Recent News
Michael Seguin (Classics BA, '08), who weaves together his interests in Classics and ballroom dancing, was profiled in Perspectives. You can read the article here.
Thursday January 8, 2026 First Paper Session (8:00–10:30am) SCS-8: Receptions of the Modern Era (paper session) Adriana Vazquez (UW PhD ‘17), University of California, Los Angeles, Which lotos? “Ludic Confusion,” Combinatorial Reception, and Hyper-Ovidianism in the Lotis Digression of Gabriel Pereira de Castro’s Ulisseia, ou Lisboa Edificada (1636…
September 18 marked UW's World Language Fair in Denny Hall, organized by the Language Learning Center as part of DawgDaze and designed to celebrate and make students aware of all the languages on offer at the University. Students can begin the study of Latin or Ancient Greek in Autumn, Winter or Summer Quarters. Professors Catherine Connors and Alexander Hollmann were on hand to interest students…
I’d like to begin my first year as chair by acknowledging all of the work done by outgoing chair Deb Kamen. During Deb’s five-year term she has steered us steadily and wisely through many challenges and our department has only continued to grow in recognition, excellence, and openness to new approaches and areas of study. I’m grateful to her for leaving such a legacy and look forward to serving…
We are proud to announce that two of our graduate students have won prestigious dissertation fellowships for the 2025-26 academic year. Lauryn Hanley has received a grant from the Fulbright Program which she will use to study in Greece during Winter and Spring Quarters. Lauryn will continue her work on her dissertation on caves in ancient Greek religion, literature and society.Laura Harris…
Prof. Deb Kamen’s five-year term chairing the department has come to an end. As of July 1, 2025, Prof. Alex Hollmann will be serving as chair.
Congratulations to the students of the Classics community at the University of Washington for their accomplishments over the past academic year, 2024-2025! We wish you the best in the next chapter of your lives. Well done!
Degrees Conferred and Expected
Master of Arts
Classics
Liam Dulany
MA Paper: “Localizing Classical Athenian…
Omeed Yazdani, a UW Classics minor and 2025 Husky 100 recipient who earned his bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Bioengineering ('24) and his master's degree in Bioengineering ('25), has paved a path that weds his interests in medicine and the Classics. Read more about Omeed and his work here.
The Department of Classics is delighted to announce the establishment of the Lawrence Bliquez Endowed Student Support Fund for Classics, a gift of Laura Matz and Trevor Peterson. This fund is designed to provide broad-based support for undergraduate students in the Department of Classics, helping to cover educational expenses, research, travel costs, and study abroad.
An alumna of UW, Laura Matz…
A Companion to Apollonius of Rhodes, edited by Ruth Scodel, was recently published by the University of Michigan Press (2025). The companion contains 20 essays by well-known scholars of Greek and Latin literature, including two UW Classics faculty -- Jim Clauss ("'With No Direction Home': Medea and Jason") and Alex Hollmann ("Magic in Apollonius' Argonautica") -- and a 2002…