News and Events
Classics student Skylar Widmann awarded the Draznin Scholarship
May 25, 2018
To honor his parents and show his appreciation for the education he received, Classics alumnus, James Draznin established an endowment in classical studies at UCSC. His gift has established the Sol and Esther Draznin Memorial Scholarship in Classical Studies, which will provide one undergraduate student each year with a $500 scholarship.
Classics Student Awarded Draznin Scholarship
June 16, 2017
The Sol and Esther Draznin Endowed Scholarship is given each year for outstanding work in the study of ancient Greek.
Martin Devecka: “Socratic Economics”
May 8, 2017
May 17 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm in Humanities 1, Rm 210
Giving Day 2017: Carl Deppe Memorial Lecture Fund
March 6, 2017
For more than three decades now, UCSC Classical Studies has been hosting the annual Carl Deppe Memorial Lecture. This year, Classical Studies is participating in UCSC Giving Day to raise funds to keep the Carl Mark Deppe Memorial Lecture going strong into its next decades. Your donation on March 8, however small, will help us keep the annual Deppe lecture thriving!
Call for Applications: Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA)
November 08, 2016
Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) support undergraduate research projects in the humanities. Up to 10 awards in the amount of $500 each are given each year.
Carl Mark Deppe Lecture: Carol Dougherty: "Nobody’s Home: Mētis, Improvisation, and the Instability of Return in Homer’s Odyssey"
April 26, 2016
The UCSC Classical Studies Program presents the annual Carl Deppe Lecture: Thursday, May 5 at 5:00 PM at the Cowell Provost House. This event is free and open to the public.
The Archaeology of Ancient Greek Dress
April 19, 2016
Thursday, April 28 at 5:00 PM in Humanities 1, Room 210
The UCSC Society of the Archaeological Institute of America presents at scholarly talk by Professor Thomas Stoellner
February 24, 2016
"The Beginnings of Social Inequality: The Worlds' Earliest Gold Mine" - Thursday, March 3 at 5:00 PM in Humanities 1, 210
Stevenson College presents a scholarly talk by Professor Elaine Sullivan
February 23, 2016
"Past Time, Past Place: 3D Reconstruction Modeling for Examining Historic Sites" - Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 at 4:00 PM in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge
Victoria Wohl: "Affective Leadership: Political Judgment and the Emotions in Democratic Athens"
January 1, 2016
Tuesday, January 5 at 4 p.m. in Humanities 1, Room 210. Free and open to the public. Refreshments at 3:30 p.m. and reception to follow the lecture.
Rita Lucarelli: “Ghosts and the Restless Dead in Ancient Egypt”
October 22, 2015
Thursday, October 29 at 5:15 p.m. in Humanities 1, Room 210. Free and open to the public.
Carl Mark Deppe Lecture: Adrienne Mayor: “The Warrior’s Husband: Theseus, Antiope, and the Amazons”
April 1, 2015
The UCSC Classical Studies Program presents the annual Carl Deppe Lecture: Tuesday, April 7 at 5:00 PM at the Cowell Provost House. This event is free and open to the public.
Classical Studies presents a Lecture with Martin Devecka
February 6, 2015
Polly Want a Caesar? Talking Birds and Prophetic Birds in Early Imperial Rome: Friday, February 13 at 4:00 PM in Humanities 1, 520
Michael Frachetti: “Uncovering a Nomadic City Along the Medieval Silk Road”
January 28, 2015
The UCSC Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the UCSC Archaeological Research Center present a talk by Professor Michael Frachetti.
Studying death in ancient Greece
July 16, 2014
Last year, UC Santa Cruz received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to undertake a summer institute investigating the history of mortality in ancient Greek culture...
Carl Mark Deppe Lecture: Harry Berger Jr.: “Dying Angry: The Wrath of Socrates in Plato’s Dialogue, Phaedo”
May 4, 2014
The UCSC Classical Studies Program and the President's Chair in Ancient Studies present the annual Carl Deppe Lecture: Monday, May 12 at 5:00 PM, Cowell Provost House. This event is free and open to the public.
