Contents / Table des matières
[1] Association Announcements & News / Annonces et nouvelles de l'Association
~ Undergraduate essay competition / Concours de dissertations, niveau 1er cycle
[2] CCB Announcements / Annonces du BCÉA
~ No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[3] Positions Available / Postes à combler
~ UWO: tenure-track position
[4] Calls for Papers; Conference & Lecture Announcements / Conférences; appels à communications
~ UVic: CACW: Visualizing Antiquity (Reminder)
[5] Scholarships & Competitions / Bourses et concours
~ No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[6] Summer Study & Field Schools / Cours d'été et écoles de terrain
~ No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[7] Varia (including members' new books and PhD dissertations / dont les nouveaux livres et thèses de doctorat des membres)
~ Save Classics & Philosophy at Royal Holloway
[1] Association Announcements & News / Annonces et nouvelles de l'Association
From: Bonnie MacLachlan
Deadline for Submissions to CAC 2011 Undergraduate Essay Competition: August 31
Essays written during the academic year 2010/2011 may qualify for first, second or third place at the Junior or Senior undergraduate level. Cash prizes are awarded for each.
Information about the contest may be found at http://cac-scec.ca/eng/concours_essais.html (français: http://cac-scec.ca/fr/concours_essais.html)
[2] CCB Announcements / Annonces du BCÉA
No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[3] Positions Available / Postes à combler
From: Aara Suksi
Department of Classical Studies, The University of Western Ontario: tenure-track position
Applications are invited for a probationary (tenure-track) position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2012. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated research interest in either Ancient Greek Epic or Ancient Greek Social History. The successful applicant will participate in a department offering a full range of courses and programs in classical civilization and languages. Competitive applicants will demonstrate a strong commitment to research, teaching, and service, as well as a solid background in Greek and Latin philology. Applicants should have the Ph.D. or be in the final stages of its completion. The closing date for applications is November 1, 2011. A curriculum vitae, letters from three referees (or a dossier from a university placement office), university transcripts, evidence of achievement in teaching and a sample of scholarly writing should be sent to Professor Aara Suksi, Chair, Department of Classical Studies, The University of Western Ontario, Lawson Hall room 3205, London, Ontario, N6A 5B8. Positions are subject to budgetary approval. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English. The University of Western Ontario is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people, and persons with disabilities.
[4] Calls for Papers; Conference & Lecture Announcements / Conférences; appels à communications
This is a reminder that the deadline to submit an abstract for the CACW conference, "Visualizing Antiquity" (Victoria BC, March 16-17, 2012), is September 15. For more information, please consult the regular July issue of the CCB (on the CAC or EPE website).
[5] Scholarships & Competitions / Bourses et concours
No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[6] Summer Study & Field School / Cours d'été et écoles de terrain
No announcement this month / Rien à signaler ce mois-ci
[7] Varia (including members' new books and doctoral dissertations /
dont les nouveaux livres et thèses de doctorat des membres)
From: Konrad Kinzl
[Editor's note: Originally sent to the members of the APA by President Kathleen M. Coleman]
Drastic cuts are threatening the Department
of Classics and Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London
Many of you will be aware of the drastic cuts threatening the Department
of Classics and Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London.
As the APA's immediate response to this crisis, the Board of Directors
has taken the following steps. First, together with John Miller, Chair
of the APA's Classics Advisory Service, I am composing a letter to send
to the Principal of Royal Holloway protesting against these proposals.
Second, Ruth Scodel, a former President of the APA, will be in the UK on
September 16 and has agreed to represent the APA at a symposium in
London that day celebrating Classics at Royal Holloway and Bedford
(Bedford College having merged with Royal Holloway College in 1985);
Professor Scodel will be a powerful presence, and I am most grateful to
her for representing us.
At the following URL you will find a summary of the proposed cuts at the
bottom, and scrolling up you will find a request for letters of support,
a link to a petition, details of the symposium on September 16, an
outline of the Department's response to the cuts, and other material:
http://supportclassicsatrhul.wordpress.com/
I think it is extremely important for us to stand shoulder to shoulder
with our fellow Classicists in the UK to defend our subject, and I would
therefore ask you to consider signing the petition, as I and many others
have already done. Here is a direct link to it:
http://www.petitiononline.com/CLatRHUL/petition.html
Thank you very much indeed for considering raising your voice in defense
of Classics at Royal Holloway.
In the belief that every voice can make a difference, and with best
wishes to you all,
Kathleen M. Coleman
James Loeb Professor of the Classics, Harvard University
President, American Philological Association