Seeking Applicants for CAAS Webmaster – Deadline: May 15, 2026

The Classical Association of the Atlantic States is seeking applications for the position of Webmaster to commence immediately after the October 2026 CAAS annual meeting and to run through the end of the October 2029 annual meeting. The position may be renewed for more than one three-year term and carries an annual stipend. The applicant must live or work in the CAAS region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania). CAAS membership is required for the position.

The Webmaster serves on the CAAS Board of Directors. The general responsibilities of the position include maintaining a standards-compliant website for CAAS, posting information on the website, providing timely updates to it, and managing all on-line functions associated with the website. Specific duties include managing interactions with CAAS’ website builders and providers, working with the Program Coordinator to facilitate the use of EasyChair to evaluate abstracts and proposals for the annual meeting, managing officer-specific email addresses and Google Drive, handling all web-related functions for the annual meeting, and preparing a contact list of presenters at the annual meeting for the Program Coordinator. The Webmaster assembles a list of audio-visual equipment requested for each presentation at the Annual Meeting for the Executive Director. 

The Webmaster is also responsible for correcting the Program of the annual meeting to reflect how it actually occurred (presenters who did not attend, papers read by another, etc.), posting this on the website, and forwarding a copy to the Archivist. A more detailed description of the Webmaster’s responsibilities can be found in the CAAS Regulations and Operating Procedures (https://caas-cw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Regulations-and-Operating-Procedures-Oct-2018.pdf).

Applicants should have a record of participation in CAAS programs and be familiar with HTML and web-content management, web-conferencing tools, web maintenance, and internet data security. Knowledge of EasyChair would be a plus. Applications should include a letter of interest, a current curriculum vita, and the names and contact information of three individuals who can serve as references. Please send applications to Karen Klaiber Hersch, Chair of the Nominations Committee (karen.klaiber@temple.edu), by May 15, 2026.

Seeking Applicants for CAAS Treasurer – Deadline: May 15, 2026

The Classical Association of the Atlantic States is seeking applications for the position of Treasurer to commence immediately after the October 2026 CAAS annual meeting and to run through the end of the October 2029 annual meeting. The position may be renewed for more than one three-year term and carries an annual stipend. The applicant must live or work in the CAAS region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania). CAAS membership is required for the position.

The Treasurer is a member of the CAAS Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and the Finance Committee. The position’s general responsibilities include the conduct of all banking functions for the Association, maintaining the Association’s financial records, and producing financial reports for the Board of Directors at the Association’s April and October meetings. The Treasurer prepares and submits reports and forms as required by state and federal law. It is the duty of the Treasurer to maintain accurate records of all receipts and disbursements and to keep them in books belonging to the Association. The Treasurer is called upon to make available accounts and records to any of the Directors and to provide detailed accounts of financial matters upon their request. The Treasurer may also perform such other duties as the Board of Directors prescribes.

The Treasurer’s particular responsibilities include paying bills and depositing funds (registration fees, dues, donations, etc.) in the Association’s name and keeping full and accurate accounts of all restricted endowment funds or gifts as portions of CAAS’ endowment, as mandated by CAAS Investment Policy. The Treasurer produces written financial reports of CAAS’ general accounts and of each restricted individual fund for the spring and fall meetings of the Board of Directors and for the Board’s annual report to the members. Further duties include sending acknowledgement letters to donors as required by federal and state tax authorities and delivering to CAAS’ tax accountant each year’s deposit slips, canceled checks, investment reports, and bank statements in a timely fashion. The Treasurer supports the Investment Liaison in carrying out the Association’s investment policy and the management of its endowment. The Treasurer maintains the Association’s sales-tax exempt status, purchasing large items for CAAS in tax-free states, if the office is in a taxed locale, and maintaining the Treasurer’s and Executive Director’s credit cards. More information about the position can be found at (https://caas-cw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Regulations-and-Operating-Procedures-Oct-2018.pdf). 

