Dan Leon, Associate Professor in the Classics Department, is a member of the joint committee of the American Classical League and the Society for Classical Studies charged with revising the 2010 Standards for Latin Teacher Preparation. The committee has recently published the new Guidelines for Latin Teacher Preparation. For further information:...
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GRKM 202 & 404Introduce you to basic grammar and vocabulary of Modern Greek as well as invite you to form a perspective about social, cultural & political issues in Greece & the larger Mediterranean today
LAT 201/202This course will help you transition from the introductory courses to the reading of authentic Latin texts with the aid of a commentary, helping you build upon your foundation of vocabulary & grammar skills by reading primarily from the Catullan corpus of poetry, as well as looking at other...
LAT 101Learn ancient stories in their original language Understand the basics of Latin grammar Start reading original ancient texts on your own
CLCV 224Interactions between American minority cultures and the reception of ancient Greco-Roman culture in literature, film & politics
CLCV 220Engagements with the languages, literatures, mythologies and histories of ancient Greece and Rome in a selection of Indigenous writers of North America from the seventeenth century to today
CLCV 120Eros and the Erotic in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy
CLCV 115Satisfies the General Education criteria for: Cultural Studies - Western Humanities - Lit & Arts
