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CNELC faculty are making headlines! Professor Christopher Rollston was quoted in Christianity Today in the article "New ...
05/07/2026

CNELC faculty are making headlines! Professor Christopher Rollston was quoted in Christianity Today in the article "New Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit is the Real Deal: The Museum of the Bible Presents an Authentic Documents Display;" and by Daily Mail in the article “Earliest 'Jesus is God' inscription found in Israel reveals secrets reshaping biblical history.”

“Spring” into the end of the year with CNELC Department! Arabic Program students enjoyed the first of many end-of-year e...
05/05/2026

“Spring” into the end of the year with CNELC Department! Arabic Program students enjoyed the first of many end-of-year events!

Congratulations to CANES senior Ryan Gilhuly, whose senior thesis brought Aristophanes’ The Frogs to life as an open-air...
04/30/2026

Congratulations to CANES senior Ryan Gilhuly, whose senior thesis brought Aristophanes’ The Frogs to life as an open-air performance in G Street Park.

Read more about Ryan's project in the GW Hatchet: https://gwhatchet.com/2026/04/20/a-senior-thesis-turns-g-street-park-into-open-air-greek-theater/

Photo Credit: Adnan Masri

Ryan Gilhuly did not want to just write his senior thesis on the transcendent comedy of ancient Greek theater. He wanted to show it on the stage.

HYBRID EVENT! Bestselling author Prof. Steven L. Tuck tells the story of triumph out of tragedy, uncovered in the ashes ...
01/14/2026

HYBRID EVENT! Bestselling author Prof. Steven L. Tuck tells the story of triumph out of tragedy, uncovered in the ashes of Vesuvius.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Funger Hall, Room 108
Reception & Book Sale: 6:15-7:00 pm
Lecture & Q&A: 7:00-8:15 pm

More info here!

A story of triumph out of tragedy, uncovered in the ashes of Vesuvius. Join the CCAS Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations for a reception, book sale and lecture with Miami University's Professor Steven L. Tuck as he discusses his bestselling work, Escape from Pompeii,...

Professor Eric H. Cline's book, After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations, has just won the 2025 BAS Award for "Bes...
11/12/2025

Professor Eric H. Cline's book, After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations, has just won the 2025 BAS Award for "Best Popular Book on Archaeology" from Biblical Archaeology Review & the Biblical Archaeology Society!

Congratulations, Professor Cline! 👏👏👏

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