History Graduation Celebration 2014
April 23, 2014
We are pleased to invite you to the third annual UCSC History Department Graduation Celebration, Friday, June 13, 2014, 10:00-11:30 AM in the Stevenson Event Center.
The UC Presidential Chair in Ancient Studies presents a talk by Marjorie Venit
April 8, 2014
Strangers in a Strange Land: Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 pm in Humanities 1, 210
The Center for Cultural Studies presents a talk by Professor of Literature and Classics, Karen Bassi
March 5, 2014
Fading into the Future: Wednesday, March 12 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm in Humanities 1, 210
History Students and Faculty Win Research Awards
January 22, 2014
The Department of History is delighted to announce that the following History Department students and faculty have received IHR Research Awards for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 academic years.
Professor Hedrick to Speak at Conference
October 15, 2013
Charles Hedrick will speak at the California Classical Association meeting in Menlo park this Saturday, October 19.
UCSC awarded three NEH grants for Humanities projects
July 31, 2013
UC Santa Cruz has received three grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support humanities projects in the Literature Department.
You're Invited - History Department Fall Orientation
July 03, 2013
Orientation will be held Tuesday, September 24, 10:00 am - 11:30 am in the Stevenson College Fireside Lounge.
Anthony Barbieri-Low: "Imaging the Tomb of the First Emperor of China"
May 22, 2013
The UCSC Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the President’s Chair in Ancient Studies present a lecture in an ongoing series on “Archaeology and the Ancient World.” Thursday, May 23rd, at 4:30pm in the Cowell Conference Room.
Carl Deppe Lecture 2013
April 5, 2013
The UCSC Classical Studies Program and the President's Chair in Ancient Studies present the annual Carl Deppe Lecture: Friday, April 12 at 4:00 PM at the Cowell Provost House
C.D.C. Reeve: Beginning and Ending with Happiness in Aristotle's Ethics
February 13, 2013
Philosophy Colloquium
Archaeology and the Ancient World Lecture: David Blank, February 14th at 5:00 p.m.
February 8, 2013
The UCSC Society of the Archaeological Institute of American presents a lecture in an on ongoing series on "Archaeology and the Ancient World".
Archaeology and the Ancient World Lecture: Katherine Dunbabin, November 14 at 5 p.m.
November 13, 2012
The UCSC Society of the Archaeological Institute of American presents a lecture in an on ongoing series on "Archaeology and the Ancient World".
Internships Offered at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
November 13, 2012
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum is now accepting internships for their winter internship and volunteer programs.
Stanford Summer Theater: The Wanderings of Odysseus
September 6, 2012
Save the Date: Berkeley Ancient Italy Roundtable
June 27, 2012
BAIR 2012 will take place at the University of California, Berkeley campus on Friday, October 26th.
International Playhouse XI
May 15, 2012
Attend Friday the 18th and Sunday the 20th at 8 p.m. in the Stevenson Event Center and see your fellow lovers of the Classics perform a scene from Aristophanes' Clouds.
Carl Deppe Lecture 2012
April 23, 2012
The UCSC Classical Studies Program and the President's Chair in Ancient Studies present the annual Carl Deppe Lecture: Thursday, April 26, at 4:30 PM.
Spring Spotlight: April 6 - April 14
March 15, 2012
The classical studies program would like to extend a warm welcome to admitted students and their families. The following opportunities are available to help you learn more about our program.
Charles W. Hedrick Sr: The Secret Mark
March 13, 2012
The UCSC Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the President's Chair in Ancient Studies present a pair of lectures in an ongoing series on "Archaeology and the Ancient World”
2012 - 2013 Classical Studies Courses Published!
March 13, 2012
The preliminary 2012-2013 Classics Studies Program Course List (also known as the synoptic) is now available online.
Mathematics as Literature, Mathematics as Text
March 13, 2012
Please join the Classics Department for a Workshop: Friday, April 13 entitled Mathematics as Literature, Mathematics as Text.
