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Four professors in the Department of Religious Studies and Classics have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research.   Dr. Rae Dachille is promoted from Assistant Professor to tenured Associate Professor; Dr…

Congratulations to the 2023 General Arizona in Orvieto Classics Award Winners:  Jason Carrick, Michaela Gonzales, Madison Hernandez, Charlie Shadid, and Emily Wright. The award winners are featured below with excerpts of why they personally want to…

Congratulations to the 2023 Arizona in Orvieto Award Winners for Classics Majors:  Gemmalee DyerMok, Morgan Johnson, Nicholas Kaplan, Isaac Myers, and Ruby Staczek. The award winners are featured below with excerpts of why they personally want to…

Summer Pre-Session (05/15/2023 - 06/03/2023) CLAS 116B - Word Roots: Science and Medical Terminology CLAS 150C1 - Pyramids and Mummies: The Pharaoh and Ancient Egyptian Society (Gen Ed) CLAS 160B1 - Meet the Ancients: Gateway to Greece and Rome (Gen…

Dr. Robert Stephan, Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Religious Studies and Classics, has been selected as one of 20 UA employees to join the 2022-23 Academic Leadership Institute.   Stephan, who is also director of undergraduate…

Three faculty members in the Department of Religious Studies and Classics have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research.   Dr. Grant Adamson is promoted from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer.   Dr. Max…

Congratulations to the College of Humanities’ Outstanding Senior for Spring 2022, Adri Boudrieau!   Boudrieau is graduating with a triple major in Classics, Anthropology, and Art History and an impressive extracurricular resume that includes…

Dr. Karen Seat, Head of the Department of Religious Studies and Classics, is the inaugural recipient of the University’s Distinguished Head/Director’s Award.   Seat, who also serves as Director of the School of International Languages, Literatures…

Fulfill Degree Requirements with Classics!  All courses fully online (asynchronous) unless otherwise noted. Summer Pre-Session (05/16/2022 - 06/04/2022) CLAS 116B - Word Roots: Science and Medical Terminology CLAS 150C1 - Pyramids and Mummies: The…

Application Deadline: April 25, 2022!     In Spring 2022, the department will be offering monetary awards for undergraduate students of Latin. These are in addition to the annual Richard C. Jensen Prize. Details and application instructions are…

Application Deadline: April 25, 2022!     In Spring 2022, the department will be offering monetary awards for undergraduate students of classical Greek. These are in addition to the annual Thomas D. Worthen Prize. Details and application…

Professor Eleni Hasaki's book Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth: Industry, Religion, and the Penteskouphia Pinakes has been published. An unparalleled assemblage of Archaic black-figure painted pinakes (plaques) was uncovered near Penteskouphia, a…