Former CAAS Executive Director Mary Brown has contributed another article about the recent activities of the Classical Studies program at St. Joseph’s University, in the hope that it may inspire other Classics educators. Click here to read more!
Monthly Archives: April 2026
Emma Vanderpool at Temple University: Monday, April 27
Emma Vanderpool, author of innovative Latin novellas for all students, is Temple University’s 2026 Masciantonio Pedagogy Colloquium Speaker! Her presentation is in the IH Lounge (Mazur 215A) at 3 pm on Monday, April 27. Contact Dr. Karen Hersch at khersch@temple.edu for more info or to RSVP for pizza.
Sharing some recent Philadelphia-area Classics news!
Former CAAS Executive Director Mary Brown recently wrote two articles about successful Philadelphia-area Classics programs. Both articles may be of interest to CAAS members throughout the Mid-Atlantic region:
- Read about recent student activities and the continuing success of the Classics program at Saint Joseph’s University: “Democratizing the ‘cheat code,’ Latin for everyone at Hawk Hill”
- Read about the Philadelphia Classical Society’s 87th Annual Latin Week Contests: “‘Maximas Gratias’ to The Haverford School for hosting the Philadelphia Classical Society 87th Annual Latin Week Contests”
CUNY Graduate Student Conference in Classics: Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea | April 24, 2026
The Classics Department at the CUNY Graduate Center invites you to the 18th Annual Graduate Student Conference in Classics, Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea, on Friday, April 24th, 2026. The event is free and open to the public.
The conference will take place in the Skylight Conference Room at the CUNY Graduate Center (365 Fifth Ave, right across the street from the Empire State Building), from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM, and will feature a keynote address by Columbia University’s Elizabeth Irwin, as well as three panels of graduate student speakers on nautical matters ranging from the Assyrian Empire through the Roman hegemony in the Mediterranean.
Registration for the event can be found on our website, https://thalassocracy.commons.gc.cuny.edu/. While registration will remain open up to and including the day of the event, we encourage those interested in joining us for lunch to register by April 10th so that we can order a sufficient amount of food.
For questions, please email cunyclassicsconference@gmail.com.