2024

Students in a play
Performances, Student News
Ancient Greek play comes to life
Students in Ancient Greek 361 decipher an ancient tragedy by staging it.
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2023

Faculty
The Center for Black Studies Welcomes Back Simone Drake ’97
On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Center for Black Studies welcomed Dr. Simone Drake back to campus as the Black Studies Scholar-In-Residence for 2023-2024.
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Group of Classics Students with their Professor
Awards & Honors
Department Awards: Saying Goodbye and Saying Hello!
It's been an exciting year in the department of Classical Studies with many new faces, but its always sad to see our students graduate!
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Faculty
Prof. Futo Kennedy adds to Cleopatra debate
"...asking if Cleopatra was Black, white, or another racial identity is the wrong question."
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2021

Faculty
Why and how the study of classics is changing
Denison faculty Max L. Goldman and Rebecca Futo Kennedy explain how the study of classics is changing - and why that's a good thing.
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2020

Faculty
The Modern Racial Politics of Cleopatra
Questions of race and identity are at the heart of a controversy over casting a new production of the famous Cleopatra. Classics has an answer.
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Internships
Summer Scholars 2020
Summer scholar research projects completed in the classics department in Summer 2020.
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What's Happening
Teaching race and ethnicity in the Greco-Roman world
Prof. Rebecca Futo Kennedy and a colleague discuss their experiences teaching about race and ethnicity in the Greco-Roman world in a video.
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Awards & Honors
Students honored for work in humanities
Three Denison students have been honored for work in humanities with the Megan Lisska and Elin Lisska Christensen Award.
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Simone Drake
Alumni
Prof. Simone Drake '97 honored at Ohio State
Simone Drake '97, chair of Ohio State Department of African American and African Studies has been recognized for her exceptional service to students.
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Alumni
2010 Alumni Love Story and Song
Enjoy Duke Ellington's "Don't Get Around Much Anymore, " courtesy Quinn and Hayes Griffin.
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2019

Dr. Sarah Derbew
Lectures & Discussions
A New Vocabulary for Ancient Blackness
Dr. Sarah Derbew discusses the ancient and modern intersections of blackness, race and identity.
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Awards & Honors
Seven Students Initiated Into National Honors Society
Seven students were initiated into Eta Sigma Phi, Zeta Chapter! Two faculty were also given honorary membership.
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2018

Students on field trip
Faculty
A classical balancing act
The Society of Classical Studies looks behind the curtains at the life of Prof. Rebecca Kennedy.
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2017

Students looking at ruins
Field Trips
Study the art and archaeology of Rome, in Rome
Students spend two weeks in Rome, studying ancient art and archaeology.
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2015

Announcements & Updates
New Classical Studies Curriculum
Beginning Fall 2015, there is a new Classical Studies curriculum.
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Awards & Honors
Eta Sigma Phi 2015-16
A list of members and officers of Eta Sigma Phi, the classical studies honors society, at Denison University.
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