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Sport and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome
This course is short-term faculty-led program where students will have the opportunity to explore the role of sports in ancient Greek and Roman society. This course explores the integral role of sports in ancient Greek and Roman societies, spanning from approximately 3000 B.C.E. to the sixth century C.E. Through a multidisciplinary approach, students will investigate the diverse social fabric of the ancient Mediterranean, examining how factors such as gender, race, and class influenced athletic participation and spectatorship. Term: Spring 2026 B
Modern Greek and Greek American Culture: A Postcolonial Perspective
This course examines the cultural, historical, and social production of modern Greek and Greek American identity through a postcolonial lens. Students will explore Greece’s complex positioning as both a “cradle of Western civilization” and a semi-peripheral nation shaped by empire, colonial legacies, and global power structures. Term: Spring 2026 B
Build core vocabulary in Latin
Learn ancient stories in their original language. Understand the basics of Latin grammar. Start reading original ancient texts on your own.
American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition
Interactions between American minority cultures and the reception of ancient Greco-Roman culture in literature, film & politics
Greco-Roman Antiquity in Native American Literature
Engagements with the languages, literatures, mythologies and histories of ancient Greece and Rome in a selection of Indigenous writers of North America from the seventeenth century to today
Decolonizing the Body
Eros and the Erotic in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy
Mythology of Greece & Rome
Satisfies the General Education criteria for: Cultural Studies - Western Humanities - Lit & Arts
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Undergraduate Classics Club
The Classics Club is the official registered student organization for anyone and everyone on campus interested in classical studies. Students from all majors can join. Classics Club regularly hosts meetings featuring varied discussions of literature, philosophy, drama, and poetry, as well as movie viewings, trivia nights, and guest presentations by fellow students and faculty of the university.