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	Biliteracy Seals July 15, 2015 \| Category: SCS is a member of the National Committee for Latin and Greek (NCLG), an organization that promotes the study of classical languages at all levels. Prof. Mary Pendergraft of Wake Forest…
	Search for New Executive Director July 9, 2015 \| Category: As many members know, I intend to retire at the end of June 2016. The Board of Directors has been working on this transition for over a year. Last year’s President, Kathryn Gutzwiller, formed a Succession Planning Committee chaired by Past…
	Doctoral Scholarship at Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies July 2, 2015 \| Category: Awards and Fellowships The Graduate School Scholarship Program (GSSP) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers one doctoral scholarship to research and complete a doctorate in the “Ancient Languages and Texts” program at the Berlin Graduate School of…
	The Berlin Prize Call for Applications 2016-2017 July 2, 2015 \| Category: Awards and Fellowships The American Academy in Berlin invites applications for its residential fellowships for the academic year 2016/2017. The deadline is Wednesday, September 30, 2015 (12 noon EST or 6 pm CET). Applications may be submitted online…
	Call for Monographs: Book Series on East‐West Cultural Encounters in Literature & Cultural Studies July 2, 2015 \| Category: General Announcements This Series seeks scholarly works on intercultural encounters in literature, particularly East‐West precolonial, colonial, or postcolonial contacts that expose, problematize, or re‐create the sense of locality, historicity, and subjectivity. The…
	National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships for 2016-17 July 2, 2015 \| Category: Awards and Fellowships The National Humanities Center invites applications for academic-year or one-semester residencies. Fellowship applicants must have a PhD or equivalent scholarly credentials. Mid-career as well as senior scholars from all areas of the humanities…
	President's Letter: Travel Awards and Placement Fees July 2, 2015 \| Category: Presidential Letters Dear Colleagues, I begin with a big thank you to the membership. In my last message on annual giving I mentioned that the Board of Directors wanted to make annual meeting travel awards more robust for our colleagues who are most vulnerable…
	In Memoriam Barbara F. McManus June 19, 2015 \| Category: In Memoriam I am very sorry to report that Barbara F. McManus died this morning after a long and very brave battle with cancer. Professor McManus received her B.A. from the College of New Rochelle, summa cum laude, in 1964 and her Ph.D. in…
	Statement on Tenure and Academic Freedom in Wisconsin June 15, 2015 \| Category: The Board of Directors of the Society for Classical Studies has voted unanimously to endorse this statement of concern about proposals pending in the Wisconsin legislature…
	In Memoriam Charles Henderson, Jr. June 11, 2015 \| Category: In Memoriam I regret to report the death of Charles Henderson, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of the Society from 1962-1965. I had the pleasure of talking to Charles at many meetings of both the SCS and of the Classical Association of New England (CANE) over the…