Classical Studies
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Amicus noster Arthur Shippee did his archaeologist imitation and stumbled on this article by Peter Dodington in American Educator magazine … it is surely must reading for anyone — especially at the grade school level, but also beyond — who has had to justify the study of Classics: Knowing Ourselves: How Classics Strengthen Schools and…
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Tip o’ the pileus to Salvemagistra who posted this to her blog the other day: … I wish more departments would do this sort of thing; I suspect it would answer a lot of questions for prospective applicants (like my own son!).
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Yay! Canisius College will introduce a new bachelor’s degree in classics, the study of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and the Greek and Latin languages, in fall 2010. The new classics major will prepare students for graduate work in the field and also train a new generation of Latin teachers to meet increasing demand across…
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Image via Wikipedia Some ClassCon in Maclean’s (Canada’s News Magazine): On a recent Tuesday evening, seven members of McMaster University’s classics club gathered in Room 719 of Togo Salmon Hall to watch Disney’s animated movie Hercules. So far this academic year they’ve screened Gladiator, 300 and the 1966 classic A Funny Thing Happened on the…
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