We would like to congratulate UCLA post-bacc alum Katie Tardio who has just accepted a tenure track position as Assistant Professor in Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Bucknell! Katie…
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Professor David Blank delivers lecture for the UC Cooperation in Ancient Philosophy
Published: April 18, 2023The inaugural lecture series of the UC Cooperation in Ancient Philosophy (UC-CAP) continues with a talk by Professor David Blank (UCLA). The topic of his lecture is Philodemus’ critique of…
Read MoreAdriana Vazquez delivers a talk at UC Davis on April 13
Published: April 12, 2023Professor Adriana Vazquez will deliver a lecture entitled De Bello Brasilico: Lusophone Epic and Poetic Potentialities on Thursday, April 13 at UC Davis’ Department of Classics. Abstract: The neoclassical poetic…
Read MoreBryant Kirkland is promoted to Associate Professor with tenure
Published: April 11, 2023We are delighted to announce that Professor Bryant Kirkland has received tenure at UCLA and wish him many congratulations!
Read MoreUCLA Classics Postbacc Scholarship
Published: April 8, 2023The Department of Classics at UCLA is pleased to announce the following opportunity designed to advance our goals of diversity and inclusion. We are offering a one-year tuition scholarship for…
Read MoreUCLA BA & Post-bacc alumna Elke Nash accepts position as Assistant Professor of Classics at University of New Hampshire
Published: April 7, 2023
Congratulations to Dr Elke Nash, who received her BA in Classical Civilization from UCLA in 2007 and her Post-baccalaureate certificate in Classics from our department in 2008-10. She received her…
Read MoreProfessor Alex Purves receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Published: April 7, 2023We are happy and excited to announce that Professor and Chair of the Department Alex Purves has been named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2023! Alex Purves studies ancient Greek poetry…
Read MoreProfessors Sarah Morris and John Papadopoulos deliver seminars at the Scuola Normale in Pisa
Published: April 7, 2023On April 13-14 John Papadopoulous and Sarah Morris will deliver seminars at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa on the topics of, respectively, Framing Victory: Salamis, the Athenian Acropolis…
Read MoreDr. Kelly Nguyen joins UCLA Classics
Published: April 5, 2023We are delighted to report that Kelly Nguyen has recently accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Classics at UCLA, beginning July 1, 2023. Dr. Nguyen is currently an IDEAL…
Read MoreKathryn Morgan responds to recent book on Plato’s Charmides
Published: April 5, 2023Professor Kathryn Morgan will be speaking on April 8 at a Book Symposium Panel at the 2023 American Philosophical Association Pacific Division meeting in San Francisco, offering a reaction to…
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