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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…

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 Studies and Classics…

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.edu…

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 partial…

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 Eta…

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 partial…

  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 scholarships for students enrolling in…

Congratulations to Jacqueline Valenzuela-Gil (Classics & Pre-Business double major), who has received a Classics Language Tuition scholarship to study Latin 101 during the 2023 Winter Session!  Jacqueline writes: “I would love to learn Latin…

On a whirlwind trip to Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the Wildcats basketball team combined games and practices with visits to ancient archaeological sites and cultural experiences. As the professor on the journey, it was up to Rob Stephan to…

Professor Hasaki's innovative work, including the A.G.A.T.H.O.C.L.E.S. project, and courses were profiled on UA News today.  To learn more about her fascinating project, read the story here! Brava, Professor Hasaki!  

By Kyle Mittan, University Communications One morning in April, about a dozen University of Arizona classics and anthropology students gathered under the eucalyptus trees in the Women's Plaza of Honor to watch an artist at work. Using a series of…