2020-02-07
- The Department of Classics has received an estate gift of $750,000 from alumna Barbara Wallach (MA, ’70; PhD, ’74, classics) an emerita associate professor of classical studies at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Wallach catalyzed the gift, the Barbara and Luitpold Wallach endowment, in honor of her late husband, Luitpold, who was professor of classics and medieval...
2020-02-07 - Congratulations to Professor Brian Walters who will receive both the distinguished and highly competitive 2019-20 LAS Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching! The full story can be found here.- 2020-01-30 - The News Gazette published a tribute to Professor Scanlan's Mythology class, taught for generations of students at Illinois. The full story is found here.
2020-01-27 - Check out this great opportunity to study Archaeology in China this coming summer!
2020-01-21 - Professor Clara Bosak Schroeder is co-curating a new exhibition at Krannert Art Museum called “Hive,” combining two 18-foot-tall inflatable sculptures and an immersive sound installation. The project involves two artists collaborating for the first time by making an installation specifically for the space at KAM. Nancy Davidson’s sculptures in shades of pink are soft, bulbous and lit...
2020-01-10 - Using plants found on campus, students in the Intermediate Ancient Greek class taught by Professor Dan Leon take a hands-on approach to learning about ancient society! The story can be found here.
2019-12-19 - Professor Angeliki Tzanetou and her students explored issues of war and trauma through Greek tragedies and learned how the themes presented in the ancient dramas are connected to present-day crises. Full story can be found here.
2019-12-09 - Dr. Hadjipolycarpou is leading a study abroad trip to Greece in May 2020 with a class on Crisis and Transformation!- 2019-11-21 - The Department of the Classics offers students the opportunity to study in China. In June 2020, we offer the opportunity to study abroad in Beijing and Longquan, China (June 20 - July 10, 2020). The program is led by Professor Brett Kaufman who offers a class on Silk Road Technology +...
2019-10-09 - Alex Augustynski makes the most of a prestigious student summer program in Greece! Full story is found here.
2019-10-03 - Professor Antony Augoustakis has just co-edited a new book on loyalty and trust in Flavian literature with Professors Emma Buckley (St. Andrews) and Claire Stocks (Newcastle). The book was published by the University of Toronto Press in September 2019.
2019-10-02 - Students in Professor Bosak-Schroeder's CLCV 114: Introduction to Greek Culture visit the Spurlock Museum every few weeks to discover a "mystery" object from the collection. For example, they studied a reproduction of the famous Mask of Agamemnon after reading selections from Homer's Iliad.
2019-09-13 - Professor Antony Augoustakis is one of the five professors named University Scholars for Urbana-Champaign campus. A professor and head of Classics, Augoustakis researches the cultural poetics and the sociopolitics of Flavian poetry. His “accomplishments in the areas of research, teaching and service, and his national and international...
2019-09-04 - Professor Antony Augoustakis was interviewed for the Illinois Alumni Magazine Fall 2019 and talks about the Classics and beyond. You can find the interview here.
2019-09-03 - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fall 2019 magazine features article on Professor William Abbot Oldfather and his legacy for the Department and the Classics Library at Illinois.