Classicists in the News

Another bit of catching up …

Sally Knights has put together a new GCSE textbook on Classical Civilization:

• Bristol teacher publishes new classics textbook (Evening Post)

The secret life of Randall McNeill:

• The secret lives of our profs (Lawrentian)

An interview with John Prevas (and Steve Forbes) about their book, Power, Ambition, Glory:

• Steve Forbes, Eckerd College professor John Prevas look to Caesar for leadership lessons (Times)

An interview with Sarah Ruden about her Aeneid translation:

• Not Dead Yet (National Review)

Anthony Snodgrass received an honourary degree from UChicago:

• Classical archaeologist to receive honorary degree (Chronicle)

Stephen Dyson is a prestigious fellow:

• UB Classicist Elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (UB News)
• Classicist elected fellow (UB Reporter)

Art Robson apparently acquired a plurality of statuseseses (?):

• PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS ART ROBSON RECEIVED EMERTI STATUS

Katharina Volk is the new editrix of TAPA:

• Katharina Volk Named Editor of TAPA (APA)

A nice feature on Anton Bammer and his work at Ephesus:

• Austrian archaeologist devotes life to Ephesus excavations (Today’s Zaman)

Several St Olaf College students won awards:

• Classics Department announces award winners

Not precisely a Classicist, but architecture instructor Dean Abernathy has an interesting ‘Classical’ project involving Google Earth:

• Instructor brings ancient Rome to life (Coast Report)

… and we were somewhat intrigued by this passing mention in Rowan Pelling’s Q&A column in the Mail, inter alia:

A married male friend has regular lunches with a beautiful, flamehaired classicist to discuss Hannibal, Herodotus and the like. Clearly, lunches that are centred on emotional exchanges are rather different from those that concern hobbies.

… that’s about as gossipy as I get … do with it what you will