The American Academy in Rome and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens award the Oscar Broneer Traveling Fellowship to encourage the study of the Greco-Roman world.
full details here
The deadline for the American School of Classical Studies at Athens has been extended. Details here.
Society for Classical Studies Funding for the Professional Development of Classics Teachers
The Society for Classical Studies (SCS) wants teachers of classics to be aware of the following programs that are intended to contribute to their professional development and the success of their students. Click on the relevant URL below to see a full description of each program and detailed instructions for submitting applications. The Coffin Fellowship is funded by an endowment established by former students of David D. and Rosemary H. Coffin. The Pedagogy and Zeph Stewart Latin Teacher Training Awards are supported by income from the Society’s Gateway Endowment for Classics Research and Teaching.
David D. and Rosemary H. Coffin Fellowship
for Travel in Classical Lands
The Fellowship is intended to give secondary-school teachers of Greek or Latin in North America the opportunity to enrich their teaching and their lives through direct acquaintance with the classical world. It will support study in classical lands (not limited to Greece and Italy). Membership in the SCS is not a requirement. The amount of the award for 2015 will be $2,750. Application materials must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, February 13, 2015
Pedagogy Awards
http://apaclassics.org/awards-and-fellowships/2013/2013-pedagogy-award
These awards are open to both collegiate and precollegiate teachers of classics. SCS membership is not required. The amount of funding available ranges from $500 to $2,500. Possible projects include, but are not limited to, the following: attendance at a professional conference, purchase of teaching materials, study abroad. Projects that received funding in 2013 and 2014 are described briefly at the URL above. Deadline: March 2, 2015.
Zeph Stewart Latin Teacher Training Awards
http://apaclassics.org/awards-and-fellowships/2013/2013-zeph-stewart-latin-teacher-training-award
These awards are open to those preparing for Latin teacher certification. SCS membership is not required. Up to $1,500 is available for each recipient. Deadline: March 2, 2015.
The Classical Association of the Atlantic States
Call for Papers: 2015 Annual Meeting, October 8-10, 2015
Hotel DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware
We invite individual and group proposals on all aspects of the classical world and classical reception, and on new strategies and resources for improved teaching. Especially welcome are presentations that aim at maximum audience participation and integrate the concerns of K-12 and college faculty, and that consider ways of communicating about ancient Greece and Rome outside of our discipline and profession. We are hoping to include an undergraduate research session featuring presentations based on outstanding term papers, senior theses or other scholarly projects.
All submitters and all Program participants must be current members of CAAS. Participants in the 2015 Annual Meeting must be members when they submit proposals and must renew their memberships for 2015-2016 (The membership year is September 1-August 31).
All abstracts and proposals must be submitted electronically using the forms listed on this page.
Panels and Workshops
Panel/Workshop submissions: panels or workshops may be 1 ½ or 2 hours in length, depending on the number of presenters. Submissions must include:
NEW EARLY DEADLINE FOR PANELS AND WORKSHOPS: THE SUBMISSION DATE FOR PANELS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 30, 2015. No substantive changes (e.g. additional speakers) will be allowed after this date.
The Program Coordinator, or a deputy who is not a member of the program committee, will review panel/workshop submissions to ensure adherence to the above specifications. If a proposal is incomplete, the organizer will be asked to revise it and to resubmit the proposal for assessment by Monday, April 6, 2015.
The deadline for panels and workshops has passed and the submission for panels and workshops has now closed.
Individual Submissions
individual papers must be no more than 15 minutes in length. Submissions must include:
The deadline for individual submissions is Monday, April 6, 2015.
The deadline has now passed and the submission for papers is now closed.
For further information, please contact CAAS Program Coordinator Judith P Hallett (jeph@umd.edu). Please contact Webmaster Jana Soska (webmaster@caas-cw.org) if you experience difficulties with the online forms.
Details for the 2015 Fall Meeting are now available!
Where: Hotel du Pont, 11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
When: Thursday October 8 thru Saturday October 10
President’s Letter: Click here to read the President’s Letter July 10
Click here to read President’s Letter Sept. 5
Program: Click here to download the CAAS 2015 Fall Meeting Program
Conference Center & Executive Conference Center layout-Hotel du Pont
Executive Director’s Letter: Click here to read the Executive Director’s Logistics Letter 2015 Fall Meeting
Travel Subsidy:
CAAS is offering subsidies of up to $800 for travel to and lodging at the 2015 Annual meeting in Wilmington, DE. Only CAAS members are eligible for these subsidies, which are need-based and priority for funding will be given to presenters of papers, panel participants, and presiders. Application forms must be sent as email attachments to Judith P Hallett, at jeph@umd.edu no later than August 28, 2015. Click here for the Travel Subsidy Application Form
Notification of subsidies will be sent to applicants by September 16th. Recipients will receive their checks when they pick up their registration materials at the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you in October!
“Treasures of inestimable value are being exhibited outside of Italy for the first time.” Mosaics, statues, jewelry, a fresco, and ceramics are among the 120 Etrusco-Greco-Roman art masterpieces recovered by Guardia di Finanza, Italy’s Art Recovery Team, from unscrupulous art traffickers.
In this boutique exhibit exquisitely installed on a top floor of Wilmington’s historic Grand Opera House, visitors will discover true stories documenting the recovery of numerous ancient artifacts.
In the last 100 years, Italy’s A.R.T. has recovered almost one million stolen Italian artifacts from all over the world. The tales of recovery are more captivating than fiction.
