Welcome to the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. For over two centuries Penn has offered a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs representing all aspects of the broad field of Classical Studies, from languages and literature to history, archaeology and cultural studies. The Department encourages interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to teaching and research and maintains productive ties with a variety of programs, including Religious Studies, English, Comparative Literature, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Linguistics, Italian Studies, History of Art, and the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Jeremy McInerney, Department Chair
Emily Wilson, Graduate Chair, Classical Studies
Cynthia Damon, Graduate Chair, Ancient History
James Ker, Undergraduate Chair
Julie Nishimura-Jensen, Director, Post-Baccalaureate Program

Ancient History Graduate Students to Receive Distinguished Teaching Award!

Ancient History graduate students Ben Truesdale and Jake Morton have been selected to receive the School of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students. They are among 10 recipients that will be honored at a ceremony later this month.

Classical Studies Graduate Student to Receive Distinguished Teaching Award!!

Classical Studies graduate student, Jennifer Gerrish, has been selected to receive a School or Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students. She is one of 10 students that will be honored in a ceremony later this month.

 

Classical Studies and Ancient History Undergraduate Award Winners Announced!

The Department of Classical Studies and the Graduate Group in Ancient History would like to congratulate the following students in their remarkable achievements!

 

Alex Olsman wins Lynda Hart Prize in Sexuality Studies for her thesis "Ipsarum tribadum tribas, Philaeni: The Curious Case and Reconstruction of the Roman Tribas".

 

Jacob Finkel wins a Rose Award for his thesis "Deceptive Veracity: Cicero's Use of Direct Discourse for Dramatic Invention in ad Atticum 389".