Applicants should have a record of participation in CAAS programs, possess basic accounting knowledge in a non-profit environment, and be familiar with Excel Spreadsheet and/or a dedicated accounting software such as Intuit QuickBooks. Applications should include a letter of interest, the names and contact information of three references, and a current curriculum vitae. Please send applications to David Rosenbloom, Chair of the Hiring Committee (dsrose@umbc.edu), by May 15, 2026.

Seeking Applicants for CAAS Program Coordinator – Deadline: May 15, 2026

The Classical Association of the Atlantic States is seeking applications for the position of Program Coordinator to commence immediately after the October 2026 CAAS annual meeting and to run through the end of the October 2029 annual meeting. The position may be renewed for more than one three-year term and carries an annual stipend. The applicant must live or work in the CAAS region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania). CAAS membership is required for the position.

The Program Coordinator assembles and chairs a diversely constituted Program Committee of twenty-five CAAS members from all six civic jurisdictions in the CAAS region and organizes the program to be presented at the annual meeting based on the committee’s anonymous assessments of abstracts and proposals. Working closely with the Executive Committee, the Executive Director, and the Webmaster, the Program Coordinator plans, publicizes, and presides over CAAS annual meetings.

The Program Coordinator’s work begins in the November before the meeting with the constitution of the Program Committee and issues the call for proposals in early January. The work of vetting, accepting proposals, and contacting submitters continues through the spring, culminating in a first draft of the program in May. The Program Coordinator prepares an annual meeting evaluation survey for the Executive Director to include in registration packets. After the meeting, the Program Coordinator solicits feedback from presenters at the annual meeting and serves as an ex officio member of the Awards Subcommittee, which establishes winners of “best paper” awards at the annual meeting. These are announced in November.

The Program Coordinator serves on the CAAS Board of Directors, is a member of the CAAS Executive and Nominations Committees, and is an ex officio member of the Awards Committee and Clack Lecture Committees. In addition to chairing the Program Committee, the Program Coordinator oversees two subcommittees, one granting subsidies for travel to the annual meeting and another determining winners of “best paper” awards at the annual meeting. A more detailed description of the Program Coordinator’s responsibilities can be found in the CAAS Regulations and Operating Procedures (https://caas-cw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Regulations-and-Operating-Procedures-Oct-2018.pdf). 

Applicants should have a record of participation in CAAS programs and prior service on the CAAS Program Committee or on a comparable committee in a peer organization. Applications should include a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references. Please send applications to Karen Klaiber Hersch, Chair of the Nominations Committee (karen.klaiber@temple.edu), by May 15, 2026. 

Call for Nominations: 2026 CAAS Awards

Dear CAAS colleagues,

We, the members of the CAAS Awards Committee, warmly invite you to nominate a colleague to be considered for an ovatio or gratulatio, or for the Barbara F. McManus Leadership Award for CAAS 2026The CAAS Awards Committee accepts nominations drafted by members in good standing. Recipients of awards will be celebrated with a Latin award script composed by the Latin Citations Committee, which will be read by a treasured colleague at the 2026 annual fall meeting of CAAS at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware, October 8-10. 

The Awards Committee’s charge is to “select honorees from the CAAS membership who meet the following criteria: long and/or distinguished service to CAAS and/or to the classics community by those in the CAAS region.”

To nominate a colleague for an ovatio (an ovation and rejoicing of excellence in service to CAAS and to our discipline) or a gratulatio (congratulations and celebration of a colleague’s service to CAAS and to our profession), we request that you provide the name of the person nominated, accompanied by a brief (one paragraph) rationale for the nominee’s worthiness for an award. You may submit your nominations for ovationes and gratulationes using this Google Form.

To nominate a colleague for the Barbara F. McManus Leadership Award, please use the following link for the criteria and nomination form: The Barbara F. McManus Leadership Award | CAAS-CW.  Please submit all materials to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Maria S. Marsilio, for review by members of the committee: marsilio@sju.edu.

