The Department of Classics is delighted to announce the promotion of Professor David Blank to the rank of Distinguished Professor. As friends of the department know, Professor Blank is an…
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Congratulations Class of 2021!
Published: June 14, 2021Congratulations to the Class of 2021! The Classics Department wanted to mark this special occasion and let you know that we are thinking of you on this momentous occasion. Please…
Read MoreClassics Undergraduate, Shannon Boland, Selected as Dean’s Prize Winner!
Published: June 1, 2021Many congratulations to Classical Civilization major, Shannon Boland, who has just been selected as the Dean’s Prize winner for Excellence in Research for her Undergraduate Research Week presentation of “Antigone…
Read MoreSarah Morris Joins Panel Discussion on Women in Archaeology in Greece, for International Women’s Day
Published: March 11, 2021In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th, the ASCSA gathered a group of distinguished female archaeologists (our very own Prof. Sarah Morris included!) to discuss their experiences as…
Read MoreTwo UCLA Alumni Win Prestigious Teaching Awards
Published: January 15, 2021Congratulations to Marisa Alimento (BA Classics 1990, Latin Coordinator at Crossroads School) for receiving the SCS Award for Excellence in Teaching at the PreCollegiate Level and to Robert Groves (PhD…
Read MoreThe Passing of Professor Mortimer Chambers
Published: December 18, 2020The Department of Classics is sad to share the news that long-time friend of the department and dear colleague, Professor Emeritus of History, Mortimer Chambers, passed away this last Monday…
Read MoreA Victory Ode for the LA Dodgers
Published: October 28, 2020
By Kathryn Morgan I am not a trophy maker, fashioning a rigid-circle of silvered-over flags, But, sweet song, rise up with the cheers of awestruck spectators And fly from the…
Read MoreMariam Usmani Receives the 2020-21 Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship
Published: October 14, 2020
Festive congratulations to Classics graduate student Mariam Usmani, who has won a Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship for 2020-2021 academic year. The Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship is highly competitive. A total…
Read More2019 Departmental Teaching Citation
Published: November 26, 2019
The Department is delighted to announce that graduate student Zach Borst has been awarded the Classics Department Citation for Teaching Excellence, 2019. The department congratulates Zach on his outstanding teaching,…
Read MoreProfessor Martelli Receives University of California President’s Fellowship
Published: April 22, 2019The Department is pleased to announce that Professor Francesca Martelli has received the prestigious University of California President’s Faculty Research Fellowship for 2019-2020. To read more about this distinguished honor,…
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