The Society for Classical Studies, the major national professional organization for classicists, announced yesterday that Dr. Kelly Shannon-Henderson’s first book, Religion and Memory in Tacitus’ Annals, was awarded the Goodwin Award of Merit, the only award for scholarly achievement given by the society. The distinction is considered the most prestigious award specifically for scholars of Classics. […]
Dr. Kelly Shannon-Henderson receives President’s Faculty Research Award at the Emerging Scholar level for Arts and Humanities
Hearty Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Shannon-Henderson are in order! She received this year’s President’s Faculty Research Award at the Emerging Scholar level for Arts and Humanities. […]
Raegan Lemmond receives education award from Alabama-Germany Partnership
Congratulations to Raegan Lemmond, who is to receive the Barbara Fischer Education Award from the Alabama-Germany Partnership (AGP). The award recognizes Raegan Lemmond’s many substantial contributions to German education. The AGP is a statewide non-profit that supports relationships between organizations and individuals in Alabama and Germany. This award is especially meaningful as it is named […]
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Dr. Micah McKay’s article, “Una imagen deliciosa sobre los escombros: la producción y estética de las ruinas en Trilogía sucia de La Habana,”
Micah McKay’s most recent article, “Una imagen deliciosa sobre los escombros: la producción y estética de las ruinas en Trilogía sucia de La Habana,” was published in Romance Notes in December, 2019. […]
Dr. Michael Picone awarded Alabama World Languages Association Award for Excellence in Teaching (Post-Secondary)
Congratulations to Mike Picone on the Alabama World Languages Association Award for Excellence in Teaching (Post-Secondary)! This recognition will take place at the spring joint AWLA/SCOLT meeting in Mobile March 26-28, 2020. This award makes him the AWLA nominee for the same award at the regional level in the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT). […]
Dr. Micah McKay’s co-edited volume, “Environmental Cultural Studies Through Time: The Luso-Hispanic World”
Dr. Micah McKay’s co-edited volume, with Kata Beilin and Kathleen Connolly, “Environmental Cultural Studies Through Time: The Luso-Hispanic World,” was published by Hispanic Issues On Line (University of Minnesota Press) in November, 2019. The volume feature’s Dr. McKay’s article, “Trash and the Coming Community: Portrayals of Trash and Trash Workers in Argentina and Brazil.” […]
Dr. Kirk Summers’ latest edited translation, “On Original Sin: Volume 1” of “A New Translation of THE LOCI COMMUNES (1576)” volume series
Dr. Kirk Summers translated and edited On Original Sin: Volume 1 of A New Translation of THE LOCI COMMUNES (1576). This volume series is a translation of Peter Martyr Vermigli’s work and published under the auspices of the Davenant Institute. Dr. Summers is the general editor of a multi-volume translation project that includes this newest […]
Dr. Kirk Summers receives Douglas Murray Prize for his article, “Reformation Humanism: Reading the Classics in the New Theology.”
Dr. Kirk Summers has received the Douglas Murray Prize for his article, “Reformation Humanism: Reading the Classics in the New Theology” in the journal Reformation and Renaissance Review (Volume 20, 2018 – Issue 2), published on May 6th, 2018. Award information can be found here: https://tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=yrrr20 Article can be found here: https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14622459.2018.1468603 […]
Two students in French PhD program receive SREB fellowships
Deproux Kadji and Maxime Vignon, both students in the French PhD program, received prestigious Southern Regional Education Board dissertation fellowships. […]
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