You may find a full listing of recent honorees and an archive of past honorees here: Archive of Honorees | CAAS-CW

The firm deadline for submission of all nominations is Friday, May 1, 2026. 

Please consider nominating your colleagues who have given valuable service to CAAS.

Thank you from the Awards Committee!

Maria Marsilio, Chair

Mary Brown

James Capreedy

Lawrence Kowerski (Program Coordinator, ex officio)

Announcing New CAAS Leadership Appointments

The CAAS Executive Committee is delighted to announce the appointment of Denise Flood-Doyle as Executive Director from 2026–2028. Denise has held a wide range of leadership roles in CAAS since 2013. She was New York Eastern Regional Director from 2013–2019 before embarking on the cursus, serving as Second VP (2019), First VP (2020), President (2021), and Officer-at-Large (2022), a role she reprised in 2025 after the incumbent resigned. She was also the ACTFL Delegate from 2019–2022. Please join the Executive Committee in welcoming Denise in her new role as CAAS Executive Director. We would also like to thank the outgoing Executive Director, Mary Brown, for her years of tireless service and dedication to CAAS.

The CAAS Executive Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Lawrence Kowerski—CAAS Archivist and Reviews Editor of Classical World—to the position of Interim Program Coordinator for 2026. We would also like to thank Konstantinos Nikoloutsos, the outgoing Program Coordinator, for his years of service to CAAS.

The Board will appoint a Program Coordinator to a three-year term this year. If you are interested in this position, please contact the Chair of the Nominations Committee, Karen Klaiber Hersch (karen.klaiber@temple.edu).

Antiquity in Media Studies (AIMS): Call for Papers for 2026 Spring Conference Series

Antiquity in Media Studies (AIMS) seeks proposals for a new monthly conference series, running on the last weekend of every month from February through April 2026: February 28-March 1, March 28-29, and April 25-26. The AIMS virtual conference series remains free and open to all, and welcomes proposals on any topic related to the reception of the ancient Mediterranean world in modern media.

For the AIMS 2026 monthly conference series, we invite various formats for the presentation of research, pedagogy, and creative responses to the reception of Mediterranean antiquity, including but not limited to: individual 20-minute papers, three-paper panels, roundtables, workshops, poster sessions, lightning sessions, play-throughs, live multiplayer games, technical demonstrations, creative showcases, creator interviews, and other activities that can fit within a 60-90-minute time slot and be delivered remotely at this online conference series. With conference events spread across three months, presenters will choose their preferred presentation day.  

The AIMS conference series is held online using a mixture of live and pre-recorded elements. Note: 20-minute paper presentations are pre-recorded and circulated prior to the live presentation day. This hybrid format accommodates as many participants as possible, regardless of geographic location/time zone, professional rank, access to travel funds, mobility impairment, and other factors implicated in the traditional conference format. We welcome proposals from all scholarly ranks, including early-career scholars, independent scholars, as well as working professional craftspeople/artists. We invite scholars from marginalized groups, along with people who traditionally have been able to participate in academic activities with relative ease. Our conference committee remains our Board of Directors and all members of the DEI committee. This group reviews proposals and assists with scheduling conference events.

There will be two deadlines for proposals: priority and regular. The priority deadline will be January 9, 2026; presenters can expect to be notified by January 23, 2026. For any remaining slots, the regular deadline will be January 30, 2026; presenters can expect to be notified by February 9, 2026. In keeping with AIMS’ ethos of promoting accessibility, it is our regular practice to allow the chance for presenters to revise and resubmit their conference proposal before a final decision is made.

For the full CfP, see the AIMS website: https://antiquityinmediastudies.wordpress.com/2024-conference-cfp/ 

Please upload your conference proposal at the following link: https://forms.gle/GXGVSuS9CnVL5bct7.