January 19, 2012
M.A. in Classics at the University of Arizona
January 18, 2012
The M.A. program in Classics at the University of Arizona now offers five distinct M.A. emphases: Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Classical Philology, LatinPedagogy, and Latin Philology. Applications for fall 2012 are due February 15, 2012.
Ancient Art Council Fall 2011 Events
November 1, 2011
The Ancient Art Council is dedicated to supporting Ancient Art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Aisthesis: Call for Papers
November 1, 2011
Aisthesis, the Stanford Undergraduate Journal of Classical Studies, is looking for submissions for its first-ever peer-reviewed 2012 publication. We accept critical essays in a classical context within fields including Linguistics, Philosophy, Literature, History, Drama, and Art.
“Sex Sells, But Who’s Buying? Erotic Imagery on Athenian Vases”
October 17, 2011
A talk by Professor Kathleen Lynch, University of Cincinnati. Saturday, October 22 at 2 p.m. Humanities 1, room 210.
Mary-Kay Gamel Elected Vice-President for Outreach of the APA
October 6, 2011
Mary-Kay Gamel has been elected Vice-President for Outreach of the American Philological Association. She will take office on January 8, 2012,
Mistaken Identities: How to Identify a Roman Emperor, by Mary Beard
September 26, 2011
Stanford Classics Department invites you to this year's Lorenz Eitner Lecture on Classical Art and Culture - Mistaken Identities: How to Identify a Roman Emperor by Mary Beard. The talk will take place in Levinthal Hall in the Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Thurs. Sept. 29 at 6:00 pm with refreshments at 5:45.
Second Annual Berkeley Ancient Italy Roundtable
September 21, 2011
The Berkeley Ancient Italy Roundtable (BAIR) will take place October 21 and 22, 2011 on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. This will be the second edition of this annual event.
The Odyssey on Alma
September 12, 2011
In a unique partnership with San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, We Players is adapting Homer's epic poem for presentation aboard Alma, a 1891 flat-bottomed scow schooner and National Historic Landmark.
The Epigraphy and History of Boeotia
August 15, 2011
The Aleshire Center for the Study of Greek Epigraphy at UC Berkeley is organizing a symposium entitled "The Epigraphy and History of Boeotia - New Finds, New Developments".
Summer Orientation 2011
July 15, 2011
UC Santa Cruz Orientation Programs is where students begin their college careers and ensure their successful academic and social transition into the UC Santa Cruz community.
University of California, Santa Cruz Presents: Music and Greek Drama: History, Theory, and Practice An International Conference
May 19, 2011
Scholars and theater practitioners will discuss how music affects the meaning and impact of dramatic performance ancient and modern.
The Theater Arts Department Presents: Orestes Terrorist
May 19, 2011
A cast of student actor/singers -- including a Greek Chorus of twenty -- will perform a new play, Orestes Terrorist, this spring in the Mainstage Theater. Friday, May 20, 2011 - Sunday, May 29, 2011 Mainstage Theater, Theater Arts Center (UCSC)
Professsor Sarah Milledge Nelson "Korea and the Silk Road"
April 25, 2011
Professor Nelson will discuss the Steppe Route north of the Altai Mountains, the Silk Road through Xinjinag, and a Sea Route, along with the objects that arrived in Korea from as far away as the Mediterranean world.
Tim Whitmarsh "Adulterating the Ancient Romance"
March 17, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 4 p.m. in Humanities 1, 210. Tim Whitmarsh is E.P. Warren Praelector in Classics at Oxford University's Corpus Christi Collge, and editor of the Cambridge Classical Journal and of the series Classics in Theory for Oxford University Press.
Professor Jodi Magness "The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls"
March 16, 2011
In this slide-illustrated lecture, we explore the ancient remains at Qumran and discuss the contents and significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls.. Jodi Magnes is Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Annual Carl Deppe Memorial Lecture: Professsor Emily Greenwood
February 25, 2011
Professor Emily Greenwood of Yale University will speak on "Regarding Priam: Reconciliation and Classical Reception" on Thursday, May 19th, 2011 at the Cowell Provost House.