Italian curator Emiliano Guerra, assisted by University of Delaware graduate and polyglot Alexandra Thomas, has overseen a fascinating and informative installation equipped with computer monitors which reveal the recovery missions of several pieces.
The exhibit, under the auspices of Guardia di Finanza, Nucleo Polizio Tributaria Roma, and Gruppo Tutela Patrimonio Archeologico, extends to December 21, 2014.
The Grand Opera House is located at 818 North Market Street in the culturally-rich section of Wilmington, merely a block-and-a-half walk from the handsome Hotel DuPont and its legendary dining rooms and inimitable menus.
For ticket prices, additional information, and exhibition hours, contact International Council of Delaware Director John Pastor, jpastor@icdelaware.org, or call 800.37.GRAND.
On December 19, Latin students from the Philadelphia Main Line and Metropolitan Philadelphia are invited to participate in the annual Classical World Fashion and Design Show to be held at Bryn Mawr College in the Thomas Great Hall.
Under the protective gaze of the Pheidias-based 1906 statue of Athena Lemnia, for this special occasion, students will “costume” themselves or present jewelry or armor loosely based on an ancient artifact, relief, coin, or frieze in order to blend material culture with philology.
The fashion and design show, sponsored by the Philadelphia Classical Society, is dedicated in memoriam to Professor Norma Goldman of Wayne State University who championed the production of various ancient costumes as a way to understand an important aspect of ancient Roman life.
All proceeds from the fashion and design show will benefit a scholarship award for a 2015 graduate of Boys Latin in Philadelphia in honor of Dr. Rudolph Masciantonio who was in the vanguard of introducing Classical Latin to non-traditional students in the Philadelphia School District in the 1970’s.
Bryn Mawr’s Thomas Great Hall will be festooned for the Saturnalia and the December 19th Opalia as backdrop to the convivium and processional of students in costume, transported to the ancient festival atmosphere.
For information, or to register, contact PCS President Mary Brown, mbrown@vfmac.edu
On Saturday, November 22, The Philadelphia Classical Society will sponsor the 2014 Fall Professional Day to be held at The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Doors open at 9 am, with refreshments provided by Whole Foods of Wynnewood.
Initial activities include: Libri Nullo Pretio Classici (Book Give-Away from individual teachers); an information table presenting Eta Sigma Phi’s Zeta Beta Chapter of Temple University; and a book-signing by Christine Meyer, author of Latin Synonyms for Language Lovers, issued by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers.
At 9:45 am, the PCS Business Meeting will consist of: Treasury Report; Update on the Rudy Masciantonio Scholarship Award to a senior at Boys Latin & the Norma Goldman Classical World Fashion & Design Show; PCS February Contest Dates and Announcements; Introduction of Valentina DeNardis, the new PCS webmaster; and Expression of thanks to Ed Sacks for manning the website for so many years.
The schedule of the day follows:
10 am Power and Perception: Classical Reception in the American Revolution, Carlos Cardozo, Saint Joseph’s University, Class of 2015
10:20 am The Influence of Roman Law in the Americas, Kristian Zannis, Saint Joseph’s University, Class of 2015
10:40 am Polysemy to Advantage: Using Visual Thinking Strategies to Re-View Ara Pacis Augustae, Mary Brown, Valley Forge Military Academy
11 am Refreshments & Coffee Break
11:20 am An Introduction to the American Classical League’s Excellence Through Classics Committee, Krystal Kubichek, Vice-Chair of ETC
11:40 am Applications for Latin Synonyms For Language Lovers: A Select Thesaurus, Christine Meyer (Author), Downingtown West High School
12 Noon Tactility and Technology in the Latin Classroom, Traci Dougherty, Souderton High School
12:30 pm Lunch Catered by The Black Cat Café, Devon
1 pm Travels Through Greco-Roman Antiquity: Exploring Layers of the Past in a Digital Humanities Project, Valentina DeNardis, Villanova University
At 2:00 pm, the PCS Fall Professional Day will conclude with announcements and the distribution of the rules and handbook of the PCS Contest Week, February 16-21.
For Information, contact Mary Brown, mbrown@vfmac.edu
Nota Bene: Registration forms are available at The Philadelphia Classical Society website [philadelphiaclassicalsociety.org].
The American Academy in Rome is now accepting applications for the 2015 Rome Prize competition.
Each year, through a national juried competition, the Rome Prize is awarded to emerging and established artists and scholars working in the following categories:
Rome Prize winners live and work at the Academy’s eleven-acre campus in Rome and receive a stipend, room and board, and a study or studio. Stipends for six-month fellowships are $16,000 and stipends for eleven-month fellowships are $28,000.
The deadline for applications is 1 November 2014 (extended deadline 15 November).
For more information and to apply, please visit the Academy website at www.aarome.org/romeprize.
The Rose-Marie Lewent Conference 2014, organized by NYU’s Center for Ancient Studies, will he held on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (Veterans Day). The conference is entitled, “WarStories.” The event is co-sponsored by the NYU Center for Ancient Studies, the Aquila Theatre, the Society for Artistic Veterans, and the Dean of the College of Arts and Science, and is free and open to the public.
The evening will include an opening address by Kwame Anthony Appiah, NYU Professor of Philosophy and Law, and staged readings based on Sophocles’ Philoctetes; the full program may be viewed here: http://ancientstudies.fas.nyu.