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Congratulations to the 2022 General Arizona in Orvieto Classics Award Winners:  Méshelle Aaliyah Rhianon Francis-Magloire, Leila Rosin, and Katelin Rugg. The award winners are featured below with excerpts of why they personally want to study abroad…

Congratulations to the 2022 Arizona in Orvieto Award Winners for Classics Majors:  Nastassja L. Barnes and Halle Kirk-Tiefenthaler. The award winners are featured below with excerpts of why they personally want to study abroad. Nastassja L Barnes…

Semester Study Abroad Funding for Classics majors - Apply by April 8, 2022! Limited funding is available for Classics majors planning to study abroad for one or two semesters during the 2022-2023 Academic Year. Please see the instructions below for…

  In Summer 2022,  Classics faculty member Dr. Bridget Langley will be offering opportunities to study Classics through the Arizona in Orvieto (Italy) study abroad program.   The tentative program dates in Italy are May 20 - June 26, 2022, and the…

Arizona in Orvieto Classics Award APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS (Due February 7, 2022 February 21, 2022 - Deadline Extended!)) In 2022, Classics at the University of Arizona is pleased to offer several awards to students pursuing study abroad…

  In-State Tuition for everyone in Winter Session!   All courses are Fully Online!   Tier I Individuals & Societies, Diversity Emphasis: CLAS 150C1 Pyramids and Mummies   Tier I Traditions & Cultures: CLAS 160B1 Meet the Ancients: Gateway…

Cynthia White Travel and Study in Italy Award 2022 For students enrolled in a UA Classics course while participating in Study Abroad programs in Italy   Several Travel Awards of up to $800 are available for the following programs:   Explore Italy:…

For Robert Stephan, summers mean archaeological field research in Greece, working on a project trying to understand the collapse of civilizations at the end of the Bronze Age.   During the fall and spring semesters, Stephan teaches courses on…

Professors Kátia da Costa Bezerra and Cynthia White have been awarded grant funding from AZ Humanities for the Listening to Other Voices project, a celebration of world literature featuring multiple events over two days in February.  Bezerra,…

Two professors in the Department of Religious Studies and Classics have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research. Dr. Eleni Hasaki is promoted from tenured Associate Professor of Anthropology/Classics to…

Known among students and colleagues for the passion and enthusiasm he brings to teaching Classics, Robert Stephan is a recipient of the University of Arizona’s 2021 Gerald G. Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence.   Stephan, an Assistant Professor…

On Thursday, May 6, members of the department and community joined together via Zoom for our annual Classics Awards Ceremony. The ceremony kicked off with inspirational opening remarks from Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand (Dean, College of Humanities) and…