A big hurrah for sixteen people who have just graduated from Dartmouth with majors, modified majors, and minors in our Department. (Click to see names.) Congratulations on a job well done, and best of luck in your careers now beginning! We will miss you all!
Noah Simmons '20 presented his senior thesis project and eleven Classics students received recognition in a special Zoom event on May 28th honoring their academic achievements.
After reading ancient texts about human anatomy and physiology, students in the Winter 2020 CLST 11 class (Ancient Medicine) visited the Anatomy Lab at Geisel School of Medicine for a chance to examine bones and organs up close.
Jenny Lynn, Language Program Director, Classics Department talks about being comfortable in a new learning environment.
Classics is now the proud owner of this pendant designed and made by Nelly Mendoza-Mendoza '19, using the ancient technique of gold granulation. Read more here about Nelly's method and see more of her designs.
Beginning in December 2019, the Classics Department will move to new quarters at the north end of Campus 37 Dewey Field Road, 4th floor, to allow for extensive renovations to Reed Hall.
A new face in the Classics Department this year is Simone Oppen, who is a Visiting Professor in 2019-20 and 2020-21. A specialist in Classical literature and historiography, she will be teaching both Classical Mythology and Literature and the Romans this fall.
Kim Shelton, University of California at Berkeley, spoke in October 2019. Her lecture presented material from the recent excavations at Mycenae. She is a specialist in ceramics, and works with material culture.
Latin 3 classes get a hands-on introduction to numismatics at the newly-reopened Hood Msueum of Art.
Spring is a special time when awards and prizes are given out to students. Last year (2019) May 23 was a special day for the Classics Department as we gathered for the presentation of a Senior Honors Thesis by Grace Caldwell '19 and to recognize our 2019 recipients for awards and prizes in Classics, Latin, and Greek.