Dr. Cameron McNeil "The Chocolate Tree and Its History among the Ancient Maya"
February 1, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 5 p.m. (coffee at 4:30, refreshments to follow) in Humanities 1, 210 Dr. McNeil will speak on the use of the chocolate tree in Mesoamerican communities, with a focus on the ancient Maya polity of Copan in Honduras.
Theater 61B Presents Scenes from Tragedy
December 1, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010 from 10:00-11:10, 11:30-12:40, 1:00-2:10, and 2:30-3:40 Join Tom Walsh's Theater 61B as they present scenes from Greek and Roman tragedy. If the weather permits, performances are in the Festival Glen (behind the Experimental Theater); if there's rain, the entire operation moves, in the morning, to Stage 2 in Theater Arts, and in the afternoon to the Experimental theate. Come and support classical theater at UCSC!
Elaine Sullivan "The Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak: 2000 Years of Rituals and Renovations"
November 27, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 5 p.m. (refreshments at 4:30) in Humanities 1, Room 210 Dr. Sullivan's lecture is the first of this academic year in the ongoing series on "Archaeology and the Ancient World," sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America and the President's Chair in Ancient Studies.
Professor Leslie Kurke "Aesop, Popular Culture, and the Invention of Greek Prose"
May 6, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010 at 4 p.m. in the Cowell Conference Room You are invited to the annual Carl Deppe lecture to hear Professor Leslie Kurke speak on "Aesop, Popular Culture, and the Invention of Greek Prose."
Dr. Patrick E. McGovern "Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages"
March 11, 2010
Following a tantalizing trail of archaeological and chemical clues around the world and through the millennia, Patrick McGovern, Scientific Director of the Penn Museum’s Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory, tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating quest for the perfect drink.
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer "The Indus Civilization: New Discoveries in Pakistan and India"
February 16, 2010
April 26, 2010 at 5 p.m., Humanities 1, room 210 Dr. Jonathan Mark Kenoyof the Indus Civilizationer will speak on the most recent discoveries in Pakistan and western India: "The Indus Civilization: New Discoveries in Pakistan and India."
Humanities professor wins 2009 prize for scholarly outreach
January 24, 2010
Professor of classics and comparative literature Mary-Kay Gamel has been awarded the 2009 Prize for Scholarly Outreach from the American Philological Association (APA)--the national classics association
Oedipus El Rey
January 20, 2010
Do you believe in destiny? With his unique Chicano swagger and sly sense of humor, Luis Alfaro transforms Sophocles’ ancient tale into an electrifying and unforgettable myth for the modern age.
Sappho's Aristotle
January 15, 2010
Three fragments of Sappho (1, 16, and 31) form a triad that tells us something about Greek literature, especially when that triad is set beside Aristotle's analysis of rhetorical genres (in Aristotle's Rhetoric 1.12-14).
UCSC grad student receives award
December 30, 2009
UCSC graduate student H. Christian Blood has been awarded this year's Rehak Award from the Lambda Classical Caucus of the American Philological Association.
Life Among The Plebs: The Archaeology of a Lower Class Neighborhood in Pompeii
November 19, 2009
Dr. Gary Devore will speak on his excavations at Pompeii: "Life Among The Plebs: The Archaeology of a Lower Class Neighborhood in Pompeii." The lecture will be held at 6 PM on Wednesday, December 2 on the UCSC campus in Humanities 1, 520.
History professor to establish new program in Ancient Studies at UCSC
November 04, 2009
History professor Charles Hedrick will use his recent UC Presidential Chair appointment to establish and develop a new program in Ancient Studies on the UCSC campus.
Classical Studies Receives Book Fund Donation
August 25, 2009
UCSC alumnus Joseph DePage, has generously founded The Cebes Book Fund in the classical studies program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Cebes Book Fund supplies books for one student in each of the Latin and Greek language classes taught at UCSC. Recipients of the books will be based on financial need.
