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The Phaedon John Kozyris and Litsa Kozyris Travel Award

This $50,000 endowed fund provides financial support to graduate…

Announcing the Department of Classics collection of ancient coins

In 1938, the Department of Classics purchased a medium-sized collection of ancient coins, which have now been moved to the Center for Epigraphical and Paleographical Studies. They are in the…

Announcing the Graduate Program on Classical Antiquity and the Near East

The Department of Classics is pleased to announce the new track within the Classics program on Classical Antiquity and the Near East (CANE) dedicated to the study of the Classical world and the…

Congratulations, Dr. Adam Rappold!

Adam Rappold successfully defended his dissertation, "The Shadow of the Polis: A Synchronic and Diachronic Examination of the Skira Festival in Athens", on Thursday, July 9, 2015. Sarah Johnston…

Corey Hackworth Accepts Visiting Assistant Professorship

We are very pleased to announce that Corey Hackworth has accepted a three-year Visiting Assistant Professorship in Classics at the University of Iowa.  Dr. Hackworth successfully defended his…

Congratulations, Dr. Michael Jean!

Michael Jean successfully defended his dissertation, "Cursus Fastorum: a study and edition of Pomponius Laetus's glosses to Ovid's Fasti" on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Frank Coulson served as his…

WOSU's Ann Fisher Interviews Professor Gregory Jusdanis

Professor Gregory Jusdanis made an appearance on Monday, June 8 on WOSU's "All Sides with Ann Fisher." The show lasted one hour and was devoted to his book, "A Tremendous Thing, Friendship from…

Congratulations, Dr. Marion Kruse!

Marion Kruse successfully defended his dissertation, "The Politics of Roman Memory in the Age of Justinian" on Friday, May 22, 2015. Anthony Kaldellis served as his advisor and Benjamin Acosta-…

2015 Department Scholarships and Awards