Professor John Papadopoulos and Professor Sarah Morris have edited a volume of 2 books on Ancient Methone entitled: Ancient Methone, 2003-2013: Excavations by Matthaios Besseios, Athena Athanassiadou, and Konstantinou Noulas…
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Professor Alex Purves reflects on her experience with the EPIC program at UCLA
Published: June 22, 2023In this interview Professor Purves discusses some of the ways she has benefited as a participant in UCLA’s Excellence in Pedagogy in the Classroom’s initiatives. Click here for more.
Read MoreThe Department of Classics congratulates the Class of 2023!
Published: June 20, 2023We could not be more proud of our brilliant majors, minors, and post baccalaureate students and wish them the best as they continue to pursue their individual passions and goals! …
Read MoreClassics Undergraduate Caroline Lunt presents at Undergraduate Research Week
Published: May 31, 2023Congratulations to Caroline Lunt on her honors thesis, “A Cult of Their Own: Space and Identity in Literary Description of Nymph Worship,” which was selected for presentation at UCLA’s Undergraduate…
Read MoreGraduate Student Awards
Published: May 31, 2023Congratulations to the following graduate students! Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Awards (2023) Mary Anastasi, “Food for Thought: The Parasite as Intellectual in Imperial Greek Literature” (mentor: David Blank) Nicolette D’Angelo,…
Read MoreProfessor David Blank presents paper at “Plato in Roman Philosophy” Conference in Toronto
Published: May 31, 2023Professor David Blank will be presenting a paper at the “Plato & Roman Philosophy” conference at the University of Toronto on Saturday June 3rd. His paper is “Philodemus on Plato…
Read MoreUCLA Classics PhD Celsiana Warwick’s article in Classical Quarterly 72.1
Published: May 23, 2023Congratulations to UCLA Classics PhD Celsiana Warwick (2018) whose article “Chthonic Disruption in Lycophron’s Alexandra” has just appeared in Classical Quarterly 72.1! For more info, click here
Read MoreProfessor John Papadopoulos delivers lecture on colonies and cities
Published: May 23, 2023On Monday May 22nd John Papadopoulos presented a lecture on zoom to the International Association for Archaeological Research in Western and Central Asia on the topic of “Komai, colonies, and…
Read MoreAlumna Suzanne Lye awarded a Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Fellowship
Published: May 23, 2023Alumna Suzanne Lye has just been awarded a Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Fellowship. Suzanne received her PhD in Classics from UCLA in 2016 and is currently an Assistant Professor at…
Read MoreProfessor Sander Goldberg awarded 2023 UCLA Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award
Published: May 19, 2023We are delighted to announce that Professor Sander Goldberg is one of three recipients of the 2023 UCLA Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award! Congratulations Professor Goldberg! For more information,…
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