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...

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...

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...

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...

Today on the blog, Nathan Pilkington calls for the abandonment of the term “tophet” and a renaming of the “tophet” at Carthage. Based on the epigraphic record at Carthage, he argues, a more proper name for the site is The Sanctuary of Ba'al Hamon. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/pil...

The deadline to nominate your department for the new SCS Award for Excellence in Academic Advising is less than two weeks away! Nominations are due by June 1, 2025. www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

Today on the blog, Michael Taylor reflects on the Roman army as a multi-ethnic force, where the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion underpinned its effectiveness in the field. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/mik...

The deadline to apply for Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities is this week! This initiative provides mini-grants of up to $2,000 to support public engagement projects, and the next application deadline is Friday, May 16. www.classicalstudies.org/outreach/anc...

We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Erich S. Gruen Prize is now open for submissions! All graduate students in North America are invited to enter the annual competition for the best graduate research paper on multiculturalism in the ancient Mediterranean www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

The Rudolph Masciantonio Support Grant for Student Teachers of Latin provides financial support to an individual during their semester of student teaching in a Latin program at a K-12 school. Apply by May 30! www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

You can help keep classics thriving—one scholar, one teacher, one gift at a time. Donate today, and help the next generation take their place in the long conversation between past and present. www.classicalstudies.org/support-scs/...

The Spring 2025 issue of TAPA (Volume 155, Number 1) is now available online through Project MUSE! muse.jhu.edu/issue/54652

Think you know L'Année philologique (APh)? Think again! We are excited to invite you to an informative webinar where we will introduce the new interface of APh. Librarians, scholars, students, and anyone interested in learning more are welcome to join. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-news/upc...

The Rudolph Masciantonio Latin Teacher Grants to Support DEI Initiatives supports class related activities for K-12 teachers in under-resourced schools or who teach students underrepresented in the fields associated with classical studies. Apply by May 30! www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

Nominate your department for the new SCS Award for Excellence in Academic Advising! The award recognizes programs which positively shape students’ lives and careers through purposeful and sustained advising activities. www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

The Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities initiative provides mini-grants of up to $2,000 to support public engagement projects. The next deadline is May 16, 2025! To learn more about the initiative, please visit: classicalstudies.org/outreach/anc...

The SCS Pedagogy Award has an upcoming deadline on Monday, April 21! The award supports professional development, educational resources, and curriculum development and enhancement for educators at all levels. Learn more about the application process: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

Join the FGLIF for a webinar on navigating the publishing world for first-time authors. “Getting Published: The Basics” will cover the basics of getting your work into the hands of a publisher. The webinar will take place on Thursday, May 1 at 1:00pm EDT: www.classicalstudies.org/scs-news/web...

The Ludwig Koenen Fellowship is a short-term summer fellowship that supports training or research in papyrology for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and untenured faculty. Applications are due Monday, April 21, 2025! classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

Applications for the 2025 Zeph Stewart Latin Teacher Training Award are due Monday, April 21! The award is open to those preparing for Latin teacher certification. For more information, please visit: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

The deadline to submit a letter of nomination for the new Raffaella Cribiore Award for Outstanding Literary Translation has been extended to April 22, 2025! www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

The submission deadline for the 2026 Annual Meeting is two weeks away! The deadline for SCS abstract and proposal submissions is April 7 at 12pm ET, and the 2026 Annual Meeting will take place Wednesday, January 7 to Saturday, January 10 in San Francisco. www.classicalstudies.org/annual-meeti...

Take a look at recent calls for papers, conference announcements, and news items posted on the SCS News Feed! classicalstudies.org/world-of-cla...

Upcoming deadline! For the 2026 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, the deadline for SCS abstract and proposal submissions is Monday, April 7, 2025 at 12:00pm ET. Learn more about the Annual Meeting and the submission process: www.classicalstudies.org/annual-meeti...

We are pleased to announce that Max Miller of Tasting History is the recipient of the 2024 SCS Forum Prize! The prize recognizes outstanding contributions to public engagement by works about the ancient Greek & Roman world that originated outside the academy. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-news/202...

We wish to deliver the exciting news that Candida R. Moss has been awarded the 2024 Mary-Kay Gamel Outreach Prize by the SCS! The prize recognizes outstanding projects by SCS members that make an aspect of classical antiquity available to a public audience. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-news/202...

Letters of nomination for the SCS Goodwin Award are due March 22! The award honors outstanding contributions to classical scholarship published by members of the Society, and letters of nomination may be submitted by anyone, including publishers and the author. classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

Join us for a webinar introducing the new interface of L’Année Philologique (APh), a full-scope bibliographic database for scholars of classical studies. Librarians, scholars, students, and anyone interested in learning more about APh are welcome to join: www.classicalstudies.org/scs-news/upc...

Today on the blog, Arum Park (@profarumpark.bsky.social) shares her experiences doing research on demographics, race/ethnicity, and DEI in Classics. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...

The Raffaella Cribiore Award for Outstanding Literary Translation honors up to two books each year that translate primary texts in Ancient Greek or Latin. Nominations are due by March 22, and anyone can submit a letter of nomination! classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

The 2025 Annual Meeting, which took place last month in Philadelphia, featured a performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company on Saturday, January 4th. Several articles and blogs were written about the performance, and to see a roundup of recent press, visit: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/scs...

The 2025 Zeph Stewart Latin Teacher Training Award is open to those preparing for Latin teacher certification. Apply by April 21, 2025! For more information, please visit: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...