Questions about AIMS or the 2026 Conference Series? Please contacts the AIMS President at president-aims@proton.me

2025 CAAS Best Paper Awards

The CAAS Program Committee Awards Subcommittee is pleased to announce the recipients of the Best Paper Awards presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting. The awards recognize excellence in the following categories:

Post-Ph.D.

  • Molly Jones-Lewis (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
    “How to Spin a Thread: Experimental Research in Greek and Roman Wool Processing”
  • Pamela Zinn (Texas Tech University)
    “Platonic Love and Lucretius”

Graduate Student

  • Kathryn Stutz (Johns Hopkins University)
    “Nobler Than Thetis’s Son? Classicizing Monuments in Nineteenth-Century Baltimore”

K–12 Educator

  • Nathan Moore (Calvary Day School)
    “Constantius II and King Ahab in the Writings of Lucifer of Cagliari”

The Subcommittee congratulates all award recipients for their exceptional contributions to the field. 

Chair: Andrea Kouklanakis; members: Sarah B. Ferrario, Tyson Sukava, and Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos (ex officio).

Tribute in Memory of Professor Timothy Renner, Past CAAS President

Below is a statement from Professor Victoria Larson at Montclair State University on the recent passing of our beloved colleague, Professor Timothy Renner:

“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of Professor Timothy Renner, long-time member and Chair for twenty-seven years (1980-2007) of the Department of Classics and General Humanities.

“Graduating magna cum laude in Latin/Classics with a concentration in archaeology from Yale University in 1968, and armed with a doctoral dissertation from the University of Michigan on Greek papyri, Tim’s first job was a one-year instructorship (1972-73) at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, followed by another one-year instructorship (1973-74) at Rockford College (now University), at Rockford, Illinois. It was at that point, in September, 1974, that Tim took up what would turn out to be a fifty-one year career at Montclair State College (as it was then), joining a department of one—David Kelly—its two senior faculty members (Doris Kibbe, Carolyn Boch) having just retired.

“From 1974 on, Tim would invest all his dogged and indefatigable energies into expanding the department and growing its potential, building it up eventually to twelve tenured faculty. Teaching ancient history and civilization courses was just the beginning of what he did for the Department and University, his contributions to “service” on campus, as well as to his field more generally, being impressively many and varied. At Montclair, he was a member of numerous Department and University committees, the founding force behind the Center for Heritage and Archaeological Studies, enthusiastic promoter of its interdepartmental Archaeology minor, and founder of the local society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and its lecture series at Montclair. He was the Director of the Institute for the Humanities from 1984 to 2008, and Co-Director from 2008-2010. From the late 1980’s onwards, he regularly spent his entire summer “break” digging at the New Jersey Archaeological Consortium excavation at Tel Hadar in Israel, and in more recent years participated with his colleague Professor Deborah Chatr Aryamontri in many seasons at the University’s excavation at the Villa of the Antonines site outside Rome. He was President of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS) from 1989 to 1990 and Chair of the Cultural Diversity Subcommittee of the American Classical League from 2005 to 2010. He was President of the American Society of Papyrologists from 1998 to 2002, and for many years a co-editor of this society’s scholarly journal, the Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists (BASP).

“Many by-now-well-established scholars are grateful to Tim for his friendly mentorship as they were beginning their careers. And all of us will miss his inspiring drive to keep on doing what needs to be done—and more—always with implacable and wry good humor.

“The department is planning a celebration of Professor Timothy Renner to be held on campus early in the Spring semester.”

CAAS Nominations Committee 2025 BALLOT

An important announcement from CAAS Executive Director Mary Brown:

“Dear current Members who work/reside in the CAAS Region, for your review is the proposed ballot recently approved by the Executive Committee. Keep in mind that eligible Members with the affirmation of 15 total eligible Members may nominate candidates. If you want to do so, contact Executive Director Mary Brown with your nominee/s by December 10, mbrown@sju.edu.”

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1atw1uQ9c4h4p93BLtuL-JCqPWVfJXyhvcIdacBYchFM/mobilebasic