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In Summer 2025, Dr. Philip Waddell will be offering Classics and Religious Studies courses through the Arizona in Orvieto, Italy study abroad program, and the Department of Religious Studies and Classics is offering scholarships for students…

  The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to offer scholarships to University of Arizona students for Classical Greek 101 or Latin 101 during Winter Session! Ancient Greek: Application Instructions can be found HERE. Latin:…

Arum Park, Associate Professor of Classics, has been awarded a faculty seed grant from the Office for Research, Innovation & Impact. The $14,990 grant will support Park’s project, “Exploring the Intersection of Classics and Asia,” which…

As an author tasked with writing a book on the history of the University of Arizona, Gregory McNamee thought back to his own undergraduate years half a century ago. Pursuing a major in classics, McNamee was drawn to the Greeks, to people whose ideas…

Pictured Dr. Eleni Hasaki School of Anthropology / Department of Religious Studies and Classics   Professor Eleni Hasaki was recognized with the 2024  Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award. This award recognizes faculty who demonstrate…

Applications Due by March 3, 2025 See further below for application instructions. In 2025, the Department of Religious Studies & Classics at the University of Arizona is pleased to offer scholarships to students pursuing study abroad with…

Cynthia White Travel and Study in Italy Award 2025 For students enrolled in a UA Classics course while participating in Study Abroad programs in Italy Several Travel Awards of $250 are available for the following programs: Explore Italy: offered…

The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to offer support to majors in the Department of Religious Studies and Classics who would like to begin their study of Latin this winter!   LAT 101 - Elementary Latin I will be available…

The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to offer scholarships to University of Arizona students (any major/minor) who would like to begin their study of Ancient Greek this winter!   GRK 101 - Elementary Classical Greek I will be…

Dr. Sarah McCallum is one of three university-wide recipients of the Provost Award for Innovative Teaching. The Provost Awards for Innovations in Teaching were established to recognize “candidates whose teaching portfolios and instructional…

Congratulations to the 2024 Arizona in Orvieto Scholarship Award Winners:  Atticus Altuna, Austin Cathers, Spencer Dotson, Rylie Hatcher, Lily Fe Sol-Schott, and Jacqueline Valenzuela-Gil. The award winners are featured below with excerpts of why…

Dr. Rob Stephan, Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Religious Studies and Classics, has been awarded the University’s 2024 Leicester and Kathryn Sherrill Creative Teaching Award. Announced by the Office of the Provost, the award is…