News – Page 3 – Department of Classics

First-Year Classics Major Justine Boyle Passes Away

March 20, 2019

We would like to join the University in mourning the loss of Justine Boyle, a talented first-year Classics major who passed away early Tuesday morning. Justine and 12 other students had just returned from a spring break trip in Greece as part of the Classics course "Athens: In Search of Socrates"...

2019 Spring Break Trip to Greece

March 13, 2019

Students are earning credit hours over their spring break exploring Greece with Professor Mark Hammond for CLSC 199 - Athens: Idea and Identity from Socrates to Byron. The class met weekly before their travels, and will meet a couple more times upon their return. Check out a couple photos below!

Classics Library Party and Eta Sigma Phi Induction Ceremony

March 4, 2019

Last Friday, March 1, Classics students and faculty came together to set up and organize new bookcases for the department library! Check it out on the 4th floor of Mather House. Speak to a Classics faculty member if you're interested in borrowing a book! Eta Sigma Phi, the Classics Honor...

Classics Students Selected as Freedman Student Fellows

January 7, 2019

Jacob Kordeleski, a senior Classics major and 2017-2018 Freedman Student Fellow, has used technology support from Kelvin Smith Library's Freedman Center to produce 3D images of prized artifacts in The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Jacob hopes that one day 3D exhibits "become commonplace in museums" due to the...

Professor Evelyn Adkins on “The Mirror of Antiquity” Podcast

January 2, 2019

Assistant Professor of Classics, Evelyn Adkins, was featured on The Mirror of Antiquity podcast, where she answered the question, "what excites you about the study of Classical antiquity?" She discusses how it helps us connect with people from the past–both in understanding how people are similar, but also how they are...

Paul Iversen, Associate Professor and Chair of Classics, Wins Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities

December 18, 2018

Dr. Paul Iversen, Associate Professor and Chair of the Classics Department, has won an award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to research the world's oldest known computing device, the Antikythera Mechanism. This device, discovered in 1901 off the coast of a Greek island, was found to be...

Sportula Grants for Classics Students

December 4, 2018

The Sportula provides microgrants for any need and any amount up to $300 to students taking Classics courses or students who are interested in Classics, especially students from historically marginalized and/or working-class communities. Students can find out more information and ask for grants through their website: https://thesportula.wordpress.com/. Support the Sportula through this virtual 5k, Greased Lightning! Any activity submitted before December...