News Articles
Ancient Philosophy Recruitment
August 5, 2013 - Department news
The Department will be seeking a new appointment in Ancient Philosophy in the 2013-2014 academic year.
First Title in New Series Appears
August 5, 2013 - Department news
California Classical Studies, the new open-access publication series sponsored by the Department and supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, has published its first volume. Leslie Kurke's The Traffic in Praise: Pindar and the Poetics of Social Economy is a new digital edition, with minor corrections, of her 1990 monograph.
Tony Long Retires
July 29, 2013 - Department news
Anthony A. (Tony) Long  retired at the end of June but will continue to be active as a Professor of the Graduate School while he pursues his extensive program of lectures and conferences and visiting appointments and ongoing research.
Center for Tebtunis Papyri Challenge Grant: Anglo-California Foundation to match donations
July 18, 2013 - Department news
The Center for the Tebtunis Papyri is pleased to announce that it has received a $100,000 challenge grant from the Anglo-California Foundation. The grant is intended as the cornerstone for an endowment supporting CTP’s research projects, training for its students at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and outreach programs.
Donations invited for Charles E. Murgia Latin Prize
May 3, 2013 - Department news
To honor Charles' memory and support the study of Latin at the undergraduate level, the Department seeks to raise an endowment, the income from which will provide a prize or prizes for achievement in undergraduate Latin courses.
Charles Murgia Memorial May 5
March 4, 2013 - Department news
Emeritus Professor Charles E. Murgia died at his Oakland last week at the age of 78.
Leslie Kurke to Receive APA Goodwin Award
December 4, 2012 - Department news
Leslie Kurke is the 2012 recipient of the Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit of the American Philological Association for her recent book Aesopic Conversations: Popular Tradition, Cultural Dialogue, and the Invention of Greek Prose.
Kore and Kritios Boy Casts Finally Arrive
November 19, 2012 - Department news
With final restorations completed, the Department's casts of an archaic Kore and of the Kouros known as the Kritios Boy have been installed in Dwinelle Hall Lobby.
Memorial for Greenie: sound recording available for a short time
October 30, 2012 - Department news
More than 120 friends of Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr. (Greenie) gathered on Sunday, October 28, to honor his memory and recall his friendship and scholarship. A sound recording of the event is available online for a limited time.
Donations invited to increase Greenewalt fellowship endowment
October 22, 2012 - Department news
In connection with the October 28, 2012, memorial event honoring Emeritus Professor Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr., the Department invites friends to contribute to the endowment for graduate student support established in his name in 2010.
Open-Access Digital Publication Project Launched
October 8, 2012 - Department news
The Department of Classics of the University of California, Berkeley, is pleased to announce the initiation of new publication series entitled California Classical Studies. The series is intended to provide a peer-reviewed open-access venue for disseminating basic research, data-heavy research, and highly specialized research of the kind that is either hard to place with the leading publishers in Classics or extremely expensive for libraries and individuals when produced by a leading academic publisher.
Third Annual Berkeley Ancient Italy Roundtable
September 17, 2012 - Department news
The Berkeley Ancient Italy Roundtable (BAIR) will take place October 26 and 27, 2012, on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, opening with a keynote address by Professor John Dobbins of the University of Virginia.
Three colleagues promoted to tenure
July 16, 2012 - Department news
Frank Bezner, Nikolaos Papazarkadas, and Kim Shelton have all been promoted to Associate Professor as of July 2012.
Crawford Greenewalt dies
May 7, 2012 - Department news
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It is with great sadness that we record the death on Friday, May 4, 2012, of Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr., emeritus professor of Classical Archaeology — Greenie, as we all knew him. He was much loved in the Department and on campus, and will be greatly missed.
A campus memorial event with reception is scheduled for Sunday, October 28, 2012, from 2 to 4 pm, in the Alumni House on the UC Berkeley campus.
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Hendrickson wins Rome Prize
April 28, 2012 - Department news
Classics graduate student Tom Hendrickson has won a Rome Prize Fellowship and will spend the 2012-2013 academic year at the American Academy in Rome. Tom will receive the Arthur Ross Pre-Doctoral Rome Prize, one of the four AAR predoctoral fellowships awarded this year in the area of Ancient Studies. His dissertation research is on Life and Libraries in Ancient Rome.
For the official announcement see the AAR web site.
