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	SCS Board endorses MESA statement on proposed rule limiting student visa duration October 4, 2020 \| Category: Public Statements 10/4/2020 The SCS board of directors has endorsed a statement issued by the Middle East Studies Association on a proposed rule by DHS that would limit the duration of student visas. The proposed rule, if adopted, would mark the most…
	Reiteration of SCS Board Statement July 13, 2020 \| Category: Public Statements Faculty, their administrations, and non-profit organizations, including SCS, around the country are engaging in the necessary work of addressing racism within their…
	Statement on Police Brutality, Systemic Racism, and the Death of George Floyd June 3, 2020 \| Category: Public Statements From the SCS Board of Directors, approved 6/3/20 The Society for…
	SCS Board Endorses Statement by ASA Regarding Student Educational Progress April 24, 2020 \| Category: Public Statements The SCS Board has endorsed a statement from the American Sociological Association calling on higher education administrations to revise a number of their academic policies. Two main policy recommendations include recommending "that…
	SCS Board endorses statement on faculty review and reappointment March 23, 2020 \| Category: Public Statements The SCS Board of Directors has endorsed a statement by the American Sociological Association on faculty review and reappointment during COVID-19. Read the statement and full list of signatories at this link …
	SCS Staff Working Remotely March 12, 2020 \| Category: Public Statements Dear Members, As of Friday March 13, 2020, SCS staff will be working remotely until further notice. We have taken this step in order to comply with the current policies of NYU, our host institution. Fortunately, we expect there to be…
	COVID-19 and Short-Term Fellowship and Grant Awards March 8, 2020 \| Category: Public Statements As the COVID-19 virus becomes more widespread in the US and in many other countries, the SCS office and the Board of Directors are making plans to deal effectively with disruptions to all our operations and programs. Since many academic…
	A Forum on Thornton Wilder's Alcestiad at Fordham University March 5, 2020 \| Category: Performances A Forum on Thornton Wilder's Alcestiad at Fordham University The Dean's Office of Fordham College at Lincoln Center, the Fordham Theatre Program, and the Fordham Department of Classics will present A Forum on Thornton Wilder’s Alcestiad on…
	Statement on Proposed Executive Order on Classical Design for Federal Buildings February 10, 2020 \| Category: Public Statements The following was approved by the SCS board of directors on February 7, 2020. The Society for Classical Studies joins the Society of Architectural Historians in opposing the proposed Executive Order “Making Federal Buildings…
	Peter Meineck’s Warrior Chorus Project: Staged Reading of Greek Tragedy by and for Veterans January 9, 2020 \| Category: Performances Joan and Mason Brock Theatre, Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 5817 Wesleyan Drive, Virginia Beach, VA Fri 2/7/20 7:30pm to 9:30pm A performance of the Warrior Chorus Project, a program that teaches veterans to…