Nora and Ben place a greek vase in a spectrometer machine

Chemical Connections: Classics and Chemistry Collide with Research on Greek Vase

Jan 24, 2020
What’s the connection between olive oil, an ancient Greek vase, and X-ray fluorescence analysis? That’s exactly what Nora Madrigal ’19 and Ben Hoekstra ’19 sought to find out from a research project in their Chemistry 358: Instrumental Analysis class.

Classics Department to Present "Why Classics? Reception and Receptivity"

Apr 11, 2019
Emily Austin, assistant professor of classics at the University of Chicago, will present “Why Classics? Reception and Receptivity” at 4:15 on April 16 in room N3118 of the Humanities and Social Studies Center.

Scholar to Discuss Women on the Move in the Ancient Mediterranean

Apr 05, 2019
Professor Sheila Dillon of Duke University will present "Crossing the Corrupting Sea: Women on the move in the ancient Mediterranean” at 4:15 p.m., Thursday, April 25, 2019.
Monessa Cummins with student

Classics Professor Monessa Cummins Wins National Teaching Award

Mar 08, 2019
Monessa Cummins, of the Department of Classics, has received a national prize for her excellence in teaching and her dedication to serving as an expert, adviser, and mentor to students.
Susan Wood

Classics Lecture: Time, Money and Political Pressure

Feb 13, 2019
What happened to Roman sculpture during the age of the soldier emperors? Susan Wood, professor of art history at Oakland University, will lecture on Roman portraiture of the third century CE at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019.

2018 McKibben Lecture Features an Iconic Heroine of Ancient Literature

Feb 28, 2018
Jeffrey Henderson, an internationally recognized expert on ancient Greek drama, will present "Lysistrata Through the Ages: Receptions of An Iconic Heroine."

2017 McKibben Lecture

Feb 07, 2017
Lecture explored the world of 11-year-old Q. Sulpicius Maximus, who is known from his funerary altar, a "remarkable and touching monument.​”

Electoral Systems of Ancient Athens

Sep 17, 2016
Featuring Professor Emeritus of Classics Gerald Lalonde, Tuesday, September 27, 11 a.m., in Burling Lounge.

McKibben Lecture 2016: Jeffrey Hurwit

Mar 22, 2016
Internationally recognized expert on Athenian Acropolis will share current research in annual McKibben Lecture, 4:15 p.m. Thurs, April 21.

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