Dr. Maria Hadjipolycarpou's CLCV 120 Storytelling class is featured in Instructor Stories at CITL. In Maria’s course, “Storytelling and Transformation: Narratives of Self from Homer to Arianna Huffington” (CLCV 120), students study epic and tragic works of classical Greek literature, as well as...
Modern Greek News
- George Reveliotis (BA 1996) is the recipient of the distinguished LAS Dean's Quadrangle Award for 2020. George Reveliotis is the founder and managing partner in Reveliotis Law, P.C. He has been a...
- Whether you are joining us on campus or off, we want to provide you with all the neccessary information you need to maximize your academic experience this semester. Need help with registration? Advisors are available via phone and email to assist you ...
- All undergraduate students in Classics courses (Civilization, Greek, Latin, Modern Greek) are welcome to use resources made available by the Department such as tutoring and advising. For advising, please contact the Director of...
- The Department of the Classics once again condemns the virulent anti-black racism that continues to plague our country and our world. We endorse the messages published by the Society for Classical Studies,...
- We celebrated our students' and faculty's achievements on Zoom on Friday, May 15! Here is a pdf of the presentations.
- Professor Angeliki Tzanetou and her students explored issues of war and trauma through Greek tragedies and learned how the themes presented in the ancient dramas are connected to present-day crises. Full story can be found...
- Dr. Hadjipolycarpou is leading a study abroad trip to Greece in May 2020 with a class on Crisis and Transformation!
- Professor Antony Augoustakis was interviewed for the Illinois Alumni Magazine Fall 2019 and talks about the Classics and beyond. You can find the interview here.
- The Department of the Classics announces the establishment of the George N. Reveliotis Family Hellenic Studies Endowment of $1.5 million. Thanks to the generosity of alumnus George Reveliotis, this endowment will support Classics and Hellenic studies through scholarships and fellowships, in...
- The Department of the Classics announces the establishment of the George N. Reveliotis Family Hellenic Studies Endowment of $1.5 million. Thanks to the generosity of alumnus George Reveliotis, this endowment will support Classics and Hellenic studies through scholarships and fellowships, in...
- Christopher Gipson received the Fowler-Merle-Smith Fellowship from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) to support a full year of study in Greece for 2019-20. Read the full story...
- The 2018-19 competition and application for the Houston Papademetriou awards are available here with a deadline of May 17, 2019.
- In collaboration with the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, we are presenting a talk by Professor Andromache Karanika of the University of California at Irvine on "WORK AND WEDDING SONGS: PERSPECTIVES ON THE GREEK FEMALE NOSTOS FROM ANTIQUITY AND BEYOND" on May 2 at 6 pm. https://www....
- A series of lectures in collaboration with the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago and the Department of the Classics at UIUC (Spring 2019). Professor Angeliki Tzanetou will moderate the talks. May 2, 2019: Andromache...
- The Department of the Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full-time 9-month, non-tenure track appointment at the rank of Lecturer in the area of Modern Greek language and culture, with a start date of August 16, 2019. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in...
- A major gift from Mr. George Reveliotis funds the Modern Greek Program and Greek studies at Illinois. The gift will be partially used to fund a lecturer to teach Modern Greek and Civilization classes. The full story can be found...
- Check out the Modern Greek Program tab under Academics with the Modern Greek class offerings for Spring 2019.