Congratulations to our 2019-20 graduates! The Society for Classical Studies (SCS), our national professional organization, has proudlyannounced themamongst their colleagues from around the country.
Congratulations to rising departmental senior Nissa Flandersfor the best finish ever by a CUA student in the 2020 Maurine Dallas Watkins Translation Contest! Nissa, a Classics (Greek and Latin) major, furnished the best out of thirty entries to win the Advanced Latin contest, and also took second in Advanced Latin Prose Composition and an honorable mention for Koine Greek. Sponsored by the national classics honor society Eta Sigma Phi, this competition tests the sight translation skills of intermediate and advanced students of Greek and Latin at institutions with active Eta Sigma Phi chapters.
Congratulations to Susannah Marshall, graduating senior in History and Classical Civilization! Her undergraduate senior thesis for her History major, entitled "Religion in Service of Politics: Egyptian Propaganda from 1500-1150 BC," has won the John K. Zeender Prize for the best senior thesis in the Department of History.
Dr. Benjamin Lewis (center), celebrates the completion of his Ph.D. with his colleagues from the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, including Sr. Maria Kiely, OSB (Ph.D., CUA G&L); Sr. Maria del Fiat Miola, SSVM (Ph.D., CUA ECS); and Executive Director of the ICEL Secretariat Monsignor Andrew R. Wadsworth. (They are joined [left] by Dr. Sarah Ferrario, chair of CUA G&L.)Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Lewis, our department's newest Ph.D.! Dr. Lewis defended his dissertation, entitled The Senses and Sensory Metaphors in Augustine’s Confessions, on April 17, 2019.
Congratulations to Dr. Alex Poulos, our department's next-newest Ph.D.! Dr. Poulos defended his dissertation, entitled Callimachus and Callimacheanism in the Poetry of Gregory of Nazianzus, on April 10, 2019.
Need more language work for graduate study? Our postbaccalaureate Certificate Programs require no prior knowledge of Greek or Latin, but can train you to the advanced level at a reduced tuition rate!
"Translating Caesarius at The Catholic University of America,"recently published by Prof. William Klingshirn in Caesarius of Arles and the Five Continents, provides a fascinating journey through our department's long traditions in patristic philology.
Msgr. James Marshall Campbell was a professor in the department, and then served as Dean of Arts and Sciences from 1934-1966. His research interests were strikingly aligned with those of some of our current students and faculty. Ronnie Georgieff blogs about Msgr. Campbell here.
The Catholic University of America Archives has just published an illustrated article on Monuments Man and former Greek and Latin Professor Bernard Mann Peebles (1906-1976). Two of the department’s endowments are named for Prof. Peebles, who served as Department Chair (1962-1970) and Margaret H. Gardiner Professor (1967-1976).
Congratulations and welcome, Dr. Pagani! Dr. Fabio Pagani, a specialist in medieval Greek and Latin and recently Visiting Assistant Professor at CUA, has been appointed as the department's newest tenure-track Assistant Professor
Congratulations to Professor William Klingshirn, who has recently been honored as the university's Margaret H. Gardiner Chair! The Gardiner endowment has for over a century helped to support the work of a designated professor in the Department of Greek and Latin.
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Frank A. C. Mantello, who was honored with a retirement symposium, reception, and dinner on April 27 — and with a very special Latin oration in his honor composed by our graduate students!
Congratulations to the Rev. Gregory Gilbert (Ph.D., Greek and Latin, 2014), whose vocation and whose position at Sts. Mary Magdalene and Markella Greek Orthodox Church were recently featured in the Baltimore Sun.
Congratulations to the Classics Club, which took the Academic and Professional Student Org of the Year trophy at the CUA Student Organization Excellence Awards for 2016-17!
Aeneathon 2017! Every year the Department hosts a Marathon reading of an ancient epic, and this year witnessed a two-day performance of Vergil's Aeneid (in Lombardo's English translation with the insertion of occasional Latin passages) on March 30 and 31.
Eta Sigma Phi sight-translation contest results! Congratulations to Sarah Grupp, sophomore classics major, for taking third place in the 2017 Intermediate Greek category of the Maurine Dallas Watkins Sight-Translation Contest sponsored by Eta Sigma Phi!
Departmental M.A. alumna wins national pedagogy award! Warmest congratulations to Ms. Jane Brinley, who teaches Latin at The School Without Walls here in Washington, DC. She has just been announced as one of two winners of this year's Award for Excellence in Precollegiate Teaching by the Society for Classical Studies, our national professional organization!
Department students in Rome! Three Department of Greek and Latin students currently studying on the CUA Rome Campus under the guidance of Dr. Richard Westall recently joined with some of their classmates to tour (in hard hats!) the Tomb of the Scipios, the resting-place of many members of one of ancient Rome's most famous families.
Summer excavation news! Four students from the Department of Greek and Latin were part of a collaborative archaeological field school convened by CUA and the American University of Rome. They spent two weeks digging an early medieval site in Vetricella, Tuscany.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED! The Department of Greek and Latin now has its front office in McMahon 205. Aside from room numbers, all other departmental contacts (phone and email) remain the same. We look forward to welcoming students and visitors to our new home!
Are you an incoming CUA freshman? For placement in Latin or Greek, see our Freshman Guide to Language Placement. If you are interested in majoring with us, please contact the department for further information.
