Book seminar for Michèle Lowrie and Barbara Vinken's "Civil War and the Collapse of the Social Bond" at the Seminary Cooperative Bookstore April 2024 (Image courtesy of Seminary Cooperative Bookstore)
Jamie Redfield passed away on May 29, at the age of 91, in his Hyde Park home. He was the Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Classical Languages and Literatures, in the Committee on Social Thought, the Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College.
Congratulations to alumna Julia Mebane (Classics PhD 2017), one of this year's three recipients of the SCS Goodwin Award of Merit, which is the most prestigious Classics book award. See announcement and award information here.
Congratulations to David Wray, recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Awards-instructors whose dedication and creativity shape meaningful learning experiences across our community.
Congratulations to Jordan Johansen, Eduardo García Molina, Christina Filippaki, Laura Bevilacqua, Rosalie Stoner, and Megan Nutzman on their recent placements.
Sigmund H. Danziger Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series: The Nile, Global Climate, and The Hidden Hand of History given by Joseph Manning on October 10, 2025.
Paolo Privitera and Michèle Lowrie to steward more opportunities for research and collaborations at The International Institute of Research in Paris (IIRP).
Kassy Miller, a UChicago Classics alumna (Program in the Ancient Mediterranean World), is one of this year's recipients of the SCS Goodwin Award of Merit for her book, Time and Ancient Medicine. How Sundials and Water Clocks Changed Medical Science (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023), which is the most prestigious Classics book award.
