Congratulations to Caroline Lawrence for winning the Classical Association’s 2009 Prize:

• Prize for Roman Mysteries

… and to Laurier’s Judith Fletcher, who is only the second Canadian to win the AJP’s Gildersleeve Prize:

• Laurier professor the second Canadian to win prestigious prize

… and to Carl Huffman, who was among the recipients of the University Professor Award at DePauw:

• Three Faculty Members Receive University Professor Awards

… and to Princeton’s Dennis Feeney, who is among this year’s recipients of Guggenheims:

• Six professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

… and to Trinity Academy’s Shannon Walker, who has won CAMWS’ Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Award:

• Trinity Academy Of Raleigh Latin Teacher Receives CAMWS Award

Robert E. Wolverton has been surveying folks about ‘ugly’ and ‘pretty’ words:

• Ugly, Pretty Words Identified in Language Survey

The Daily Targum had a nice feature on T. Corey Brennan’s punk roots:

• Professor journeys from classics to punk rock