Daily Archives: February 1, 2015

Announcements for February 1st

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CANE

  • You can begin preregistering for the Annual Meeting in March. Details here.
  • The deadline for the Katz Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Research — February 15th — is fast approaching!  All funding opportunities can be found on the Scholarships page.
  • The CANE Classical Calendar for the 2014-2015 school year is currently on sale for $8 on Amazon.

BEYOND CANE

 Ongoing

  • Check out these updates from ASCANIUS.
  • The Yale University Art Gallery has recently renovated its ancient art galleries, and there is a great special exhibit entitled “Roman in the Provinces: Art on the Periphery of the Empire” running now through February 4th.

Certamina et Dies Classici et Eventus!

  • On February 9th, at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Daniel Caner of the University of Connecticut will be delivering a lecture entitled Christian Ethics of Wealth in the Early Byzantine Empire.  The lecture, which begins at 3:40pm in Room 214 of Hamilton Smith Hall, is sponsored by the Responsible Governance and Sustainable Citizenship Project, and co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Classics, Humanities, and Italian Studies.  A small reception will follow the talk.
  • The Paideia Institute announces its 3rd annual Living Latin in NYC February 14-15, 2015 at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus.  Guest speakers this year include Dr. Nancy Llewellyn, Milena Minkova, Dr. Terence Tunberg, Cristophe Rico, and Luigi Miraglia.
  • CAM members can attend a guided tour of “Roman in the Provinces: Art on the Periphery of Empire” a new exhibition at the McMullen Museum at Boston College on February 28. Click here for more information.
  • The Brookline Certamen is happening April 11. Register by March 23. Visit here for more information.
  • Registrations are now being accepted for this year’s summer programs organized by the Vergilian Society.  The details of these tours can be found here.

Meetups

  • Live in western MA or northern CT and want to practice speaking in Latin? There is a large group that meets weekly in Amherst! For details, contact TJ Howell.
  • In the Boston area? Check out the Active Latin Meetup page for events.

Jobs

  • See our new Jobs page for details.

Funding and Professional Development

The Society for Classical Studies (SCS) wants teachers of classics to be aware of the following programs that are intended to contribute to their professional development and the success of their students.  Click on the relevant URL below to see a full description of each program and detailed instructions for submitting applications.  The Coffin Fellowship is funded by an endowment established by former students of David D. and Rosemary H. Coffin.  The Pedagogy and Zeph Stewart Latin Teacher Training Awards are supported by income from the Society’s Gateway Endowment for Classics Research and Teaching.

  • David D. and Rosemary H. Coffin Fellowship for Travel in Classical Lands 
    http://apaclassics.org/awards-and-fellowships/david-d-and-rosemary-h-coffin-fellowship-travel-classical-lands
    The Fellowship is intended to give secondary-school teachers of Greek or Latin in North America the opportunity to enrich their teaching and their lives through direct acquaintance with the classical world.  It will support study in classical lands (not limited to Greece and Italy).  Membership in the SCS is not a requirement.  The amount of the award for 2015 will be $2,750.  Application materials must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, February 13, 2015 
  • Pedagogy Awards 
    http://apaclassics.org/awards-and-fellowships/2013/2013-pedagogy-award
    These awards are open to both collegiate and precollegiate teachers of classics. SCS membership is not required. The amount of funding available ranges from $500 to $2,500.  Possible projects include, but are not limited to, the following: attendance at a professional conference, purchase of teaching materials, study abroad.  Projects that received funding in 2013 and 2014 are described briefly at the URL above.  Deadline: March 2, 2015.
  • Zeph Stewart Latin Teacher Training Awards 
    http://apaclassics.org/awards-and-fellowships/2013/2013-zeph-stewart-latin-teacher-training-award
    These awards are open to those preparing for Latin teacher certification. SCS membership is not required.  Up to $1,500 is available for each recipient.  Deadline: March 2, 2015.