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2.6.26

Recent PhD Bryan Norton Accepts Tenure-Track Position at Georgetown University

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2.5.26

Claire Lyman Reflects on Transformative Season at Amheida

Students collaborate in the classroom as part of the AI Humanities Lab, where scholars explore how artificial intelligence can both analyze the humanities and be critically examined as a cultural force. (Credit: Sean Garcia)
2.4.26

Classics Alums Featured as Humanities Digital Workshop Celebrates 20 Years

Jonathan Price and Tim Moore
2.3.26

Welcoming Visiting Scholar Jonathan J. Price

Dean Hu handing Wilson her award certificate
1.29.26

How innovative Arts & Sciences courses reshape learning

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Gospel of Judas codex
1.29.26

Senior Lecturer Lance Jenott Featured on The Bible and Beyond Discussion to Explore the Gospel of Judas

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1.22.26

Biggs Department of Classics Announces 2026 Applications for Penelope Biggs Travel Funding

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1.16.26

ISAW and NYU Press Release Open-Access Digital Edition of 'Ain el-Gedida: 2006–2008 Excavations of a Late Antique Site in Egypt’s Western Desert

Nicola and grad students in Amheida
1.16.26

WashU Graduate Students Join Associate Professor Nicola Aravecchia at Amheida Excavation

logo for AIA/SCS Join Annual Meeting 2026
1.8.26

Classics Faculty and Graduate Student Present Research at AIA/SCS Annual Meeting

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12.29.25

Register by January 2nd: Explore Greek Language and Mythology with WashU Classics

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12.22.25

Senior Lecturer Rebecca Sears Honored with 2025 Award for Excellence in Teaching at the College Level

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