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The University of Arizona Classics club (formerly Eta Sigma Phi) is proud to announce a new event in partnership with the Department of Religious Studies and Classics, the College of Humanities, and the Special Collections Library! It will be …

Eleni Hasaki together with Diego Elia and Marco Serino from the University of Turin just published a co-edited  volume on Technology, Crafting, and Artisanal Networks in the Greek and Roman World with Degruyter.  This peer-reviewed volume…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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,…

Dr. Sarah McCallum is the recipient of the College of Humanities 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award.  "The department is fortunate indeed to have such a dedicated master teacher among our faculty,” said Karen Seat, Religious…

Summer Funding UArizona Classics is pleased to offer funding for Classics MA students to participate in archeological field schools in Summer 2024. To apply, please send a brief statement of interest to Marcela Thompson (marcelathompson@arizona.…

Valentina Ayala-Dean, a psychology major with a minor in classics, has been awarded the competitive Gilman Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State, to help fund her study abroad with Explore Italy—Spring Break this semester. About 25% of…