Grateful to be together: Meet the extraordinary class of 2022
Hear about the Cornell experiences of some of the amazing students in our graduating class.
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Arts and Sciences faculty honored for teaching, advising excellence
"These faculty members and graduate teaching assistants have made tremendous contributions for the benefit of our students, guiding their educational paths and molding their experiences."
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'I had to complete my junior year in China because of the pandemic'
Jingkai Liu is a Classics and Government major.
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Sculpture Shoppe launches with ancient Greek song performance
The Sculpture Shoppe, located in a former retail space in Ithaca Mall, will be open through the month of May.
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'I learned to open my work up to public criticism'
Catalina Peñéñory is a classics and Italian major.
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The long history of disinformation during war
While we might crave information, we are right to be suspicious of the sources that provide it, Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics, writes in Washington Post commentary.
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Russia and Ukraine peace talks likely have nothing to do with ‘peace’
As peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine appear to be proceeding in fits and starts, Barry Strauss, writes that history shows that such talks are a way station to the real arena: the battlefield.
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Graduate student Mary Danisi reports from the Valley of the Muses
During the 2021-2022 academic school year, I have been incredibly fortunate to have participated in the Regular Program at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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Secret History: Rediscovering Cornell’s Plaster Cast Collection
In the 1980s, Cornell University students ate lunch under the watchful eyes of several ancient Greek and Roman sculptures — the north wing portion of Cornell’s Plaster Cast Collection displayed in the Temple of Zeus Café inside Goldwin Smith Hall. Yet while alumni may remember the casts, few know about their history, their fate, or their future.
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Cornell Students Reflect on Living and Learning in Rome
Two Cornell Classics majors, Charlee Mandy and Lal Kosematoglu, share their experiences studying abroad in Rome this spring with the Centro Study Abroad program.
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