Classics

As commencement draws closer at Case Western Reserve University, many graduating students are reflecting on the experiences that helped shape their confidence, interests and sense of direction. For Vida Barzdukas, a double major in English and classics with a minor in marketing from Columbus, Ohio,…

As students navigate the challenges, stresses and achievements of their educational experiences at Case Western Reserve University, a strong support system is crucial. Faculty and staff members play a major role in providing such support through mentorship. The J. Bruce Jackson MD Award for…

Three Case Western Reserve University students in the Department of Classics—Nicholas Stewart, Eleanor Hirt and Iris Chen—won prizes for the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) International Latin Translation Exam. Each received a Certificate of Commendation, the…

Luke Mosca, a third-year student majoring in classics at Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences, was recently named a recipient Manson A. Stewart Undergraduate Award by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). This competitive national award, given to…

Last month, Paul Iversen, associate professor and chair of the Department of Classics at Case Western Reserve University, gave a general talk about the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,100-year-old ancient Greek device widely considered the world's first analog computer, at Max-Planck Institute für…

Evelyn Adkins, PhD, associate professor and chair of the Department of Classics, co-edited a volume titled Materiality and Ancient Narrative, published in December. Her co-author was Edmund P. Cueva of University of Houston-Downtown. This volume includes 14 original contributions, including an…

The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host the 2022 Walter A. Strauss Lecture Series featuring Angelos Chaniotis, professor of ancient history and classics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Nov. 14–17. Theatrical behavior has been recorded in Greek public life since the Archaic period.…

Timothy Wutrich, senior instructor in the Department of Classics at the College of Arts and Sciences, will preside over the Ohio Classical Conference in October. This meeting, held at Columbus Academy in Gahanna, Ohio, will be the 100th annual Ohio Classical Conference, bringing together teachers…

Evelyn Adkins, assistant professor of classics at Case Western Reserve University, recently wrote a book titled Discourse, Knowledge, and Power in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses, published by the University of Michigan Press. Adkins’ book has been described as the “first in-depth examination of speech…

Rachel Sternberg, associate professor in the Department of Classics at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently was named a finalist for the Association of American Publishers’ 46th annual PROSE Awards. Sternberg’s The Ancient Greek Roots of Human Rights (University of Texas Press) was selected…