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Sept. 5, 2019
  The new minor in Ancient Greek requires completion of GRK 101-202 plus one additional 3-unit course with a CLAS or GRK prefix. The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is pleased to announce the launch of a newly designed minor in…
Aug. 19, 2019
2019 Graduate Orientation Monday, August 19 9:00am—Reception for First Year Graduate Students - Education Building, Room 310 10:30am—Diagnostic Test: Greek (required for all First Year Students and anyone interested in serving as a GAT for GRK…
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March 20, 2019
The Center for Digital Humanities has selected six faculty research projects for development awards. The projects will  combine research in a humanities discipline with cutting-edge technology, like data visualization, digital storytelling, motion…
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March 8, 2019
Arica Hanson, a Classics major, has been named a recipient of the competitive SILLC Global Award. She will use the funds to study Classics in Italy this summer through the Arizona in Orvieto program.  Arica is also the president of UA’s chapter of …
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Jan. 8, 2019
The department would like to congratulate Professor Sarah McCallum for the edited volume recently published by Bloomsbury Press: Uncovering Anna Perenna: A Focused Study of Roman Myth and Culture.   The figure of Anna Perenna embodies the complexity…
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Dec. 3, 2018
The department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to congratulate Prof. Eleni Hasaki on the prestigious fellowship she has earned for her work on ancient Greek vases!  Dr. Hasaki is currently a Fellow in Hellenic Studies at Harvard’s…
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Nov. 5, 2018
M.A. Student Daniel Ruprecht recently penned an article for Eidolon, the online journal for public-facing Classical Scholarship.    "Truthful Hyperbole, Honest Bullshit: Ancient Rhetoric Explains Why Trump’s Lies Work So Well" digs into Ciceronian…
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Oct. 4, 2018
EXPLORE ITALY: SPRING BREAK IN ITALY March 1-10, 2019 (3 credits)   Professor Cynthia White will lead this spring break academic tour of Italy to visit the material and cultural remains of antiquity.   THE COURSE: From January through the end of…
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Sept. 23, 2018
In summer 2019, Classics faculty will be offering study abroad opportunities through Arizona in Orvieto (Italy).                                                                                   Generous Funding Available Students are welcome to…
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June 26, 2018
Please find below a schedule for FALL 2018 GRADUATE ORIENTATION for CLASSICS!   Monday, August 13 9:00—Reception for First Year Graduate Students - Learning Services Building 246 10:30—Diagnostic Test: Greek (required for all First Year Students and…
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April 17, 2018
Classics will again be offering Intensive Latin and Intensive Greek in Summer 2018. For registration information, visit:  http://summer-winter.arizona.edu/ Summer Session I, June 4 - July 5, 2018Intensive Latin 112 (Moreland & Fleischer), 9:00-…
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April 7, 2018
On Saturday, April 7, the Department of Religious Studies and Classics hosted its first annual Classics Teachers Day on campus. Nineteen K-12 teachers from the Tucson and Greater Phoenix areas, thirteen University of Arizona Classics M.A. students,…