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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.

Classics

UMD Modern Greek Hosts 10th Modern Greek Studies Undergraduate Conference

The theme was "Byzantium, Hellenism, and the Shaping of Modernity."

May 19, 2026 Classics

Congratulations to Our Graduates!

Graduating Class of 2026

April 23, 2026 Classics

MA Research Conference 2026: Charis Addai and Natalie Dean

Charis Addai and Natalie Dean presented their work in our yearly MA Research Conference

April 09, 2026 Classics

Prof. Lillian Doherty publishes edited volume on Homer

Her volume brings together new approaches to teaching the Odyssey in today’s classroom.

January 20, 2026 Classics

In the News: Alumni at the 2026 AIA/SCS Meeting

Alumni from the Departments of Classics, Anthropology, and Art History present at meeting in San Francisco

November 25, 2025 Classics

Dr. Polyvia Parara Presents at 11th MGSA Biennial Pedagogy Workshop

Dr. Parara speaks on emerging pedagogies.

April 25, 2025 Classics

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.)”

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Peering Into White House History

April 14, 2022 History, English, Classics

Emma O’Kane ’23, a double degree student in history and English, is currently a publications intern at the White House Historical Association.

Bonnie Thornton Dill, Longtime Dean of UMD’s College of Arts and Humanities, to Step Down this Spring

April 12, 2022 American Studies, Art, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, Communication, English, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy

The pioneering scholar of intersectionality helped usher in a more diverse faculty, power up collaboration and research and launch interdisciplinary, arts-tech centered programs.

Prof. Wasdin's Latin Class at the National Gallery of Art

April 06, 2022 Classics

Prof. Wasdin took her Latin class to explore the National Gallery of Art

Prof. Bravo to Speak at Symposium on Ancient Argos

March 25, 2022 Classics

Prof. Bravo will be speaking at an international symposium on Ancient Argos

Seven New Members Enrolled in Eta Sigma Phi

March 23, 2022 Classics

The UMD chapter of the national Classics honor society Eta Sigma Phi, inducted seven new members

Dr. Polyvia Parara Delivers Paper at NeMLA Conference

March 15, 2022 Classics

Dr. Polyvia Parara delivers her paper "Revisiting the Tragic Poets: Why they are Relevant for Modernity" at Baltimore conference.

A Message to Winter 2021 Graduates

December 17, 2021 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Art, Classics, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill addresses graduating students.

"Thornton Wilder, Classical Reception, and American Literature" Book Launch

November 21, 2021 Classics

Classics M.A. alumnus, Stephen Rojcewicz, launches his book "Thornton Wilder, Classical Reception, and American Literature" in February, 2022.

Dr. Polyvia Parara Receives Recognition at NeMLA Annual Conference

October 27, 2021 Classics

Dr. Polyvia Parara receives recognition on her paper "Revisiting the Tragic Poets: Why they are Relevant for Modernity" at Baltimore conference.

Professor Lillian Doherty honored with an ovatio!