Founded in 1907, the Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS) is a professional organization dedicated to fostering appreciation for and promoting the study of the ancient languages, cultures, and histories of societies in Greece, Italy, Anatolia, and throughout the Mediterranean basin. Comprising universities, colleges, and K-12 schools and academies in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, CAAS encourages and supports a wide range of research, teaching, and learning initiatives among its members. For over a century, the Association has published Classical World, a quarterly journal exploring all aspects of the ancient world for an audience of students, teachers, and scholars.
CAAS is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone interested in studying the ancient world. We remain dedicated to our traditions of collegiality for all members, both long-standing and more recent. We believe discrimination and exclusion contradict our purpose and mission. In its membership, governance, and programming, the organization endeavors to represent and support each of its constituencies. We stand with our fellow organizations, the Society for Classical Studies, the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, and the Women’s Classical Caucus in decrying efforts to misinterpret or misappropriate elements of the ancient world in the service of racist, sexist, anti-semitic, or xenophobic ideologies.