Greenewalt receives AIA's Bandelier Award
April 28, 2012 - Department news
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Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr., Emeritus Professor of Classical Archaeology, (whom his friends know as Greenie) has been honored by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) with the Bandelier Award for Public Service to Archaeology in recognition of his over 50 years of participation in and leadership (from 1976 to 2007) of the Sardis Expedition in Turkey. Greenie retired in January 2010 after more than 40 years on the Berkeley faculty.
See the fuller story on the campus news site and the AIA testimonial.
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Faculty News 2011
December 12, 2011 - Department news
News of the activities and publications of faculty in 2011 (or since their previous report).
Todd Hickey becomes Director of CTP
November 9, 2011 - Department news
Todd Hickey has assumed the role of Director of the Center for the Tebtunis Papyri.
Second Annual Berkeley Ancient Italy Roundtable
September 14, 2011 - Department news
The Berkeley Ancient Italy Roundtable (BAIR) will take place October 21 and 22, 2011 on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, opening with a keynote address by Erich Gruen.
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Leslie Kurke appointed to named chair
April 29, 2011 - Department news
Leslie Kurke will become Gladys Rehard Wood Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature on July 1.
Parthenon casts mounted in Dwinelle Lobby
February 14, 2011 - Department news
A few of the restored ancient sculpture casts from the collection owned by campus units are finally on display in Dwinelle Hall.
Faculty News 2009 and 2010
January 11, 2011 - Department news
Recent honors, publications, and other activities of the faculty.
Former Students Honor Tony Long
November 30, 2010 - Department news
Former students of Tony Long have published a group of papers from the conference held in his honor in 2007 to celebrate his 70th birthday.
California Consortium in Late Antiquity Conference October 22-23, 2010: City-Empire-Christendom
September 9, 2010 - Department news
The California Consortium in Late Antiquity is sponsoring a workshop conference on campus on October 22-23, 2010.
Berkeley Ancient Italy Roundtable sponsors its first workshop
September 9, 2010 - Department news
The Berkeley Ancient Italy Roundtable (BAIR) will take place October 8 and 9, 2010 on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, opening with a keynote address by James Packer.
Twin Honors for Leslie Kurke
April 27, 2010 - Department news
Kim Shelton elected to the Society of Antiquaries of London
October 8, 2009 - Department news
Classics welcomes Maria Mavroudi: New Faculty in Byzantine and Medieval periods
October 8, 2009 - Department news
Classics welcomes Maria Mavroudi
Ted Peña joins the Department as Professor of Archaeology
October 7, 2009 - Department news
Nelly Oliensis promoted to full Professor
October 5, 2009 - Department news
Noted author addresses graduating classicists
May 23, 2009 - Department news
Award-winning author and critic Daniel Mendelsohn, who also holds a PhD in Classics from Princeton, was the commencement speaker at the Classics/AHMa ceremony.
Tony Long Elected to American Philosophical Society
May 1, 2009 - Department news
Tony Long, Irving Stone Professor of Literature and Professor of Classics, is among the 35 new members elected in 2009 to the American Philosophical Society.
Andrew Stewart Wins Distinguished Teaching Award
April 24, 2009 - Department news
At the annual Distinguished Teaching Award ceremony on April 22, Andrew Stewart was honored one of five 2009-2010 recipients.
Leslie Kurke Chosen Faculty Research Lecturer for 2010
April 24, 2009 - Department news
Four Faculty Honored for Freshman Seminar Offerings
February 6, 2009 - Department news
Four Classics professors were among the 73 campus faculty honored at a reception acknowledging contributions to the Freshman Seminar Program.
Graduate Student and Alumni News 2008
January 5, 2009 - Department news
Faculty News 2008
December 31, 2008 - Department news
Archaeology Recruitment Begins
September 17, 2008 - Department news
Dylan Sailor Awarded Tenure
June 24, 2008 - Department news
Dylan Sailor has been promoted to Associate Professor effective July 1, 2008.
Changes to Sather Lectures Schedule
May 28, 2008 - Department news
With the upcoming Fall 2008 Sather Lecture series of Mary Beard, the Department will try out a new day for the lectures (Thursday) and an earlier hour for the second through sixth lectures.
Frank Bezner Joins Faculty
May 14, 2008 - Department news
Dr. Frank Bezner, an expert in Medieval Latin and medieval hermeneutics, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature.
