Classicists
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I twittered this one a few days ago … not sure how much longer it will be available (Alice, of course, is the Alice of Alice in Wonderland fame and daughter of Henry George Liddell of Greek lexicon fame): Oxford DNB: Lives of the week = Alice Pleasance Hargreaves .
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Nice feature on our favourite Cambridge don: Mary Beard: A classicist in a class of her own | The Observer.
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Image via Wikipedia Tom Sienkewicz, Capron Professor of Classics at Monmouth College, was named secretary-treasurer elect of The Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) during its 106th annual meeting, held recently in Oklahoma City. “We are planning on a two-year transition period, with phasing out of the office at St. Olaf College…
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In case you’re at Cambridge a few hours from now: Professor Kathleen Coleman, Professor of Latin at Harvard University and renowned author on Latin literature and history will give Newnham’s biennial Jane Harrison Memorial Lecture on Friday, 23 April 2010. She’ll argue that pushy parents and a competitive society driving youngsters to extremes to succeed…
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Interesting incipit from the UDallas University paper: On Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. in the Art History Auditorium, the Rome office gave the third installment of the Rome Walking Tour in Irving, a series of lectures designed to both prepare future Romers for their semester abroad and enhance the Rome experience for past Romers, as well…
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