CAC invites applications for the John Geyssen Subsidy supporting institutions hosting speakers on CAC lecture tours (2026–2027). Deadline: March 31, 2026. Apply via the link below. www.cac-scec.ca/2026/03/geys...

Timeline of harm to Franco-Ontarian students: Oct 2025: French classics program suspended Jan 2026: "Reinstated" after pressure Feb 2026: Re-suspended after 10 weeks buff.ly/UtgW0vq #SOSClassicsUO #ONfr #LanguageRights #uOttawa #Ottawa

Antiquité grecque et romaine : Dominique Côté a confirmé avec le vice-recteur à la francophonie que le programme « était désigné [en vertu] de cette loi ontarienne » (LSF). L'Université cite un «avis juridique» pour passer outre. buff.ly/hUwKjq6 #SOSÉtudesAnciennesUO #ONfr #DroitsLinguistiques

Looking to study the ancient world in Canada at the undergraduate or graduate level? Our list of departments in Canada is newly updated with links to information about programs of study at each school! www.cac-scec.ca/classics-pro... If you notice any inaccuracy about your department, let us know!

Two sessional positions are open at Brock University for the Spring Term and one for summer term. Spring CLAS 1P92: Discovering Ancient Rome CLAS 1P94: Understanding Medical and Scientific Language Summer CLAS 1P97: Myths of the Heroic Age Details & application: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/broc...

Save the date for this upcoming Antiquity in Media Studies (AIMS) Event on Feb 28th! Register in advance to attend the following: Interactive Presentation by the Source Databases Committee MicroGame Testing Workshop AIMS Social Hour Full information at the link! www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/aims...

Faculty at the University of Calgary report potential room for compromise with administration to save Classics and Medieval Studies. They thank everyone for support and request a temporary pause in the letter-writing campaign. Read more: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/ucal... Share widely!

Faculty at the University of Calgary report potential room for compromise with administration to save Classics and Medieval Studies. They thank everyone for support and request a temporary pause in the letter-writing campaign. Read more: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/ucal... Share widely!

The deadline for nominations for the Fantham Award in Public Engagement is coming up next week. Get your noms in by the 15th!

There are lots of things going on in the world right now but please also go and sign this and email the powers that be at U Calgary to save their Classics and Medieval studies program! A number of Canadian departments have reversed attempted closures so it is worthwhile

Mouseion: Journal of the @cacscec.bsky.social Vol. 21, No. 1 (2024) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56328 @projectmuse.bsky.social @utpressjournals.bsky.social @apistone.bsky.social @brekekekexkovax.bsky.social Breaking New Ground with Comics and the Ancient Mediterranean World

Sign the petition! www.change.org/Save_Classic...

🚨 SAUVONS LES ÉTUDES CLASSIQUES ET MÉDIÉVALES À L’UNIVERSITÉ DE CALGARY ! 🚨 L’administration universitaire a rejeté un programme innovant élaboré de bonne foi par le corps professoral, invoquant des contraintes budgétaires. Cette décision supprimerait la majeure en lettres classiques à Calgary!

🚨 SAVE CLASSICS AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY! 🚨 University leadership has rejected an innovative new program developed by faculty in good faith, citing budget constraints. This decision would eliminate the Classics major at Calgary! Read more : 👉 www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/supp...

🚨 SAVE CLASSICS AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY! 🚨 University leadership has rejected an innovative new program developed by faculty in good faith, citing budget constraints. This decision would eliminate the Classics major at Calgary! Read more : 👉 www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/supp...

📣 CFP! Thematic Panel: “The Vortex” in Graeco-Roman Thought EASR / IAHR 2026 (20–25 Sept. 2026) Organizers invite interdisciplinary proposals exploring vortex, whirl, spiral, reversal, and related motifs across Graeco-Roman religion, philosophy, and beyond. www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/easr...

The Department of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria is seeking a sessional lecturer for 2026-2027 academic year. Courses include myth, epic, and introductory and intermediate Greek. Deadline March 1st Full posting: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/uvic...

We are looking for expressions of interest for guests for Season 5 of @peoplingthepast.bsky.social podcast! Please share widely with your networks if you think this may be of interest. Deadline is February 15th 2026!

The Crake Foundation and the Department of Classics at Mount Allison University are pleased to announce the Crake Doctoral Fellowship in Classics for the academic year 2026–2027. Deadline February 27th. See post for full details: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/crak...

📢 Nouvelle conférence ! Nous sommes ravis d’ouvrir l’année 2026 avec une conférence invitée de Jitse Dijkstra (Université d’Ottawa) 🗓 29 janvier 2026 ⏰ 4:00PM HNE 🎓 Rethinking Religion in the Greek and Roman Worlds: The Concept of Appropriation and Its Applications 🔗 Lien Zoom : tinyurl.com/mws6j6h6

📢 New conference alert! As part of our new series of workshops and lectures, we are delighted to kick off 2026 with a guest lecture by Prof. Jitse Dijkstra (University of Ottawa). 🗓 January 29th, 2026 ⏰ 4:00 PM (EST) 🔗 Zoom link: tinyurl.com/mws6j6h6 We hope to see many of you there!

Phoenix Vol. 9, No.2 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56172 @projectmuse.bsky.social @cacscec.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social Greek and Roman Mime @melissakafunke.bsky.social @mhanses.bsky.social @technites.bsky.social

Final Reminder! The deadline for three different Calls for Papers (and panels/workshops/posters) for the Annual Meeting of the CAC, to be held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, on 5-7 May 2026, is today, 5 January 2026. Visit www.queensu.ca/cac-conferen... for full details!

