In harmony with the events of the the 2013 International Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 19, the Philadelphia Classical Society, in partnership with Bryn Mawr College, will host the second Classical World Fashion & Design Show dedicated to the memory of Norma Goldman, on Sunday, October 20th Mawr’s Thomas Great Hall.  Continue reading →

THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
ELIZABETH A. WHITEHEAD VISITING PROFESSORS
One or Two Positions (pending funding)
Deadline: October 31, 2013

Term:
Early September 2014 to June 1, 2015.

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Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Harry Wilks, the Vergilian Society is pleased to be able to offer one or two seed grants for summer of 2014, to bring a group of secondary students to the Harry Wilks Study Center at the Villa Vergiliana in Cuma, Italy.  Continue reading →

I came, I saw, I clicked: Fall professional development opportunities in Chicago and New Jersey for Latin teachers.

For more details:

Friday, October 11, 2013 / 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Franklin High School
Somerset, NJ (approx. midway between Philadelphia and NYC)
Made possible by the Classical Association of the Atlantic States and Franklin HS

Registration deadline: 10/1
Friday, November 22, 2013 / 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Chicago area (precise location TBA)

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A conference on Dio of Prusa will be held at the University of Nantes, France, May 21-23, 2015.  The proceedings of the conference will be published.  Please send a brief (10-15 lines) abstract to Thierry Grandjean (tgrandjean1@yahoo.fr) or to Gianluca Ventrella (gianluca.ventrella@univ-nantes.fr) by December 9, 2013.  E-mail either of the above addresses requesting a full description of the conference, its goals, and its rationale.

The Classics Department of Monmouth College is pleased to announce the 2014 Bernice L Fox Classics Writing Contest. Click here for details about the competition; click here to see the winners from the 2013 contest.

CAAS is offering travel subsidies of up to $800 for travel to the 2013 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. 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 presenters. Application forms must be sent as email attachments to Judith P. Hallett at jeph@umd.edu no later than August 30, 2013. Notification of subsidies will be sent to applicants by September 16, 2013, and they will receive their checks when they pick up their registration materials at the meeting.

Click here to download the application.

The World Languages Department at Wenatchee Valley College announces a new web site to support its Latin program as well as spoken-Latin activities in the Pacific Northwest. “Boreoccidentales” provides a forum for the events and activities of the Circulus Latinus Seattlensis (“Seattle Latin-Speaking Club”) and the Conventiculum Vasintoniense/Septimana Californiana. The web site also houses Cataracta, an online journal, with works by modern Latin authors. Inclusion in the online journal is open to anyone, world-wide! For more information, please contact Dr. Stephen Berard through the “Contact Us” web form.
http://www.boreoccidentales.com

Septimana Californiana, based on the lovely campus of Loyola Marymount University, is a full-immersion Latin workshop offering thought-provoking discussions, readings from Latin literature, Latin composition exercises, communal meals (most of which are included in the price), and informative lectures given by expert Latin speakers on a variety of topics. Participants will also enjoy guided tours, given in Latin, to many of Los Angeles’ sights. Excursions include the Huntington Library, the Getty Center, the Long Beach Aquarium, and downtown Los Angeles.

Program Dates: July 1-8, 2013
Head Instructor: Dr. Stephen Berard, World Languages, Wenatchee Valley College.
http://www.latin.org/programs/septimana/English/

Click here to read a new article in the New York Times: Back to School, but for the Degree, Not Just the Fun.