According to a professor of Latin at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, the Greek Minister of Education is considering eliminating Latin from the high-school curriculum. In hopes of saving Latin from being eliminated, it has been suggested that a letter writing campaign might help! Please talk to your Eta Sigma…
Eta Sigma Phi, the national honorary society for classical studies, invites papers from undergraduate members of the SCS. Papers may deal with any aspect of the ancient Greek and Roman world (e.g., literature, art, archaeology, history, religion, philosophy) or with the reception of classical cultures in modern times. Eta Sigma…
Submissions are now open for Kerberos, King’s College London’s undergraduate classics research journal, at kclkerberos@gmail.com. Undergraduates as well as recent graduates everywhere may submit any work (university or independent) written during their time as undergraduates. Submissions must relate to classics or classical studies in some way (archeology, classical receptions, ancient history,…
Issue 92-1 of Nuntius is now available . Hear about the adventures of last year’s scholarship winners, knitted purple owls, and SCS papers in prose metaphorically louder than the Homeric messenger Stentor! Active chapters of the society will receive five hard copies in the coming weeks.…
Call for Papers for presentation at the ninety-eighth anniversary meeting of the Southern Section of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, October 18-20, 2018 in Winston-Salem, NC at the invitation of Wake Forest University Eta Sigma Phi will again sponsor a panel of scholarly papers presented by…
The Gamma Sigma chapter at the University of Texas at Austin announces its first annual Texas Intercollegiate Certamen. Certamen is widely played at the high school level, but there is not really a comparable equivalent for students attending college. Certamen is a kind of competitive academic trivia competition about the Roman world. It includes…
The following chapters will be represented at the annual convention March 23-25 in Carlisle, PA: Beta Iota at Wake Forest University, Beta Psi at Rhodes College, Gamma Omicron at Monmouth College, Delta Chi at St. Olaf College, Epsilon at the University of Iowa, Zeta Beta at Temple University, Zeta Nu at the University of Maryland, Eta Delta…
Eta Sigma Phi, with the help of the local committee, has reserved a block of rooms at Comfort Suites Carlisle for the conference. The hotel is located at 10 South Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA 17013–within four blocks of Dickinson College. The group rate is $106 per night. Reservations must be made…
Registration is now open for the 2018 Convention of the society to be held March 23-25 in Carlisle, PA at the invitation of the ΔΘ chapter of Dickinson College. Registration must be completed by March 9 to avoid late penalties. Hotel reservation must be made by March 2 to secure a…
Eta Sigma Phi is pleased to announce the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award winners: Profs. Judith P. Hallett of the University of Maryland at College Park and Hans-Friedrich Mueller of Union College. Prof. Hallett, a specialist in Latin literature as well as gender, sexuality, and the family in Greek and Roman…
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