Final Reminder! The deadline for three different Calls for Papers (and panels/workshops/posters) for the Annual Meeting of the CAC, to be held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, on 5-7 May 2026, is today, 5 January 2026. Visit www.queensu.ca/cac-conferen... for full details!

The deadline for submitting abstracts for our annual conference in May is coming up on Monday, January 5th! Please see the attached link for full details!

CAC Vice-President Robert Weir is seeking to fill vacancies on our Equity Committee! Please see our full post for details and contact information. www.cac-scec.ca/2025/12/equi...

🚨CFP for #ResDiff7 is now available!🚨 Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker. Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026: resdifficiles.com/cfp/

📜 The Tenth Lincoln College International Summer School in Greek Palaeography (to be held in Oxford, 27 July–1 August 2026 is accepting applications. 🗓️ Deadline is January 31st. See our post for more information! www.cac-scec.ca/2025/12/linc... #AncientBlueSky

Reminder! The deadline for all CFPs is coming up on January 5th, 2026!

Excited by the new #Odyssey trailer? Submit for #AIMS' new winter virtual monthly conference series: we welcome proposals for papers, games, workshops, & more on any aspect of classical reception or media about the ancient Mediterranean! antiquityinmediastudies.wordpress.com/2026-confere...

📣 Do you bring the ancient world to wider audiences? Nominate yourself or a colleague for the Elaine Fantham Award in Public Engagement! Honouring creative, responsible public-facing Classics work. Deadline Feb 15. www.cac-scec.ca/2025/12/fant... #AncientBlueSky

Reminder! The deadline for nominations for the Mark Golden Book Award is today! Rappel! Dernier jour pour soumettre des mises en candidature au Prix du Livre Mark Golden! www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/gold...

📣 Do you bring the ancient world to wider audiences? Nominate yourself or a colleague for the Elaine Fantham Award in Public Engagement! Honouring creative, responsible public-facing Classics work. Deadline Feb 15. www.cac-scec.ca/2025/12/fant... #AncientBlueSky

#AIASCS2026 is coming up! Looking for community or a place to land? FGLIF has got you covered! • Social with Student Affairs Interest Group (SAIG): Jan 8, 7:30 pm • Hybrid panel on contingent work: Jan 9, 11 am • Business meeting: Jan 9, 1 pm All are welcome!

Great news for any undergraduates excited about manuscripts, palaeography, and reconstructing ancient texts! There is a funded MA opportunity at the University of Manitoba working on new critical editions of Plato’s dialogues. Check our full post for more details! www.cac-scec.ca/2025/12/uman...

Reminder! The deadline for all CFPs is coming up on January 5th, 2026!

🎉 EXCELLENT NEWS! The University of Ottawa has lifted the suspension of admissions to Greek & Roman Studies. Thank you to everyone who signed, shared, wrote letters, and raised their voice. Apply now for next year's cohort: buff.ly/1i2Iw0B #SaveTheHumanities #SOSClassicsUO #AncientHistory

Great opportunity! Check out our full post about a PhD position at York University in Toronto in the History of Authoritarian Politics in Ancient Rome with Professor Benjamin Kelly. Deadline is January 15th. Share with Master's students in your networks! www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/york...

Please see the following Call for Papers for a Panel in Honour of James (“Jim”) Russell at the 2026 CAC Meeting in May: www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/jimr...

New issue of Phoenix Vol. 79, No. 1 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/55982 @phoenixjournal.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @cacscec.bsky.social

The CAC is accepting applications from members for the Mark Golden Book Award. Applications are due December 15th. See our website for full details: www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/gold... #AncientBlueSky

Check our CFP! The Women’s Network / Réseau des Femmes of the CAC / SCÉC invites submissions for their 2026 panel Ancient Masculinities, which aims to foster critically informed work on the construction, contestation, and performance of manliness, broadly conceived, in antiquity.

The Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference committee of the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at the University of British Columbia is issuing a call for papers for their conference on “Bodies and Embodiment.” www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/aigs... #AncientBlueSky

The Department of Classics at Mount Allison University invites applications for the 2026 season of the Torre Mordillo Archaeological Field School in Calabria, Italy. Read more at our website! www.cac-scec.ca/2025/10/torr...

The Departments of History and Classics at Queen’s University are seeking a Marjorie McLean Oliver Postdoctoral Fellow, to begin July 1, 2026. Applications due January 15, 2026. The full position description is available here: Employment | Department of History, Queen’s University (queensu.ca)

We're happy to announce that the website and calls for papers for our annual conference in May are live! The conference will be held at Queen's University, May 5th-7th 2026. www.cac-scec.ca/2025/10/cfpa...

La pétition est EN LIGNE ! L'UOttawa a suspendu Antiquité grecque et romaine sans consultation, mettant fin au seul programme de langues anciennes en français en Ontario. Signez, partagez et suivez pour les mises à jour. buff.ly/hjj4J7u #SOSÉtudesanciennesUO #ONfr #FrancoOntarien

📣 Sign the petition TODAY to support @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social! #SOSClassicsUO Share widely!

The petition is LIVE! uOttawa suspended Greek & Roman Studies without consultation ending advanced ancient languages teaching and Ontario's only ancient languages programme in French. Please sign, share widely and follow for updates. buff.ly/hjj4J7u #SOSClassicsUO #SaveHigherEd #ONfr #Ottawa

This was the program from which I received my Honours in Classics and now the university is effectively shutting it down by gutting the language program. Join me in writing the university to save the program that offered me so many opportunities and shaped me into the scholar I am today.