critical Guides Series

Professor Emerita Doherty Contributes Chapter

February 18, 2025 Classics

Prof. Graf's Article Wins the American Journal of Philology's Best Article Prize!

“The Pleasures of Flattery and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion in Seneca’s Natural Questions (4a. Praef.)”

December 06, 2024 Classics

New Book Published by Prof. Chiara Graf

Prof. Graf's new book, Seneca's Affective Cosmos, was published by Oxford University Press.

May 10, 2024 Classics

Recent Events: 8th Modern Greek Studies Conference

The 8th Modern Greek Studies conference took place this Saturday, April 20.

May 03, 2024 Classics

MA Research Conference: Mary Catherine Contreras and Alex Houseman

Mary Catherine Contreras and Alex Houseman presented their work in the 2024 MA Research Conference

April 22, 2024 Classics

Faculty in the News: Prof. Doherty Delivers Keynote Address

Prof. Lillian Doherty delivered the keynote address to the Hellenic Society Prometheas.

April 12, 2024 Classics

Alumni in the News: Robert Santucci (MA '16) accepts tenure-track position

Prof. Robert Santucci (MA '16) will be joining the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, as an Assistant Professor

February 03, 2024 Classics

Alumni in the News: Brent Hernandez (MA '03) Wins Award

Brent Hernandez (MA '03) receives Terrapin innovation Award at UMD.

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Prof. Polyvia Parara honored as faculty mentor

June 26, 2017 Classics

Dr. Polyvia Parara, Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Greek in the Department of Classics, has received recognition for her outstanding teaching and mentoring. Ms. Anna Bella Sicilia, a rising senior who is earning a minor in modern Greek,...

Modern Greek Pedagogy talk by Prof. Parara

June 07, 2017 Classics

Visiting Assistant Professor Polyvia Parara will give a refereed talk and an invited seminar at the upcoming 23rd Annual International Conference at the University of Patras in Greece, June 30th to July 2nd, 2017. The subject of the conference...

The Diamondback

President Trump's Plan To Defund Two Endowments Threatens Umd Arts And Humanities Funding

January 26, 2017 History, American Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Honors Humanities, School of Music, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

At UMD, federal funding supports work being done in the "true public sphere, not just the elite public sphere."

Interview with Prof. Eric Adler

January 12, 2017 Classics, College of Arts and Humanities

Associate Professor Eric Adler was recently interviewed by Inside Higher Education about his new book, Classics: The Culture Wars and Beyond, published by the University of Michigan Press. You can read the interview online here.

2016-17 Scholarship Recipients

November 15, 2016 American Studies, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, French, Romance Languages, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU is pleased to announce the 2016-17 Senior Scholars, Scholarship Recipients and Freshmen Scholars.

Classics major William Soergel wins Dean's Senior Scholar Award

October 27, 2016 Classics

The faculty of the Classics Department are very pleased and proud to announce that William Soergel, a double major in Classics and History, has been chosen to receive one of the 2016-17 Dean’s Senior Scholar Awards in the College of Arts and...

Fifteen Arhu Students Win Summer 2016 Bright Futures Scholarships

May 10, 2016 History, American Studies, Art, Classics, Communication, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to the 15 ARHU students who won the Summer 2016 Bright Futures Scholarships!

CMLT Essay Contest Prize Winners

May 05, 2016 Classics

Talia Chicherio and Allison Goldstein-Berger, both graduate students in the Department of Classics, are the winners of the fifth annual essay contest in Comparative Literature.

Alumna Angelina Wong performs Vivaldi!

February 20, 2016 Classics

Angelina launches a new career in music as a member of the National Philharmonic Chorale.