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Department of Classical Studies
Recent News
Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Acclaimed poet, translator and classicist served on the University of Michigan faculty from 2003 to 2009.
Literature's Refuge Wins Multiple Awards
William Stroebel's book, Literature's Refuge, has been recognized with several awards this year -- most recently, the Keeley Prize of the Modern Greek Studies Association.
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The Department of Classical Studies has been making a significant contribution to academic life at the University of Michigan since the University's founding in 1817. Learn more…
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Events
Oct
22
What is a Classic?
Gerald F. Else Lecture
5:30 PM
Hussey Room
Michigan League
Oct
23
The Greek Manuscripts of the University of Michigan: A Celebration of the Collection and Its Catalogue
9:30 AM
Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor
Hatcher Graduate Library
Oct
30
Multi
Alternative Affinities: Constellations of Kinship and Community
2026 Graduate Student Conference
3:00 PM
Great Lakes North
Palmer Commons
Nov
11
Guest Lecture | Heritage Forensics: Culture on the Front Lines of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict
Lori Khatchadourian (Cornell University)
4:30 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
