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Classics Undergrad Wins SCS Scholarship
Zaidi Barreto (B.A. 2020) is one of this year’s recipients of the Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical Archaeology, an award sponsored by the the Committee on Diversity in the Profession of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS).
Vincent Cleary, retired Professor of Classics, 1932–2018
Friday, September 28, 2018
With sadness the Department of Classics has learned of the passing of our former colleague Vincent J. Cleary. He taught at UMass from 1971 to 1997, and in retirement remained an active member of...
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Rex Wallace Retires
Friday, June 1, 2018
Prof. Rex Wallace retired in May of 2018 after 33 years at UMass. Rex joined the Classics department in 1985 after receiving his Ph.D. in Linguistics from The Ohio State University and after...
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Melissa Mueller awarded ACLS fellowship
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Melissa Mueller, Associate Professor of Classics, has been named a 2018 Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellow by the American Council of Learned Societies. With the support of the Fellowship, Prof...
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Pompeii Bibliography and Mapping Project receives the AIA's Award for Outstanding Work in Digital Archaeology
Sunday, February 4, 2018
The Archaeological Institute of America has recognized the Pompeii Bibliography and Mapping Project with the 2018 Award for Outstanding Work in Digital Archaeology....
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Tenure track job opening
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
The Department of Classics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst announces a search for a full-time nine-month tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor....
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Looking to complete your language requirement? Try Latin!
Monday, August 28, 2017
The goal of Latin 126 is to introduce you to all aspects of the Latin language. By the end of one semester, you will be ready to read an extended excerpt from an original Latin text by an ancient author.