SCS Board Statement Endorsing a Variety of Careers for Classics Ph.D.s| Category: Public StatementsRecently, the SCS has focused attention on the importance on the variety of career paths pursued by those earning a Classics PhD. The Society has held a Career Networking event in 2018 and 2019 at its annual meeting, and will publish this summer… |
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In Memoriam: Grace Starry West| Category: In Memoriam(Written by David T. West) Grace Starry West (1946-2019) Grace Starry West, 72, died of complications from lung cancer on Sunday, May 19 at her home. She was a member of the SCS since 1973, Chair of the Local Arrangements… |
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In Memoriam: Lucy Turnbull| Category: In Memoriam(From the University of Mississippi's website) Former University of… |
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In Memoriam: David Mankin| Category: In Memoriam(From the Cornell Chronicle) Classics scholar David Mankin, beloved by Cornell students for his inspiring and… |
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Public Statement: Proposed Cuts at University of Tulsa| Category: Public StatementsMulti-Society Statement on Proposed Cuts at the University of TulsaThe undersigned associations urge the University of Tulsa to reconsider and rescind its recent recommendations calling for the elimination of undergraduate… |
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In Memoriam: Jerry Clack| Category: In Memoriam(Republished from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) In a career that… |
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In Memoriam: John C. Traupman| Category: In Memoriam(Posted, with permission, from Meaningful Funerals) Dr.… |
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In Memoriam: Charles J. Fuqua| Category: In Memoriam(Written by Meredith Hoppin, Department of Classics, Williams College) Charles John Fuqua, Garfield Professor of Ancient Languages Emeritus at Williams College, died peacefully at his home in Williamstown, Massachusetts on 19… |
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Board Statement on Anonymous Online Attacks| Category: Public Statements
This post has been revised to include a letter from members and a response to that letter:
The SCS Board of Directors has approved the following statement (January 22, 2019):
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Statement on Racist Acts and Speech at the 2019 SCS Annual Meeting| Category: Public StatementsThe Board of Directors of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS) condemns the racist acts and speech that occurred at the 2019 SCS annual meeting. The Society’s… |