2021-03-08 - An endowment to the Classics Library honors the late professor John Kevin Newman.     

2021-03-08 - Antony Augoustakis, Professor of Classics, is the co-author (with Neil W. Bernstein of Ohio University) of a new work that offers, in one volume, a modern English translation of all 17 books of Silius Italicus’ epic Punica.    

2021-02-22 - The European Union Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign will host a virtual performance of "The Suppliants" by Aeschylus, a tragedy about migration and asylum. The performance will include an international, diverse cast, including American, British, and Greek actors. The director Paul O’Mahony and the actors are members of the innovative and acclaimed Out of Chaos Theatre in the...

2020-12-11 - An Odyssey of their own: Classics Club members read from Homer’s “Odyssey” in worldwide event   In late October of 2020, Simon Kaplan, president of the UIUC ...

2020-11-23 - Dr. Maria Hadjipolycarpou's CLCV 120 Storytelling class is featured in Instructor Stories at CITL. In Maria’s course, “Storytelling and Transformation: Narratives of Self from Homer to Arianna Huffington” (CLCV 120), students study epic and tragic works of classical Greek literature, as well as philosophical ideas of self and soul by modern writers and...

2020-11-23 - Clara Bosak-Schroeder, Assistant Professor of Classics, has been recommended by the selection committee of the Center for Advanced Study (CAS) for an appointment as a Fellow in the Center during the 2021-2022 academic year. Her appointment is pending approval from the U of I Board of Trustees at its next meeting, in January. The appointment includes one semester of release time. During...

2020-11-23 - The family of the late Professor of Classics John Kevin Newman has established an endowment in support of the University of Illinois Classics Library Collection.  We are profoundly grateful to Professor Newman's wife, Dr. Frances Newman, and their children, Alexandra, John, and Victoria.  Thanks to their wonderful generosity, the John Kevin Newman Memorial Fund will help the Classics...

2020-10-29 - Students from Professor Tzanetou's CLCV 160 Religion of Ancient Greece and Rome class visit the Spurlock collection in groups of 5! Great experience with all cautions and measures taken under the pandemic, but taking full advantage of our many resources at Illinois!          

2020-10-12 - Emeritus Professor of Classics David Sansone publishes a new commentary on Plato's Menexenus by Cambridge University Press. Here Plato challenges his readers by depicting an elderly Socrates as an enthusiastic student of rhetoric who has learned...

2020-09-17 - George Reveliotis (BA 1996) is the recipient of the distinguished LAS Dean's Quadrangle Award for 2020. George Reveliotis is the founder and managing partner in Reveliotis Law, P.C. He has been a strong supporter of the Department of Classics; in addition to previous gifts that...

2020-09-14 - We are hosting the annual AAH meeting virtually in May 2021. More information can be found here.

2020-08-24 - Whether you are joining us on campus or off, we want to provide you with all the neccessary information you need to maximize your academic experience this semester. Need help with registration? Advisors are available via phone and email to assist you https://classics.illinois.edu/directory/administration The Foreign...

2020-08-20 - All undergraduate students in Classics courses (Civilization, Greek, Latin, Modern Greek) are welcome to use resources made available by the Department such as tutoring and advising. For advising, please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies. For available tutoring, please consult...

2020-07-30 - Prof. John Kevin Newman, Professor Emeritus of Classics at Illinois, died on Sunday, July 26, 2020, at the age of 91. Prof. Newman taught at Illinois from 1969 for 31 years until his retirement. He served as Chair and Editor of Illinois Classical Studies. He published many books and articles on Latin and Greek literature as well as the reception of classical authors.

2020-06-04 -   The Department of the Classics once again condemns the virulent anti-black racism that continues to plague our country and our world. We endorse the messages published by the Society for Classical Studies, AIA, and many...