On this hot day in June, Tashi Treadway successfully defended her dissertation, “Culturally Significant Companions: An Analysis of Human-Animal Relationships in Greek and Roman Literature.” Along with external reviewer Athena […]
News & Announcements Archive
Spring 2026 PhD Hooding Ceremony
Each year, the KSAS Hooding Ceremony is an opportunity to pause and celebrate the significant achievements made by the PhD graduates over the past year. The Classics department was delighted […]
JHU Classics Club Spring 2026 Report
The spring 2026 semester was very enriching and exciting for our new “JHU Classics Club.” This semester, the club was run by department funding, and the student leadership team hopes […]
Job Success for Dr Martin Michalek!
Hopkins graduate Dr Martin Michalek, who earned his PhD in Classics in 2024, will take up a position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Bryn Mawr in the fall. […]
Professors Daryn Lehoux and Karen ní Mheallaigh Discuss New Fall Offering
JHU Classics is thrilled that Daryn Lehoux will be joining the department in fall of 2026! As part of the department’s preparations, Classics Chair and Professor Karen ní Mheallaigh and […]
Daphne Hartch wins 2026 Davos Prize
At the end-of-year party, the Classics Department was thrilled to honor Daphne Hartch as this year’s Davos Prize winner. Professor Matt Roller presented the prize to Daphne. Daphne is a […]
Crossing Borders: Translating the Ancient World
On April 6th and 7th, Classics and Near Eastern Studies teamed up to host a joint event on the topic of translation with visiting speaker Dr Christie Carr. Dr Carr […]
2026 Kentucky Foreign Language Conference
Congratulations to RJ Palmer and Kathryn Stutz, two of our graduate students who presented their research at the 2026 Kentucky Foreign Language Conference! RJ Palmer, ‘Indigenous Alecto: Possible Futurities and […]
Hopkins Classics at CAMWS 2026
Hopkins Classics grads were out in force at CAMWS 2026, which took place in Mobile, Alabama. Three of our PhD graduates delivered papers at the conference: Charissa Skoutelas, ‘Comic Commodities: […]
Enslaved Readers and Performers in the Greek and Roman Worlds
Classics Professor Nandini Pandey, former JHU Postdoc Christopher Londa, and Niek Janssen organized this successful workshop at The Center for Hellenic Studies that explored how interpretation of Greek and Roman […]