News and Events

This spring, the Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies’ CAMS 199: Monuments of Ancient Greece embedded program offered students the opportunity to connect classroom learning with real-world experiences that brought ancient Greek history to life.

The Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies announces three prizes for the best undergraduate student essays of the 2025/26 academic year. If you’ve written a strong paper recently, we want to read it!

David Gross, a fourth-year student double-majoring in classics and ancient Mediterranean studies and economics was named Liberal Arts college marshal for the fall 2025 commencement ceremony.

On Thursday, Oct 2, Penn State is delighted to be hosting Prof. Rocco Palermo (Bryn Mawr), who will deliver the Kershaw Lecture on Near Eastern Archaeology for the Archaeological Institute of America.

The Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies is excited to be welcoming Profs. Joshua Roberson and Katherine Krauss to the faculty in 2025/26.