Recent News

Professor Walter Scheidel featured prominently in a recent edition of the New York Times with an opinion piece entitled "Why the Wealthy Fear Pandemics."  In this article, Professor Scheidel looks back to the Black Death, discussing how this…
The Archaeological Institute of America has awarded Ph.D. candidate Grace Erny its prestigious Ann C. and Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship for the 2020-21 academic year.  This fellowship will support Grace's research for her dissertation, entitled…
The Stanford Classics Department would like to congratulate Ph.D. Candidate Amanda Gaggioli who just received a National Geographic Early Career Grant. Per the National Geographic website: "Early Career Grants are designed to offer less…
This year from January 2nd to January 5th, the Society for Classical Studies held its 151st joint meeting with the Archeological Institute of America in Washington, D.C. This event gives an opportunity for students and faculty to showcase their…
We would like to congratulate Stanford senior Cyrus Reza '20 (Classics and Math double major) on being named a 2020 Rhodes Scholar. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in international policy with a focus on international security at the…