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Classics summer camps extended to June 24- 28
"Meet the Romans” and “Meet the Greeks” summer camps for children 9-12 will be offered one extra week, June 24-28, 2019. Camps run five days a week, mornings (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), afternoons (1-5 p.m.), or full-day sessions (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m). For info & registration, click...
George N. Reveliotis Family Hellenic Studies Endowment of $1.5 million
The Department of the Classics announces the establishment of the George N. Reveliotis Family Hellenic Studies Endowment of $1.5 million.
Thanks to the generosity of alumnus George Reveliotis, this endowment will support Classics and Hellenic studies through scholarships and fellowships, in...
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PhD student Christopher Gipson wins scholarship to study in Greece
Christopher Gipson received the Fowler-Merle-Smith Fellowship from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) to support a full year of study in Greece for 2019-20. Read the full story...
Houston Papademetriou Awards
The 2018-19 competition and application for the Houston Papademetriou awards are available here with a deadline of May 17, 2019.
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Illinois undergraduates at the Eta Sigma Phi 2019 convention
Illinois Classics undergraduates Brendan Labbe and Alexander Augustynski participated in the 2019 Eta Sigma Phi convention at St. Olaf's College. In the annual Certamen, they received second place, and Alex was elected to the national office of Treasurer (Chrysophylax). Undergraduate...
Nostos Lectures hosted at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago
A series of lectures in collaboration with the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago and the Department of the Classics at UIUC (Spring 2019). Professor Angeliki Tzanetou will moderate the talks.
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Professor Tzanetou's Talk at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens
Professor Angeliki Tzanetou presented the talk "Bleeding Bodies, War & Collective Trauma in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon" on February 21, 2019. Full video is found here...
Classics Summer Youth Camp (Ages 9-12) Registration Now Open
Classics Summer Youth Camps (Ages 9-12) registration is now open. Registration closes as sessions fill up. For more information click...
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Race Work in the Classics Workshop February 21-22
Upcoming workshop on Race Work in the Classics on February 21 and 22 featuring speakers from the US and Canada and plenary speaker Professor Emma Dench (Harvard University). Full program can be found here...
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LAS alumnus supports Hellenic studies at Illinois
A major gift from Mr. George Reveliotis funds the Modern Greek Program and Greek studies at Illinois. The gift will be partially used to fund a lecturer to teach Modern Greek and Civilization classes. The full story can be found...