William Lee: ACTFL Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Latin teacher William Lee, who has been named ACTFL Teacher of the Year. You can read more about this prestigious national award on the ACTFL website.
Classics in the News
NEH Grant Winners in Classics and Archaeology
Congratulations to NEH grant winners announced in August 2022:
- Christopher Polt (Boston College) and T.H.M. Gellar-Goad (Wake Forest University) for a grant of $224,081 to run a Summer Institute for Higher Education Faculty on "The Performance of Roman Comedy" in Summer 2023.
- Leigh Lieberman and the Alexandria Archive Institute / Open Context team for a grant of $249,879 to run a virtual and in-person institute over three years, "Networking Archaeological Data and Communities", on methods of managing and publishing digital archaeological data.
Ithaca: Restoring and attributing Greek inscriptions using Artificial Intelligence
(publishing on behalf of Thea Sommerschield, a Marie Curie fellow at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Fellow at Harvard’s CHS)
25th Anniversary of the Basel Commentary on Homer's Iliad
Basler Homer-Kommentar [zur Ilias] (BK) / Homer’s Iliad. The Basel Commentary (BKE)
Search for Editor of the Classical Outlook
SEARCH FOR EDITOR OF THE CLASSICAL OUTLOOK
New Database on Ancient Curse Tablets
(Published on behalf of Werner Reiß)
Dear colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that Professor Werner Riess and his team announce the launch of the new database TheDefix (Thesaurus Defixionum), which replaces the earlier version TheDeMa (Thesaurus Defixionum Magdeburgensis). TheDefix is an open access Heurist database hosted by the University of Hamburg, Department of Ancient History, and can be reached at the following link:
NEH Grants for Classically Themed Projects (August, 2021)
August, 2021
Below is a list of the most recent NEH grantees and their Classically-themed projects. The NEH helps fund a number of SCS initiatives, and their support affects the field of Classics at a national and local level.
Grantees
- Julie Montione (Valencia College) - "Timeless Parallels: Classical Literature and Veteran Experiences"
- Lauren Ristvet (University of Pennsylvania) - "Eastern Mediterranean Gallery"
- Clifford Ando (University of Chicago) - "Roman Statutes: Renewing Roman Law"
ACLS Hiring
The ACLS is running two searches this summer at ACLS. They seek a Program Officer in International Programs (regular ongoing staff position) and a Program Officer in Higher Education Initiatives (two year term).
Classics Week: London
City Lit, one of London’s largest adult education colleges, and the British Museum are organising Classics Week.
2020 London Hellenic Prize Winner
THE WINNER OF THE 2020 LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE -- PRESS RELEASE