Nomination period ends TODAY! Get those nominations in!

My latest @awaws.org post on Dr Cynthia Begbie/Dean, fmr. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer @sydney.edu.au. @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @acrsn.bsky.social www.awaws.org/history-of-w... @womensclasscaucus.bsky.social @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social @usyd-humanities.bsky.social @circa-candace.bsky.social

Thrilled that Women, Wealth and Power in the Roman Republic is now published: www.cambridge.org/core/books/w... @awaws.org @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social @resaustrales.bsky.social @acrsn.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @womensclasscaucus.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org

Hi from #CAMWS in scenic Mobile, AL!

Elections for new members of the WCC Steering Committee are on the horizon! The nomination period is open until Monday, March 16. We're looking to add four members to the Steering Committee this election cycle: 1) Events Coordinator 2) Prizes Coordinator 3) Website Coordinator 4) Graduate Liaison

New event alert! Conferencing 201: From Abstract to Presentation Tuesday, Feb. 24 on Zoom, 3:00 - 4:15 PM (ET) Congratulations on having your abstract accepted for a conference! Now what? www.wccclassics.org/events

Call for applications for Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age, an NEH funded institute for higher education faculty (May–October 2026; wp.wwu.edu/tada/) This exciting institute aims to expand data and digital literacy among educators in the fields of ancient Mediterranean studies!

Scenes from the opening night reception!

Reupping this because it's almost #AIASCS time! We hope to see you at all our great events!

Join us at the AIA/SCS for the opening night reception, co-sponsored with COGSIP and the LCC! Costume theme: The Writing’s on the Wall: Street Art from Pompeii to the Mission District Full listing of the WCC events at the SCS/AIA is available here! www.wccclassics.org/scs-annual-m...

In advance of the annual #AIASCS meetings, our latest episode of Cloelia is available! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Just in time for the AIA/SCS, please join the WCC Mentorship Community for Conferencing 101! The WCC Mentorship Team invites you to a pop-up session to address your concerns and questions about how to get the most out of attending academic conferences. www.wccclassics.org/events/pop-u...

WCC Call for Abstracts for the 2027 SCS/AIA Meeting!! Abstracts due by Feb. 15, 2026

THIS TUESDAY, we're holding a Pop-up Event on Impostor Syndrome and How to Handle It with Suzanne Lye! October 7, 2025 - 1:30pm ET over Zoom Register today for this important event! www.wccclassics.org/events/pop-u...

Happening in a few hours, don't miss out!

Applying to grad school is a stressful thing for students to do—now more than ever. The WCC is bringing together three representatives from schools with different types of graduate programs to help guide faculty on how to best advise students. www.wccclassics.org/events/advis...

Applying for postdocs and confused about what they are? Not sure how to craft a strong postdoc proposal or how a postdoc application differs from other sorts of applications? Join us for this panel -- all are welcome! September 15 2:30-3:30pm ET Register now! www.wccclassics.org/events/apply...

Welcome to the Summer 2025 edition of #Cloelia, the WCC’s quarterly newsletter devoted to keeping our membership up-to-date on our latest activities and initiatives! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The award for Outstanding Pre-PhD Paper Presentation goes to Jenny Weigel @jmweigel.bsky.social, a graduate student at Florida State, for her presentation “Breaking the Binary: Mirrors and Spears in Etruscan Tombs,” at the Annual Meeting of the AIA in January 2025.

The Barbara McManus Award for Outstanding Scholarship is awarded to Kassandra Miller, Assistant Professor at Colby College for her article, "Intentional Menstrual Suppression in Imperial Rome,” JRS 114 (2024): 27– 59. Massive congratulations for this prestigious award, Kassi!

The WCC Leadership Award goes to Claire Catenaccio, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University.

The WCC Public Scholarship Award is given to Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, Professor Emerita, Hamilton College. See thread for award details!

The WCC Sharon L. James Mentorship Award goes to Alison Keith, University Professor and Director of the Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto. Read on for details of the award!

Pop-up Workshop: Writing and Revising Abstracts Are you planning to submit an abstract to the conference Feminism & Classics IX (due 9/12), CAMWS, the SCS, or another conference? If so, we have a great workshop for you! www.wccclassics.org/events/pop-u...

Teaching beginning language students this year? Join me and @apistone.bsky.social for a conversation about how *hard* it is to teach ancient languages right now and what we can do about it.

Come hang out with us for this upcoming workshop (August 12)! It's led by the brilliant @ellenleephd.bsky.social (with me as her trusty sidekick) who is so smart and thoughtful about language pedagogy and I am so excited to learn from her! Register here! www.wccclassics.org/events/wcc-p...

Want to network with people in our field? Want to make the most of the upcoming academic year and beyond? Looking for community or guidance? www.wccclassics.org/mentorship

The WCC invites you to the workshop, An AI Workshop for People Who Hate AI, facilitated by @ellenleephd.bsky.social and @apistone.bsky.social Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 1-3 PM ET Register here! www.wccclassics.org/events/wcc-p...

