Society for Classical Studies

Today on the blog, Selina (Qinghan) Wang discusses her public outreach talks on Roman water via Ovid, Pliny the Younger, and Frontinus. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/sel...

The Fall 2026 issue of TAPA is out now at muse.jhu.edu/issue/57717. Read Past President Kirk Ormand's Presidential Address, along with writing on language and pedagogy, Homeric psychology, and more. Members and subscribers can access TAPA through Project Muse.

Today on the blog, editor Michael Taylor shares his take on Christopher Nolan's Odyssey and the Late Bronze Age Collapse. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/mik...

Applications for the 2026 Erich S. Gruen prize, which recognizes graduate research, are now open at apply.classicalstudies.org. Find out more information about the prize at classicalstudies.org/awards.

The SCS has signed onto @historians.org's statement opposing new Texas Tech University Course Content Guidelines which prohibit content related to “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” in core and undergraduate classes, without defining those terms. Read more: www.historians.org/news/aha-opp...

Happy Birthday, Erich! The 2026 SCS Erich S. Gruen Prize competition is now open! @scsclassics.bsky.social classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

The SCS blog is looking for contributors! Interested in spotlighting a recent TAPA article? My email and DMs are open.

Today on the blog, Michael Taylor kicks off a new series spotlighting TAPA articles with his take on Duncan MacRae's "Capitoline Futures: The Location of Roman Futurity." classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/mik...

Today on the blog, Jinrui Zhang discusses his public engagement initiative in China, “Echoes of Antiquity,” funded by the Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities initiative. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/jin...

Register here for the next mini-conference in AIMS' (Antiquity in Media Studies) event series on March 29: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/upc...

Nominations are open now for this year's Goodwin Award, recognizing exceptional recent scholarly work in the field of classics. Review eligibility requirements here: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f... and submit your nomination at apply.classicalstudies.org.

Nominations are open now for this year's Cribiore Award, which recognizes outstanding translations from Ancient Greek or Latin by Society members. Review eligibility requirements: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f... and apply here: apply.classicalstudies.org

Today on the blog, Thomas Hendrickson discusses tiered readers as a bridge between introductory textbooks and unadapted Latin texts. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tho...

Join @fglif.bsky.social at their webinar "Translating Your PhD: Resumes for Nonfaculty Careers" on April 28 at 7 PM ET. Register here: bucknell.zoom.us/meeting/regi... and find more information: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/upc...

Nominations are open now for this year's Cribiore Award, which recognizes outstanding translations from Ancient Greek or Latin by Society members. Review eligibility requirements: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f... and apply here: apply.classicalstudies.org

Applications close on March 6 for Teaching Classics in a Digital Age, an NEH funded institute for higher education faculty which aims to expand data and digital literacy among educators in the fields of ancient Mediterranean studies. Learn more and apply: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/cal...

Nominations are open now for this year's Goodwin Award, recognizing exceptional recent scholarly work in the field of classics. Review eligibility requirements here: classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f... and submit your nomination at apply.classicalstudies.org.

Today on the blog, Jillian Stinchcomb discusses Egypt and Ethiopia in the work of Flavius Josephus. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/jil...

Today on the blog, Benjamin Haller reviews We Players' performance of Odyssea at the SCS Annual Meeting. classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/ben...

Today on the blog, Stephen DeCasien (@sdecasien.bsky.social) discusses the parallel evolution of two ancient warships, one from Greece and one from China. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/ste...

Today on the blog, James Ker and Nina Papathansopoulou talk with Ava Roy, Artistic Director of We Players, about the inspiration and process behind the upcoming Odyssea performance at the San Francisco annual meeting. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/ava...

Today on the blog, Rachel Philbrick and Zachary Quint of the SCS Data Committee share some of the results of the Census, focusing on a few salient questions and linking to further data. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...

Today on the blog, Nina Papathanasopoulou introduces the upcoming performance at this year's annual meeting in San Francisco: a product of Odyssea by We Players. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...

Today on the blog, Kathleen Coleman discusses the importance of the TLL Fellowship, now in need of support after losing its NEH funding this past spring. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/kco...

Today on the blog, Will Szymanski (@willszymanski.bsky.social) discusses Sulla and Elon Musk in the current political moment. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/wil...

Today on the blog, SN Yeager and Victoria Austen discuss Classics and unionization for the Contingent Faculty series. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/sn-...

Today on the blog, Peter Kotiuga discusses how having students learn the prosodic features of ancient Greek and Latin early provides fresh opportunities to make lessons on meter more engaging. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/pko...

Today on the blog, Joy Connolly shares the legacy of the ACLS (@acls1919.bsky.social) and NEH, and how we can support them and the NEH (@nehgov.bsky.social) during this political moment: www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/joy...

Today on the blog, Kevin Solez reflects on the parallels between working with gems and ancient poetic texts while offering a new translation of Posidippus Lithika 7. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/229...

Today on the blog, Nathan Pilkington calls for the abandonment of the term “tophet” and a renaming of the “tophet” at Carthage. Based on the epigraphic record at Carthage, he argues, a more proper name for the site is The Sanctuary of Ba'al Hamon. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/pil...

Today on the blog, Michael Taylor reflects on the Roman army as a multi-ethnic force, where the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion underpinned its effectiveness in the field. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/mik...

The deadline to apply for Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities is this week! This initiative provides mini-grants of up to $2,000 to support public engagement projects, and the next application deadline is Friday, May 16. www.classicalstudies.org/outreach/anc...

We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Erich S. Gruen Prize is now open for submissions! All graduate students in North America are invited to enter the annual competition for the best graduate research paper on multiculturalism in the ancient Mediterranean www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

The Rudolph Masciantonio Support Grant for Student Teachers of Latin provides financial support to an individual during their semester of student teaching in a Latin program at a K-12 school. Apply by May 30! www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

You can help keep classics thriving—one scholar, one teacher, one gift at a time. Donate today, and help the next generation take their place in the long conversation between past and present. www.classicalstudies.org/support-scs/...

The Spring 2025 issue of TAPA (Volume 155, Number 1) is now available online through Project MUSE! muse.jhu.edu/issue/54652

Think you know L'Année philologique (APh)? Think again! We are excited to invite you to an informative webinar where we will introduce the new interface of APh. Librarians, scholars, students, and anyone interested in learning more are welcome to join. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-news/upc...

The Rudolph Masciantonio Latin Teacher Grants to Support DEI Initiatives supports class related activities for K-12 teachers in under-resourced schools or who teach students underrepresented in the fields associated with classical studies. Apply by May 30! www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

Nominate your department for the new SCS Award for Excellence in Academic Advising! The award recognizes programs which positively shape students’ lives and careers through purposeful and sustained advising activities. www.classicalstudies.org/awards-and-f...

The Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities initiative provides mini-grants of up to $2,000 to support public engagement projects. The next deadline is May 16, 2025! To learn more about the initiative, please visit: classicalstudies.org/outreach/anc...