Connor has been a PhD student in Classics at Johns Hopkins since 2018. His research focus lies in the reception of classical literature in education and the history of classical philology, especially in the 19th-century German context. In 2016, Connor received his BA, with a Minor in German, from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. His Concentration, Gallatin’s equivalent to a Major, was entitled “The Changing Tradition of Classics,” for which his research primarily explored the conflict of rhetoric and philosophy in the classical tradition. His dissertation concerns the role that the study of Greek and Latin antiquity played in the rise of the research university. His hope is that a critical examination of their predecessors in academic classical studies can bring new insight and purpose to present and future scholars. His other interests include the history of rhetorical education in antiquity, ancient literary criticism, and Homer.