Kim Shelton Joins Regular Faculty
April 17, 2008 - Department news
Kim Shelton becomes a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Classics on July 1, and the future of Nemea Excavations and the Nemea Center is put on a firmer basis.
John Ferrari Receives Guggenheim Fellowship
April 11, 2008 - Department news
Professor G. R. (John) Ferrari is one of six Berkeley Faculty Members awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2008-2009.
Susan Pulliam to Retire
March 19, 2008 - Department news
CASMA Management Services Officer Susan Pulliam has announced her plan to retire in June.
Good Placement News
March 6, 2008 - Department news
New and recent PhDs are obtaining academic positions.
Faculty News 2007
December 31, 2007 - Department news
An update on the activities of the faculty since the previous report in a departmental newsletter.
Greek Composition Prize Renamed for Tom Rosenmeyer
November 9, 2007 - Department news
Digs and Doings: Summer research update
October 16, 2007 - Research news
Reports from on-going research projects and archaeological excavation of our faculty and students in summer 2007.
New Faces in the Classroom
October 15, 2007 - Department news
The academic year begins for the Classics Department with new faces in the classroom. Nikolaos Papazarkadas joins the department as its newest faculty member while the familiar face of Lauri Reitzammer (Ph.D. 2006) teaches a course for the department this fall.
Updated: New Fellowship and Scholarship Funds Honors Corinne Crawford
October 8, 2007 - Department news
To honor the memory of graduate student Corinne S. Crawford (1980-2007), the Department has estalished an endowment fund to assist the research of Classics graduate students, especially those in areas that were especially important to her. A second fund, to establish an undergraduate scholarship, has also been created.
Emeriti Gallery Updated
September 17, 2007 - Department news
The gallery of portrait photographs of retired professors that adorns the south wall of the seminar classroom has been expanded to accommodate the retirements of the past few years.
Classical Archaeology and Medieval Latin Recruitments Begin
September 7, 2007 - Department news
In Fall 2007 the Department of Classics begins the recruitment process for two possible positions, one in Medieval Latin and one in Classical Archaeology.
Death of Former Sather Professor Michael Frede
August 12, 2007 - Department news
Michael Frede, Sather Professor in 1997-98 and earlier in his career a member of the Berkeley faculty, has died while attending a Hellenistic philosophy colloquium in Greece.
Corinne Crawford (1980-2007)
June 27, 2007 - Department news
Classics graduate student Corinne Crawford died June 26, 2007, from injuries sustained in an accident.
W. Kendrick Pritchett, distinguished historian and epigraphist, passes away
May 30, 2007 - Department news
Emeritus Professor of Greek Kendrick Pritchett died at his home in Berkeley on May 29, 2007, at the age of 98.
Erich Gruen receives Berkeley Citation
May 12, 2007 - Department news
At the Commencement ceremony for Classics and AHMA, May 11, 2007, Erich Gruen was presented with the Berkeley Citation.
Mark Griffith and Leslie Kurke honored with named chairs
May 11, 2007 - Department news
Andrew Stewart named to Petris Chair
April 30, 2007 - Department news
Andrew F. Stewart, Professor of Art History and Classics, has been honored with an endowed distinguished professorship, the Nicholas C. Petris Chair in Greek Studies.
Dylan Sailor wins Rome Prize Fellowship
April 20, 2007 - Department news
Kathleen McCarthy wins a Distinguished Teaching Award
April 3, 2007 - Department news
Thomas G. Rosenmeyer: Distinguished colleague passes away
February 8, 2007 - Department news
Emeritus Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature Thomas G. Rosenmeyer died at home in Oakland on Tuesday, February 6, 2007.
Hearst Egyptian Papyri Finally Arrive in Berkeley
November 1, 2006 - Research news
The Center for the Tebtunis Papyri and The Bancroft Library celebrated the arrival of important Egyptian Middle Kingdom papyri. Excavated for UC over 100 years ago, the pieces were hidden in Germany during World War II and spent 40 years in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Digital edition of Bundy's Studia Pindarica now available
October 15, 2006 - Department news
The influential 1962 monographs of the late Professor Elroy Bundy, Studia Pindarica I and II, have been converted to modern text-based PDF files and made available to all at the open-access eScholarship Repository of the California Digital Library.
Ron Stroud receives Berkeley Citation
May 12, 2006 - Department news
At the Classics/AHMA Commencement ceremony in May 2006, Emeritus Professor Ronald Stroud received the Berkeley Citation.
