The Jerry Clack Memorial Lecture is the signature event of the CAAS Annual Meeting, bringing distinguished speakers to share fresh perspectives on the ancient Greek and Roman worlds and their enduring influence. The lectureship honors Jerry Clack, a past CAAS president, longtime editor of Classical World, and the Association’s first Executive Director. It brings our community together in celebration of scholarship, conversation, and a shared enthusiasm for Classics.
Jerry Clack Memorial Lecture
2026 — Irene Peirano Garrison, Harvard University
“Bellum Grammaticale: Paths Not Taken in the History of the Latin Classroom and Why They Matter Today”
Scheduled for Friday, October 9, 2026, 7:00–8:00 p.m., in the duBarry Room at Hotel Du Pont.
Past Clack Lectures
- 2025 Paul Roberts, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford “Rome: Monarchs and Monuments”
- 2024 Yopie Prins, University of Michigan, “Sappho Echoes”
- 2023 Yannis Hamilakis, Brown University, “A Monument of Modernity: Purification, Coloniality, and the (Re)Making of the Athenian Acropolis”
- 2022 Emma Dench, Harvard University, “Life and Leadership Lessons from Ancient Rome: Reflections on an Experiment in Applied Classics”