Academics Classical Studies What's Happening What's Happening Get the latest news and updates related to Classical Studies at Denison University. Navigate Classical Studies About Degree Requirements Courses Honors & Awards Alumni & Careers Faculty & Staff - All - Faculty 2023 FacultyThe Center for Black Studies Welcomes Back Simone Drake ’97On 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.Date: September 12, 2023 FacultyProf. Futo Kennedy adds to Cleopatra debate"...asking if Cleopatra was Black, white, or another racial identity is the wrong question."Date: April 26, 2023 2021 FacultyWhy and how the study of classics is changingDenison faculty Max L. Goldman and Rebecca Futo Kennedy explain how the study of classics is changing - and why that's a good thing.Date: June 23, 2021 2020 FacultyThe Modern Racial Politics of CleopatraQuestions of race and identity are at the heart of a controversy over casting a new production of the famous Cleopatra. Classics has an answer.Date: November 5, 2020 2018 FacultyA classical balancing actThe Society of Classical Studies looks behind the curtains at the life of Prof. Rebecca Kennedy.Date: September 18, 2018
How We Learn All Roads Lead to Rome A two-week sojourn in Rome with a Classics professor brings ancient history to life.
Where We Go Sharing The Light Even as a young girl, Mishti Mitra ’20 was able to imagine herself in another person’s circumstances.
How We Learn Life in ancient Greece — resurrected Role-playing students transformed life in ancient Greece into a daily drama.
Where We Go Story-telling: from the days of ancients to today Quinn Griffin '10 is a classicist with Michigan's Grand Valley State University - she is also a talented vocalist.
How We Learn Why Riri Williams, the new "Iron Man," matters For Imani Congdon '20, the new "Iron Man," a young black woman named Riri Williams, is a hopeful sign.
Where We Go For the Love of Latin Learning Karyn Greene ’12 is taking her love of classics to the Boston Teacher Residence Program.
How We Learn Modern Greece, through the lens of fiction Denison professor Tim Hofmeister just published his second book of crime fiction, opening readers’ eyes to the issues of Greece through a new channel.
How We Learn Immigrant Women in Athens Professor Kennedy's teaching and research interests cover the history and culture of ancient Greece, especially issues of ethnicity and citizenship.
Where We Go Dancing on the way to Pompeii Maybe all roads don't lead to Rome. But this one led to a brilliant career in archaeology and to an ancient dig site in Pompeii.
Performances, Student News Ancient Greek play comes to life Students in Ancient Greek 361 decipher an ancient tragedy by staging it. Read more
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. Read more
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! Read more