Margaret Mathis, on her time at the Centro:
"I am extremely grateful for my study abroad experience at the Centro in Rome. I have learned how to do so many activities that cause me to think critically, such as how to perform an archaeological site autopsy, how to remove silt deposits from frescoes…
Audrey is a Classics major (with a concentration in Latin) with a supplemental major in Arts and Letters Pre-Health, who comes from a line of talented and accomplished classicists. Her grandfather, Peder, was a long-time professor of Classics at Texas Tech, and her uncle, David, has been a Classics…
We are excited to present you with four new opportunities for funded summer internships in Rome and in Isthmia. All interns in Rome will be supported by Notre Dame's Rome Global Gateway (RGG).
Option 1. Gregorian University,…
This seminar is designed to introduce Ph.D. students from across the humanities to the unique primary sources available
Twice a year, graduate students and faculty members…
The LaFortune Ballroom came alive last year during Foreign Language Week 2022 with the smell of food, the beating of drums, the sound of music, and the grace of the dancers from different cultures. The Notre Dame community watched in awe as the performers transported them to different parts of the…
The Center for Italian Studies invites applications for short-term fellowships from Notre Dame faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows whose work would benefit from conducting research in Rome.
Majors and minors, students taking Classics courses, and the Classics Club returned from a recent trip to the Art Institute in Chicago. A wonderful time was had by all! [Video]
Ancient Christianity developed and spread from within the borders of the Roman World. As a result of its emergence, everything in the Roman world changed: thoughts, beliefs, norms, aesthetic preferences and social norms. But how exactly did that shift happen? How was Christianity itself shaped by…
Rhetoric and Historiography: New Perspectives
A two-day conference to be hosted by The University of Notre Dame, Rome Gateway Center
May 18-21, 2023, Rome
Conveners: Luca Grillo (University of Notre Dame), Emily Baragwanath (UNC, Chapel Hill), Andrew Feldherr…
David Ladouceur, an associate professor emeritus in the Department of Classics, died May 8 at his home. He was 73. Ladouceur joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1976 after earning his Ph.D. in classics at Brown University and his bachelor’s degree at Cornell University. He served as department chair for nine years, leading the Department of Modern Classical Languages and then the Department of Classical and Oriental Languages at a time before regional language groups were separated into their own departments.
Karl Berg ’22, who earned an M.A. in Early Christian Studies from Notre Dame’s Department of Classics, is co-organizing the Inaugural Graduate Conference on Early Christian Studies, to be held May 23–25 in Jenkins Nanovic Halls and on Zoom. The conference, which will be the first of its kind in the United States, is free and open to the public. Berg will present a paper, “Augustine of Hippo and Late Roman Slavery.” Next up for the Littleton, Colorado, native: pursuing a D.Phil. in ancient history at the University of Oxford.
Congratulations to Zef Crnkovich, Julia McSpedon, Thomas Moynihan, and Christopher Parker on the completion of their honors thesis presentations.…
Notre Dame junior Noelle Dana has been named a 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Scholar for her academic excellence, leadership and commitment to public service. She was chosen from among nearly 900 applicants from Phi Beta Kappa institutions nationwide. Established in 2020, the Key into Public Service Program highlights the wide range of opportunities for liberal arts graduates to pursue rewarding careers in public service. Key into Public Service scholars receive a $5,000 undergraduate scholarship, along with the opportunity for in-person training, mentoring and reflection on pathways into active citizenship.
Located in Albania between Greece and Italy, the Roman forum at Butrint has attracted Notre Dame archaeologist David Hernandez and others for nearly 20 years. They grab pickaxes, shovels and a water pump to reveal a town plaza and emerging technologies of the time that are well-preserved because they stayed submerged underwater for centuries. An associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Classics, Hernandez is now pouring his insight into a book about the Roman forum at Butrint. Supported by a Loeb Classical Library Foundation Fellowship at Harvard University, which he was awarded this spring, the book will explore why Butrint is far more significant than scholars have previously recognized.
The Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures at Notre Dame has launched the Globally Engaged Citizens program, designed to reward students for their engagement with language and culture studies and encourage participation by students who are not required to take language classes. Through a combination of coursework and cultural experiences, the program offers Notre Dame students from all colleges and schools the opportunity to demonstrate that they have spent time during their college experience preparing to be a global citizen.
Caesar in Gaul is a two-week seminar designed to enhance participants’ appreciation of Caesar's Gallic War. Developed specifically with the AP curriculum in mind, but now open to all students of the influential text, the program includes lectures and seminars led by Luca…
March 16 - Registration Begins at 6:00 a.m. for Current ND Students / Application Opens for Non-Degree, Visiting Students
"There are plenty of things in Herodotus' writing that we can pretty certainly say are not true, and there are many stories that today we would classify as legendary or mythical," Baron said. Read more.
Thank you to all of the students and faculty who joined the Classics Lake Walk in September! It was a great success!