Many congratulations to Classics Undergraduate student Dido Wang, who has just been awarded the 2020 Peter Rotter Undergraduate Essay Award. Dido’s paper (“Descending god, ascending man: A study of the…
Read MoreNews
Professor Gurval Honored with Eugen Weber Honors Collegium Faculty Award
Published: April 17, 2019The Department of Classics is delighted to report that Professor Robert Gurval has been honored with the Eugen Weber Honors Collegium Faculty Award in celebration of his outstanding contribution to teaching…
Read MoreCongratulations to our recent PhDs!
Published: April 3, 2019Congratulations to Celsiana Warwick (PhD 2018) who has just accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa and John Tennant (PhD expected Spring 2019) who…
Read MoreMeet our Post-Bacc Program Graduates!
Published: March 6, 2019Interested in our Post-Baccalaureate Program? Learn more from our Program Graduates here. The Postbacc committee will start reading applications March 1 and we want to hear from you!
Read MoreDr. Sharon Gerstel Honored By Hellenic Society Of Constantinople
Published: January 25, 2019The Greek Reporter USA announced that Dr. Sharon Gerstel, Professor of Byzantine Art and Archaeology, will be honored by The Hellenic Society of Constantinople on Saturday, February 2 at the organization’s 52nd Annual Dinner…
Read MoreDepartment Statement on the 2019 AIA – SCS Annual Meeting
Published: January 9, 2019The Department of Classics at UCLA strongly condemns the racist actions that took place at the 150th Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies held in San Diego between…
Read MoreDistinguished Professor Amy Richlin wins Goodwin Award
Published: September 28, 2018The Department of Classics is delighted to announce that the Society for Classical Studies has awarded Distinguished Professor Amy Richlin a C.J. Goodwin Award of Merit for her book Slave…
Read MoreWelcome, Assistant Professor Sarah Beckmann
Published: September 26, 2018The Department of Classics is delighted to announce that Dr. Sarah Beckmann has joined the department this Fall as Assistant Professor of Classics.
Read MoreWelcome, Assistant Professor Adriana Vazquez!
Published: March 21, 2018The Department of Classics is delighted to announce that Dr. Adriana Vazquez has accepted the offer of a tenure track position as Assistant Professor of Classics at UCLA and will…
Read MoreGiulia Sissa is awarded the Premio Nazionale Vincenzo Padula
Published: December 12, 2017Professor Giulia Sissa has been awarded the Premio Nazionale Vincenzo Padula, for non-fiction for the Italian version of her book on jealousy (La Gelosia. Una passione inconfessabile published by Editori Laterza)….
Read More