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. We expect to return to a beautifully refurbished building in September of 2020.
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.
Classics Faculty and two Classics majors have worked hard to sort through our large collection of books and other materials, preparing for our temporary relocation to 37 Dewey Field Road. Read more here….
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.
From Quintilian to Dred Scott: An Issue in the Jurisprudence of Slavery, Matthew Leigh, St. Anne's College, Oxford University, Benefactors Lecturer spring 2019
The intrepid students of Latin 1 braved late-October rain and cold to learn more about the use of funerary inscriptions as a historical source.
