Classical Studies

The professorships, announced during the university's Opening Day for the new academic year, support members of the faculty from a variety of disciplines across the university.

The associate professor of classical languages was selected as the first faculty member to be honored by the endowed professorship that was created by the university’s board of trustees in spring 2022.  

Through a two-year fellows program, the six students in this multidisciplinary cohort will undertake mentored undergraduate research projects, enroll in specialized coursework and engage in community-based learning with diverse religious communities.

Gatti publishes article on the significance of three portraits depicting the German Bishop Sigebert of Minden (1022-1036) in Gesta: The Journal for the International Center for Medieval Art.

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce the recipients of the 11th annual Diversity and Inclusion Grants for the 2022-23 academic year.

The year-long program will foster civic engagement, reflect on ideals of democracy and freedom, and increase college access for Alamance County high school seniors. It is funded by a $300,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation.

Offered for the first time in 2021-22, the data analytics and classical studies majors are designed to be applied to an array of disciplines

Classical Studies faculty member Tedd Wimperis is co-directing a virtual symposium that brings together international scholars of Vergil, deepening understanding of both the ancient poet's context as well as ways in which the reception of the poem has informed post-classical discourse, ideas, and movements.

Evan A. Gatti, associate professor of art history, presented “Legacies of Privilege: Making Meaning for Medieval Manuscripts” at the 46th annual Sewanee Medieval Colloquium.

Evan A. Gatti, associate professor of art history, presented “The Vercelli Rotolus: Images of the Acts of the Apostles the Arts of Imitation” at the conference, which was organized by the Center for Iconographic Studies and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, the Société des Bollandistes (Bruxelles), and Hagiotheca: Croatian Hagiography Society (Zagreb).