UT Classics

07/23/2026

06/20/2026

Have a read of Javal Coleman's Father's Day post on the SCS blog.

Javal Coleman June 19, 2026 In America, roughly one in four children grows up without their biological father in their household. This is true for over 50% of African American children, including me. Growing up without a father has had long-lasting impacts on my life. As a Roman legal historian with...

05/06/2026

Kudos to the 2025-2026 Officers of Eta Sigma Phi! Thank you, Nate, Hannah, Annie, Rachel, Tatum, and Ursula for all that you have done for the department this year! We can not overstate how important you have been to the health and happiness of our department.

04/22/2026

Hey all!

The last Classics Play Reading Club meeting will be this Friday, 4/24. We'll meet at 4pm in Dr. Gurd's lab on the basement level of WAG.

This time we're reading Hippolytos, by Lane Anthony Flores

If you would like to read a part, please reach out and let me know! I'm still looking for a few readers. But either way, please come join us as we close out this school year with a new take on a very old story!

See you Friday,
Lane

04/17/2026

Our own Sean Gurd was featured in COLA's Life and Letters magazine for his outstanding research.

FeaturesLet the Ancients Play By Kaulie Watson March 4, 2026 facebook twitter email The ancient world was like ours: loud. People crowded into city centers, haggling in marketplaces and chiding their children. Armies in bronze armor clashed on battlefields. Traveling performers sang or chanted the w...

04/17/2026

Congratulations our very own, Joann Gulizio! Joann has been awarded the College of Liberal Arts’ Waggener Centennial Teaching Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year. This fellowship is presented annually in the College of Liberal Arts to faculty who have exemplified outstanding teaching in foreign language instruction. This acknowledgement is richly deserved! Joann has been a key contributor to the department's teaching and a fan favorite among classics students.