Department News

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

Classics

Prof. Bucher Wins Provost's Excellence Award for Teaching

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

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.

January 13, 2024 Classics

In the News: Alumni and Faculty at the 2024 AIA/SCS Meeting

Alumni and faculty of UMD Classics delivered papers at the 2024 AIA and SCS Meeting in Chicago this January.

December 02, 2023 Classics

Prof. Wasdin's Romance Class visits Dumbarton Oaks

Prof. Wasdin took her Romance class to an exhibit on late antiquity at Dumbarton Oaks.

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Book Review: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

February 16, 2021 Classics

An all-female perspective of the Trojan War

Learn about Pompeii in New Course!

February 09, 2021 Classics

"Pompeii: Life and Art" - Summer 2021 Virtual Study Abroad Course

Inside Higher Ed

‘The Battle of the Classics’

February 09, 2021 Classics

Author discusses his book on a 19th-century scholarly battle and its lessons for debates on the humanities today.

UMD Classics Grad Student Featured in ARHU Field Blog

January 26, 2021 Classics

Bill Linney's research highlighted

Graduate Program Application Deadline Soon!

December 22, 2020 Classics

January 26th, 2021

New Major Explores Roots of Western Religions

December 14, 2020 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, History, Classics

‘Religions and Cultures of the Ancient Middle East’ pulls from Jewish studies, history and classics.

Dr. Anika Prather Lecture on "My Journey to Uncovering the Black Classical Tradition"

November 12, 2020 Classics

Nov. 19th Lecture with Dr. Anika Prather

Recap: Conference on “Ancient Greece and the Shaping of Modern Greek Identity”

October 26, 2020 Classics

On Saturday, October 24th, 2020, from 1-4 pm, the 4th UMD Modern Greek Studies Conference on “Ancient Greece and the Shaping of Modern Greek Identity” was held as a webinar on Zoom.

Classics Major Leads Way for More ASL Classes

October 22, 2020 Classics

Junior Zoe Singleton ’22 has a passion for accessibility and digital media.

Graduate Student Marissa Krmpotich to Present Paper on Political Intertextuality in the Aeneid

September 26, 2020 Classics

Thursday, Oct. 1st: "Politics and Peace: Lucretian Intertextuality on Statesmanship in the Aeneid."