The WCC invites you to the workshop, Why Are You Taking This Class? Student-Centered Strategies for First-Year Language Instruction, facilitated by @ellenleephd.bsky.social and @apistone.bsky.social Register now! www.wccclassics.org/events/wcc-p...

WCC paper prize nominations are due JULY 1!!! Don't forget to get your nominations in for the Barbara McManus Award for Outstanding Scholarship and the Pre-PhD Paper Presentation docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Women’s Classical Caucus and Trans in Classics invite you to participate in a jointly hosted Reading Group, The Third Sex in Antiquity: Intersections of Trans Studies and Classics, on Wednesday, July 16, 4:00-5:00 PM ET. Register here: www.wccclassics.org/events/wccti...

Thinking about applying to Feminism and Classics (you should be!!) and want some tips and advice on how to write a great abstract? Join us on July 7th for an Abstracts 101 workshop -- 3:30-5pm ET, register now! women39sclassicalcaucus.wildapricot.org/event-6237977

The Women’s Classical Caucus and Lambda Classical Caucus invite you to participate in a jointly hosted Reading Group featuring the 2024-25 paper prize winners. We will meet virtually to discuss these two articles on Thursday 12 June 4:00-5:00 PM ET. Register here: www.wccclassics.org/events

WCC Virtual Conference: Embodying Women’s Colonial Experiences February 28, 2025 Full conference info available here! www.wccclassics.org/wcc-virtual-...

Heading to the AIA/SCS? Are you a grad student? Drink some water and get some electrolytes in you so you can recover from New Year's Eve and join us for the LCC/WCC grad student happy hour -- Friday 1/3- 9-10pm -- one free drink for attendees while supplies last!

WCC Mentorship presents Conferencing 101! Thursday, December 12, 2024, 12-1:30 PM ET Are you going to a conference soon and want a refresher on best practices? Do you have questions or want to demystify the conference experience? Register here: www.wccclassics.org/events

Important time change!! Due to a little time zone confusion, this was set up for the wrong time. Our Negotiating a Job Offer event will be taking place at *7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific*! We hope you can join us (it's not too late to register!) but also the event will be recorded!

Call for papers | Ancient Mothers and Motherhood: representations, practices and reappropriations. From Antiquity to the present day @ama-mater.bsky.social 📆 Abstract submission deadline: 20 December 2024 🏛️ Congress, 11-13 june, Lille (France) halma.univ-lille.fr/fileadmin/us... #AncientBlueSky 🏺

Please cast your votes for the WCC panel topic for the SCS Annual Meeting, January 7-10, 2026, in San Francisco! Check your email for the link to review the topics and vote for your top choice by Thursday 31 October 2024!

Please join us for a new event in the WCC Job Market Series! In Negotiating a Job Offer, we tackle your questions about what to do after you have an offer -- Register here! women39sclassicalcaucus.wildapricot.org/event-5913859

CFP for WCC’s virtual conference “Embodying Women's Colonial Experiences”, held on February 28, 2025 Deadline: November 15, 2024 (submission guidelines below) Organizers: Savannah Sather Marquardt and Maddalena Scarperi

New event announcement! Publishing a Journal Article: Advice for Peer Reviewers and Editors Tuesday, October 8, 2024 1 PM ET Register here! www.wccclassics.org/events/publi...

The deadline for signing up for a cohort mentoring group is TOMORROW (8/16)!! wccclassics.org/mentorship

Another event -- our event team CANNOT BE STOPPED! (Over)Connected World? Digital Technologies and their Mental Health Impacts Thursday, August 22, 2024 4:00 PM  5:00 PM Register here! www.wccclassics.org/events/overc...

🚨REMINDER 🚨 the first of these two events, on alternative approaches to grading, is taking place TOMORROW! Register now! www.wccclassics.org/events/to-gr...

The WCC invites you to participate as a mentor and/or mentee for the 2024-25 academic year in the WCC Mentorship Program, which features both a year-long, cohort “growth and support” mentorship program and short-term, on-demand “just-in-time” mentorship opportunities. www.wccclassics.org/mentorship

Kicking off next week -- you don't want to miss this!

We're at it again! Come chat with @apistone.bsky.social and me about pedagogy in August!

We have not one but TWO exciting new pedagogy events coming up, facilitated by @ellenleephd.bsky.social & @apistone.bsky.social! You can register for both these events at www.wccclassics.org/events August 7 - To Grade or Not to Grade?: Alternative Grading Approaches August 15 - Teaching with/as a TA

WCC Publishing Series: Publishing a Journal Article Thursday, June 6, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Panelists: Sarah Nooter, editor-in-chief of Classical Philology Irene Peirano Garrison, co-editor of TAPA Facilitator: Suzanne Lye Register here! www.wccclassics.org/events/wcc-p...