University of Maryland Classics Department

Congratulations to our newest batch of Classics graduates! We are so proud and excited to see what lies ahead for our brilliant students.

Congratulations to Mary Catherine Contreras and Alex Houseman on defending their MA theses! Mary Catherine applied feminist care ethics to the letters of Marcus Aurelius and Fronto, and Alex explored faulty self-construction in Senecan tragedy. We are so proud of them both!

Reminder--this exciting talk will be happening on Thursday!!

Dr. Christopher Londa to Speak on Enslaved Readers in Ancient Rome | Department of Classics Please join the Classics Department in welcoming Prof. Christopher Londa, who will be delivering a talk entitled "Notes from the Speaking Wall: Enslaved Literary Performance through Dystopian Fiction," on Thursday, April 11 at 4 pm.

Our annual Modern Greek Studies conference, featuring a dinner and folk music performances, will take place on Saturday, April 20th! This event will be hybrid--please RSVP to Prof. Lillian Doherty, whether attending in person or via Zoom!

Please join us next Thursday, 4/11 at 4 PM in Francis Scott Key 0106 for a talk by Christopher Londa entitled "Notes from the Speaking Wall: Enslaved Literary Performance through Dystopian Fiction"! More information here:

Dr. Christopher Londa to Speak on Enslaved Readers in Ancient Rome | Department of Classics Please join the Classics Department in welcoming Prof. Christopher Londa, who will be delivering a talk entitled "Notes from the Speaking Wall: Enslaved Literary Performance through Dystopian Fiction," on Thursday, April 11 at 4 pm.

Congratulations to this year's round of Eta Sigma Phi initiates! You know what they say: what happens during the initiation stays in the initiation. Still, we are proud that our students are committed to promoting a love of learning. φιλοσοφοῦμεν καὶ φιλοκαλοῦμεν!

It's giving day at UMD! This year, we would be grateful if you considered donating to the Classics department, a tight-knit, supportive community committed to nurturing curiosity, passion, and rigor in every student.

Every year, the funds raised on Giving Day go towards scholarships for study abroad programs. These scholarships make horizon-expanding experiences possible for students who may not otherwise be able to afford them.

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Please join us this Thursday, 12/7, for a talk by Dr. Máté Veres on "The Psychology of Expertise in Early Stoicism." The talk will take place at 4 PM in MMH 1310A, and it will be followed by our yearly Saturnalia party. Come one, come all!

Please join us this Thursday for a talk by Máté Veres on "The Psychology of Expertise in Early Stoicism." The talk will be followed by our annual Saturnalia party. Come one, come all!

Last Friday, students from Prof. Wasdin's class on ancient and modern romance novels visited Dumbarton Oaks Museum. Betsy Williams, the curator of a new exhibition on Women ans Wealth, led them through the gallery and discussed the aesthetic and economic properties of late antique and Byzantine jewelry and textiles. Thank you to Dr. Williams for such a stimulating tour!

On Friday, Dec. 1st, students from Prof. Wasdin's class on ancient and modern romance novels visited Dumbarton Oaks Museum! Betsy Williams, the curator of a new exhibition on Women and Wealth, led them through the gallery and discussed the aesthetic and economic properties of late antique and Byzantine jewelry and textiles. A sincere thank you to Dr. Williams for the fabulous tour!

Calling all Latin pedagogues! Please consider registering for our graduate-level Latin pedagogy course, an entirely online survey of teaching philosophies, practical methods, and resources. This course is open to everyone, not just UMD students.

Calling all Latin pedagogues! Please consider registering for our graduate-level Latin pedagogy course, an entirely online survey of teaching philosophies, practical methods, and resources. The course is open to everyone, not just UMD students.

Please join us next Wednesday 11/8 at 7 PM in MMH 1400 for a talk by Prof. Bridget Buxton entitled "New Light on King Herod's Harbor." Free and open to the public!

Please join us next Wednesday, 11/8 at 7 PM in MMH 1400 for a talk by Prof. Bridget Buxton! Prof. Buxton will be discussing the findings of new excavations at King Herod's Harbor (Caesarea Maritima). Feel free to arrive early for a reception with light refreshments at 6:30!

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We were delighted to have hosted Maryland Junior Classical League's certamen last Saturday! It was an absolute treat to get to meet so many young Classicists.

Please join us this Thursday to welcome our newest faculty member, Peter Osorio! Prof. Osorio specializes in Greek and Roman philosophy, particularly epistemology and ethics. After completing his doctorate at Cornell University, he taught in classics and philosophy as a lecturer at the University of Rochester and then at Cornell University. He joins us from the University of Toronto, where he was a Loeb Classical Library Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow.

See you all in the Maryland Room of Marie Mount Hall, this Thursday, October 19, at 4 pm. Light refreshments will be served!

Our department is proud to co-sponsor this concert featuring Greek refugee songs from Asia Minor. Check it out next week--it's sure to be fabulous!

We are thrilled to kick off the new school year with a lecture by Prof. Holly Haynes! Please join us on Thursday, September 28th at 3:30 PM in the Maryland Room for "Boars and Goddesses: Comedy and Tragedy in Pliny's Tacitus Letters."

We are so proud of our Classics graduates. Onwards and upwards, Class of 2023! In the words of our illustrious chair, Prof. Eric Adler, "si valetis bene, nos valemus."

We had a blast celebrating the end of the year at our pizza party on Friday. Congratulations to our hard-working Terps for making it through another semester!

Many congratulations to Chelsea Stolt and Evan Dill for successfully defending their MA theses this afternoon! Chelsea presented cutting-edge pedagogical research in her thesis, entitled "Toward a Comprehensive Framework for Culturally Relevant Latin Classrooms," and Evan invited us to ponder the power of poetry in his presentation, entitled "Philosophical Evolution Through Literary Adaptation in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura." Well done both!

It's Giving Day at UMD! We would be very grateful if you would consider donating to the Classics department today. Last year, the funds raised on Giving Day went towards scholarships supporting Classics students studying abroad. Many of these students would not have had this horizon-expanding experience without your generous support.

To donate to the Classics department, follow this link: https://givingday.umd.edu/campaigns/classics-fund
And for Modern Greek studies, click here: https://givingday.umd.edu/campaigns/modern-greek-fund
We so appreciate your continued support!

It was an honor and a pleasure to celebrate Lillian Doherty today at the conference "Visions of Women in Greece and Rome." Lillian's intellectual acumen, commitment to teaching, and deeply generous spirit have been an inspiration to so many, as evidenced by the many current and former students and colleagues in the audience. Eva Stehle, Justin Arft, Rachel Lesser, and Katherine Wasdin gave fabulous papers, which built upon and engaged with Lillian's contributions to feminist scholarship in the Classics. Happy retirement, Lillian! UMD Classics is lucky to have had you.

This is just to remind you all that "Visions of Women in Greece and Rome," a conference in honor of Prof. Lillian Doherty, will be taking place tomorrow, both virtually and in person! We hope to see many of you there!

**Note: a previous version of this flyer contained the incorrect link for those attending the conference virtually. Please see the updated flyer below for the correct link!**

Please join us on Friday, March 3rd for "Visions of Women in Ancient Greece," a conference in honor of the inimitable Prof. Lillian Doherty, who will retire this year. The conference will feature talks by Eva Stehle, Justin Arft, Rachel Lesser, and Katherine Wasdin. This event will also be hybrid! For those attending in person, please RSVP to Jaqueline Adams at [email protected]. For those attending via zoom, see the attached flyer for the zoom link. We hope to see you there!