Today on the blog, Rachel Lesser reviews Christopher Nolan's new Odyssey film: classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/rle...
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The Society for Classical Studies promotes study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literatures, and civilizations. https://classicalstudies.org/
Looking for some summer reading? Check out our latest blog posts! Justin Vorhis shares strategies for building a strong undergraduate Greek program: classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/jus...
Applications for the 2026 Erich S. Gruen prize, which recognizes graduate research, are now open at apply.classicalstudies.org. Find out more information about the prize at classicalstudies.org/awards.
The SCS has signed onto @historians.org's statement opposing new Texas Tech University Course Content Guidelines which prohibit content related to “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” in core and undergraduate classes, without defining those terms. Read more: www.historians.org/news/aha-opp...
Happy Birthday, Erich! The 2026 SCS Erich S. Gruen Prize competition is now open! @scsclassics.bsky.social classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...
The Erich S. Gruen Prize | Society for Classical Studies
About the Gruen Prize On behalf of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS), the Erich S. Gruen Prize Committee invites all graduate students in North America to enter the seventh annual competition fo...
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📢 Not just a new SCS Blog Post, but an entirely new blog series: engagements with/responses to select articles in our association's official journal, TAPA. First up: Michael Taylor on Duncan MacRae's "Capitoline Futures." Please pitch us if you'd like to spotlight a piece in TAPA! 👍
Today on the blog, Michael Taylor kicks off a new series spotlighting TAPA articles with his take on Duncan MacRae's "Capitoline Futures: The Location of Roman Futurity." classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/mik...
The SCS blog is looking for contributors! Interested in spotlighting a recent TAPA article? My email and DMs are open.
Today on the blog, Michael Taylor kicks off a new series spotlighting TAPA articles with his take on Duncan MacRae's "Capitoline Futures: The Location of Roman Futurity." classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/mik...
Today on the blog, Michael Taylor kicks off a new series spotlighting TAPA articles with his take on Duncan MacRae's "Capitoline Futures: The Location of Roman Futurity." classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/mik...
Today on the blog, Jinrui Zhang discusses his public engagement initiative in China, “Echoes of Antiquity,” funded by the Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities initiative. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/jin...
Register here for the next mini-conference in AIMS' (Antiquity in Media Studies) event series on March 29: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/upc...
Upcoming Event: AIMS March Mini-Conference | March 29 | Society for Classical Studies
March 29th 2026, 1:00 - 4:30 pm Eastern (US) Time Save the date! The next AIMS event of 2026 will take place on Sunday 29th March. All participants must register for this free event using the form her...
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Nominations are open now for this year's Goodwin Award, recognizing exceptional recent scholarly work in the field of classics. Review eligibility requirements here: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f... and submit your nomination at apply.classicalstudies.org.
Nominations are open now for this year's Cribiore Award, which recognizes outstanding translations from Ancient Greek or Latin by Society members. Review eligibility requirements: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f... and apply here: apply.classicalstudies.org
Today on the blog, Thomas Hendrickson discusses tiered readers as a bridge between introductory textbooks and unadapted Latin texts. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tho...
Join @fglif.bsky.social at their webinar "Translating Your PhD: Resumes for Nonfaculty Careers" on April 28 at 7 PM ET. Register here: bucknell.zoom.us/meeting/regi... and find more information: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/upc...
Upcoming Event: Translating Your PhD: Resumes for Nonfaculty Careers | April 28 | Society for Classical Studies
Tuesday, April 28, 7:00pm EDT A critical component of the hiring process for nonfaculty careers, even those within academia, is the resume. This webinar will help attendees craft a resume from their a...
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Nominations are open now for this year's Cribiore Award, which recognizes outstanding translations from Ancient Greek or Latin by Society members. Review eligibility requirements: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f... and apply here: apply.classicalstudies.org
Applications close on March 6 for Teaching Classics in a Digital Age, an NEH funded institute for higher education faculty which aims to expand data and digital literacy among educators in the fields of ancient Mediterranean studies. Learn more and apply: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/cal...
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Nominations are open now for this year's Goodwin Award, recognizing exceptional recent scholarly work in the field of classics. Review eligibility requirements here: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f... and submit your nomination at apply.classicalstudies.org.
Today on the blog, Jillian Stinchcomb discusses Egypt and Ethiopia in the work of Flavius Josephus. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/jil...
Today on the blog, Benjamin Haller reviews We Players' performance of Odyssea at the SCS Annual Meeting. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/ben...
Today on the blog, Stephen DeCasien (@sdecasien.bsky.social) discusses the parallel evolution of two ancient warships, one from Greece and one from China. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/ste...
Today on the blog, James Ker and Nina Papathansopoulou talk with Ava Roy, Artistic Director of We Players, about the inspiration and process behind the upcoming Odyssea performance at the San Francisco annual meeting. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/ava...
Today on the blog, Rachel Philbrick and Zachary Quint of the SCS Data Committee share some of the results of the Census, focusing on a few salient questions and linking to further data. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...
Today on the blog, we're featuring Part I of a piece, by Amy Norgard and Joshua Nudell, reflecting on Ovid's Pygmalion myth in the age of AI companions. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...
Today on the blog, Nina Papathanasopoulou introduces the upcoming performance at this year's annual meeting in San Francisco: a product of Odyssea by We Players. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...
Today on the blog, Kathleen Coleman discusses the importance of the TLL Fellowship, now in need of support after losing its NEH funding this past spring. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/kco...
Today on the blog, Will Szymanski (@willszymanski.bsky.social) discusses Sulla and Elon Musk in the current political moment. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/wil...
Today on the blog, SN Yeager and Victoria Austen discuss Classics and unionization for the Contingent Faculty series. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/sn-...
Today on the blog, Peter Kotiuga discusses how having students learn the prosodic features of ancient Greek and Latin early provides fresh opportunities to make lessons on meter more engaging. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/pko...
Today on the blog, Joy Connolly shares the legacy of the ACLS (@acls1919.bsky.social) and NEH, and how we can support them and the NEH (@nehgov.bsky.social) during this political moment: www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/joy...
Today on the blog, Kevin Solez reflects on the parallels between working with gems and ancient poetic texts while offering a new translation of Posidippus Lithika 7. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/229...