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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…

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 …

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…

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…

JOIN US FOR A LIVE READING OF VERGIL’S AENEID Book 9 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 10AM– 2PM Main Library Special Collections Celebrate the legacy of Rome’s most important poet with a reading of an entire book of Vergil aloud, in Latin! Organized by…

Applications Due by May 6, 2024 The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to offer support to University of Arizona students who would like to begin their study of Ancient (Classical) Greek or Latin this summer! Full or…

  In Summer 2024,  Dr. Nathaniel Katz will be offering Classics courses* through the Arizona in Orvieto, Italy study abroad program, and the Department of Religious Studies and Classics is offering generous…