Congratulations to Professor Ella Haselswerdt, whose article “Mythic Landscapes and Ecologies of Suffering in Sophocles’ Philoctetes” was recently published in Classical Antiquity (vol. 42.1, April 2023). For more information, click…
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Professor Hannah Čulík-Baird to give a talk entitled “Euhemerus, Lactantius, and the case against fragment reconstruction.”
Published: May 12, 2023Professor Hannah Čulík-Baird @opietasanimi will be giving a talk this coming Wednesday over Zoom at the University of Birmingham, UK, entitled “Euhemerus, Lactantius, and the case against fragment reconstruction.” Wed…
Read MoreProfessor Ella Haselswerdt will deliver a talk entitled “Choral Epistemology: Lyric Thinking in Greek Tragedy”
Published: May 11, 2023Professor Ella Haselswerdt will deliver a talk entitled “Choral Epistemology: Lyric Thinking in Greek Tragedy” at the conference “Lyric Across the Disciplines” hosted by Yale University on Saturday, May 13th….
Read MoreJasmine Akiyama-Kim awarded the Classics Department Citation for Teaching Excellence 2023
Published: May 10, 2023Congratulations to Jasmine Akiyama-Kim, who has been awarded the Classics Department Citation for Teaching Excellence 2023! Jasmine has been an outstanding teacher for the department and an invaluable co-teacher of…
Read MoreKathryn Morgan delivers a talk at Simon Fraser University on April 28
Published: April 26, 2023Professor Kathryn Morgan will deliver a lecture entitled “Plato and the Historical Imagination,” on Friday, April 28 at the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. The lecture…
Read MoreKatie Tardio, UCLA post-bacc alum accepts tenure track position at Bucknell
Published: April 19, 2023We 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…
Read MoreProfessor 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…
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