Dr. Richard Westall, CUA Rome Center, has recently published two new projects, "The Sources of the Civil Wars of Appian of Alexandria" (in Kathryn Welch, ed., Appian's Roman History, Swansea, 2015), and "Embassies of the Late Republic: Movement to, from, and within the City of Rome" (in Ida Ostenberg et al., eds, The Moving City, London, 2015).
Karen Carducci, doctoral student, recently received a Professional Development Grant from the Classical Association of the Atlantic States to support her paper at the 17th International Conference on Patristic Studies at Oxford University (August 2015), "Implicit Stipulations in the Testamentum of Gregory of Nazianzos vis-a-vis the Testamenta of Remigius of Rheims, Caesarius of Arles, and Aurelianus of Ravenna."
Prof. William Klingshirn has been appointed a Fellow (sodalis) of the Pontifical Academy for Latin (Pontificia Academia Latinitatis). Founded by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012, the Academy aims to encourage the knowledge and study of Latin language and literature of all periods and to promote the use of Latin as a written and spoken language. Its president is Prof. Ivano Dionigi, Rector (President) of the University of Bologna. Further information on the Academy can be found here. A list of all eleven pontifical academies can be found at the website of the Roman Curia.
Instructor Tom Leoni and his students re-enact the battles of Greco-Roman warriors in the course CLAS 225, Ancient Warfare and Martial Arts. This course will be offered again in fall 2015, TTh 5:10-6:25pm.
Dr. Richard Westall, CUA Rome Program, has recently published a new article entitled "Constantius II and the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican," in Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte 64.2 (2015), 205-42.
Are you a CUA graduate student? If so, have you considered completing a Certificate in Greek, in Latin, or in Greek and Latin as part of your graduate program? Please contact Prof. Frank Mantello, Certificate Coordinator, to discuss your options.
Congratulations to Eric Seith, who placed third in the Latin Prose Composition division of the national Maurine Dallas Watkins Sight Translation Contest sponsored by Eta Sigma Phi! Eric is a Philosophy major and a member of CUA's Eta Kappa chapter of this national classics honor society.
National Latin exam winners! CUA Latin students excelled on this year's NLE.
Dr. Sarah Ferrario and Prof. Judith Hallett (Classics, University of Maryland, College Park), have recently received a $9900 Leadership Grant from the Classical Association of the Atlantic States. It will support the re-launch of a Washington, DC-area seminar for professional scholars and advanced students of the ancient Mediterranean world. Meeting twice per academic year, the Washington Ancient Mediterranean Seminar (WAMS) will serve simultaneously as an incubator for new research, a mentoring opportunity for junior scholars, and an impetus to encourage intellectual and administrative collaboration across area institutions.
The Classical Association of the Atlantic States has awarded departmental doctoral student Karen Carducci a Professional Development Grant to attend the January 2015 Winter School in Greek Paleography and Codicology at the American Academy in Rome, in collaboration with the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.
Congratulations to Charles Giglio, B.A., Greek and Latin, '64, named 2015 Teacher of the Year by the New York State Board of Regents!
Latin--and the department--in the news. See the article on "Latin in the Modern World," which features quotations and experiences shared by Prof. William Klingshirn and several departmental alumni, in the most recent issue of the CUA Magazine!
Congratulations to Greek and Latin graduate student (and Johns Hopkins biochemist) Luigi De Luca! Dr. De Luca has been honored by the Italian government with the title Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia. This honor was granted in recognition of his life's work in cancer research, his support of the Italian community in the US, and his commitment to a classical education in Greek and Latin. Further details at Presidenza della Reppublica.
Congratulations to Dr. Richard Westall, CUA Rome Program, on the publication of his recent article, "Theoderic patron of the churches of Rome?" Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artivm Historiam Pertinentia 27 (2014): 119-38.
Prof. William Klingshirn has been named to the editorial committee of Latinitas, the official journal of the Pontifical Academy for Latin. The first issue of its new series was published in Fall 2013. Beginning in 2014 it will appear twice a year. Latinitas is edited by [more...]
National Greek Exam Results: Students in GR 102 recently completed the National Greek Exam, administered to over 2000 students in five countries. One CUA student received High Honors and two received Merit Awards. Congratulations to the students and their teacher, Ms. Karen Carducci!
National Latin Exam Results: Students in LAT 102 and LAT 104 recently completed the National Latin Exam, administered to over 154,000 secondary and post-secondary students from 49 states and 17 foreign countries. Four CUA students received the distinction summa cum laude, nine maxima cum laude, seven magna cum laude, and nine cum laude. Congratulations to the students and to their teachers, Ms. Kathleen Kirsch and Ms. Keturah Kiehl!
Congratulations to Shannon Ells, B.A. '14, who has received the Eta Sigma Phi Scholarship to attend the 2014 Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome! After her summer in Italy, Shannon plans to enter graduate school.
Congratulations to Dr. Brent Gilbert, who successfully defended his dissertation, The Image of God, Greek Medicine, and Trinitarian Polemic in Gregory of Nyssa's De Hominis Opificio, on November 15, 2013!
Dr. Richard Westall, CUA Rome Program, has recently published a new article entitled "The Relationship of Appian to Pollio: A Reconsideration," in Analecta Romana Instituti Danici 38 (2013).
