NEWS
Friends of Ancient History announces the details of their Spring meeting, which will take place at CSULB on Saturday, May 10, 2025. They welcome a professor in Art History at Mt. San Antonio College, Dr. Alexandra Creola, who will speak on "Demarcating Liminal Places: The Nymph-herms of Magna Graecia,” and Dr. Stephen O’Connor (CSUF), whose talk is titled "Athenian Naval Power and Grain Markets in the Greek World in the Fifth Century BCE.” It will be exciting to find out what a nymph-herm is (!!) and to learn about the intersection of the military and the ancient economy.
Registration is $25. Here is the registration form, as well as the program on the website.
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LMU Classics & Archeology, History, and Sociology are hosting Kin and Clan in Roman Antiquity; New Perspectives on the Roman Family on Feb 28 and March 1. Download and view the flier for details or contact Jordan Christopher. Speakers from multiple US universities and Germany.
The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office at the U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the fiscal year 2025 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) program. Competition now open for 20+ grants! Deadline to apply: Jan. 21, 2025. The program provides grants to institutions and private, nonprofit education entities that organize programs for K-12 teachers, college students, and faculty to engage in short- or long-term overseas projects focused on training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies. GPA short-term projects include seminars, curriculum development, and group research or study. GPA long-term projects support advanced intensive overseas programs that focus on languages, the humanities, or social sciences. Website newsletter.
American Academy in Rome reminds everyone that it has opened applications and information on its summer 2025 programs. See the details HERE. Deadline is December 20. Scholarships are available. These are life-changing experiences!
ASCSA has 4 positions open for Directors, Media, Event Manager!
ASCSA is open for applications for 2025! Check for deadlines! Please check Academic Year Program. All prospective applicants to the Academic Year Program for 2025/2026 are welcome. Orientations are online during the fall and they encourage you to explore the website of the ASCSA.
SCS Awards for Excellence in K-12 Teaching: The Society for Classical Studies invites nominations and self-nominations for the Awards for Excellence in K-12 Teaching. The prize is $500, plus a free trip to the venue of choice (SCS, ACL, or CAC) to receive the award, and $200 for the winner's institution to use for resources. SCS gives this award to MORE THAN ONE person. So please apply, nominate a deserving teacher, or spread the word. Here is the link to the REVISED (easier) system for the process. SCS Awards for Excellence in Teaching at the K-12 Level Thanks to a very generous gift to the Society's Gatekeeper to Gateway Campaign for the Future of Classics from Daniel and Joanna Rose, the amounts to be awarded have been increased substantially.
Federal Grant Deadlines Approaching:
The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office of the U.S. Department of Education is now accepting applications for the following : Fulbright-Hays and Title VI grant and fellowship competitions.