Department of Classics, University of Texas at Austin

Classics at UT

Classics is an inter-disciplinary field of study which comprises all areas of classical antiquity: literature, history, art and archaeology, philosophy and religion. The Department at the University of Texas at Austin, located in historic Waggener Hall, has a large and versatile faculty of about 25, accommodating many different interests and encompassing the whole spectrum of knowledge about and approaches to classical antiquity and its contribution to western civilization.

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Current News

The $1000 Apostrophe
Grammar and a hefty donation to the Classics Library

Alexandra Bullard wins CAMWS Teaching Award

Hats off to Classics major and UTeach student Alexandra Bullard who has won a Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Award from the Classical Association of the Midwest and South (aka CAMWS).

The Classical Association of the Middle West and South sponsors two Manson A. Stewart Awards for primary-, middle-, and secondary-school teachers. Teacher Training Awards are designed to provide some financial assistance to those who wish to obtain certification to teach Latin at the primary through the secondary level, whether the specific courses are needed in Latin or in Education.

Alexandra joins the estimable ranks of recent Classics alumni Christina Skelton (2008) and Jason Nethercut (2004), who each won Manson A. Stewart Scholarships from CAMWS.

Two Professors Join the Ranks of Emeritae

We are very pleased to announce that Professor Ingrid Edlund-Berry, upon her retirement at the end of the summer, will remain here as Professor Emerita of Classics, and Professor Cynthia Shelmerdine, who is also retiring at the end of the summer, will be the Robert M. Armstrong Centennial Professor Emerita of Classics.

Congratulations to Marcel Widzisz, PhD 2006!

Congratulations to Marcel Widzisz (PhD 2006), who has just accepted a tenure-track position at St. John's College in Annapolis - one of the few schools in the world where everyone studies ancient Greek!

National Geographic TV special Sun, June 8 features grad student's project
Dan Davis with Robert Ballard in the Black Sea

Dan writes from Ierapetra, Crete: "This Sunday night, National Geographic will air a 1-hour special called "Ghost Ships of the Black Sea," which they shot last summer. It's about a project I've been involved with in the Black Sea using hi-tech vehicles to remotely excavate shipwrecks, and for the first time! Ground breaking stuff. I think people will enjoy it. It aired for the first time Tuesday night, then Wednesday, and the feedback was fantastic."

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