Statement from the Classics Department

Dec. 21, 2016

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Winner of McClanahan Essay Prize - Elizabeth Deacon

Nov. 30, 2016

Congratulations to Elizabeth Deacon , winner of this yearā€™s Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize. Elizabeth is fourth-year PhD student working on Apuleius. She receives the $1500 prize for her essay ā€œDiotima and Isis: The Platonic Model behind the Metamorphoses ā€™ Eleventh Bookā€. She will present her essay as...

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Eliminating Classics - An Open Letter to SUNY

Nov. 22, 2016

Gregory A. Petsko writes about why he, a scientist at another university, is alarmed by planned cuts in foreign language programs.

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McClanahan Lecture Series - NOV 16

Nov. 16, 2016

McClanahan Lecture Series Revisiting the Column of Trajan presented by Associate Professor Diane Conlin Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 7PM in HUMN 150

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Doctoral Consortium in Literatures and Cultures

Nov. 14, 2016

In an effort to recruit the most talented students, the University of Colorado Boulder will fundamentally restructure the support for doctoral studies in its six literature PhD programs with the new Consortium of Doctoral Studies in Literatures and Cultures. Students accepted into the consortium programs will be guaranteed five years...

Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Nov. 7, 2016

CU Boulder will be accepting applications for the Chancellorā€™s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. http://www.colorado.edu/innovate/funding/chancellors-postdoctoral-fellowship-program If you are interested in applying for the Chancellor's Postdoctoral fellowship program, please contact Jackie.Elliott@colorado.edu .

Who's Buried in Philip's Tomb?

Who's Buried in Philip's Tomb?- October 20 at 5 PM

Oct. 20, 2016

Who's Buried in Philip's Tomb? Dr. Jeanne Reames, University of Nebraska-Omaha Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 5pm Eaton Humanitites 250 1610 Pleasant St Boulder CO 80309 In northern Greece on the afternoon of November 8, 1977, Manolis Andronikos opened an unlooted tomb, revealing spectacular grave goods. Soon, he announced heā€™d...

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Guest Lectutre by Dr. Dieter T. Roth - OCT 13 3PM

Oct. 13, 2016

Join the Department of Religious Studies as the present : Evil in Marcion's Conception of the "Old Testament" God' A guest lecture by Dr. Dieter T. Roth Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany Thusday, October 13, 2016 in HUMN 350 at 3PM Marcion was one of the most significant "heretics" of the...

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The Beginnings of Beer - OCT 13

Oct. 13, 2016

Join us for The Beginnings of Beer in the Ancient World by Travis Rupp Longmont Public Library on Thursday, October 13 at 7PM Registration Required

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CMEMS Invited Speaker, Lisa Bailey - OCT 11

Oct. 11, 2016

Please join us for a public lecture by Professor Lisa Bailey, University of Auckland ā€œServants of God, Servants of the Church: Service and Religion in Early Mediaeval Franceā€ Tuesday, October 11 at 5PM in HUMN125 Co-sponsored by the Department of Classics and History. Everyone welcome.

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