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Departmental Tea: 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Common Room

    Upcoming conferences

    "Bernard Williams' Antiquity," April 13-15

    NEH Summer Institute, "Roman Comedy in Performance."

    AIA's Best Site

    The department is excited to share that Prof. Donald Haggis has garnered the Archaeological Institute of America's Best Practices in Site Preservation Award for the Azoria Project in Crete, Greece. Co-director Margaret Mook and Prof. Haggis work with local specialists to preserve the site as they excavate, creating a sustainable eco-archaeological tourist site. We applaud their innovative work, and invite you to learn more about and to support the Azoria Project.

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      Lectures

      The department regularly offers lectures from both resident faculty and visiting scholars. Click here for a list of upcoming lectures; please check back regularly for updates.

      Brown Bag Talks

      The department offers a series of semi-weekly, lunchtime talks given by graduate students and faculty on their current research. These Brown Bag Talks offer an opportunity to catch up on what other people in the department are working on, to present preliminary papers before conference talks and get feedback, and to learn something new about research interests outside your own field. Click here to see upcoming talks.

      Conferences

      "Bernard Williams's Antiquity"

      Prof. Brendan Boyle is hosting the "Bernard Williams's Antiquity" conference on April 13-15 at UNC's Institute for Arts and Humanities. Speakers will focus on the English moral philosopher's work on the ancients to fully appreciate his impact on Philosophy. Email Prof. Boyle at bpboyle@gmail.com to attend.

      "NEH Summer Institute: Roman Comedy in Performance"

      This summer Prof. Sharon James will lead a group of twenty-two professors and three graduate students in studying and experimenting with aspects of Roman comedy performance for her National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute. From June 24 to July 20, she and Co-Director Tim Moore, an alumnus of the department  and future John and Penelope Biggs Distinguished Professor of Classics in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will host the event at the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Visit the institute's website for details.

      Departmental Tea

      The department traditionally gathers for tea and light snacks in the late afternoon once a week. Tea is organized by the Tea Tsar or Tsarina, a graduate student duly elected each year by the graduate and post-baccalaureate students, and graduate students volunteer to bring food. Tea begins at 1:45 p.m. every Wednesday in Murphey 217.

      Graduate Colloquium

      The graduate students of the Department of Classics at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University jointly organize a graduate colloquium each year. Click here for more information on the current and previous colloquiums.

      Tabulae

      Tabulae, the department's annual newsletter, describes the activities and current research of members of the department, including undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students, as well as faculty and alumni. Each issue also provides updates on all the changes that have occurred within the department in the preceding year, from budget updates to retirements and new hires. Click here to read more.

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