faculty recognition

Kirk Ambrose: 122nd Distinguished Research Lecture

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 20:22:10 +0000

Kirk Ambrose: 122nd Distinguished Research Lecture Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/02/2024 - 13:22

Kirk Ambrose

In fall 2023, Professor Kirk Ambrose was selected as a 2023-4 Distinguished Research Lecturer. This prestigious award, one of the highest honors bestowed on the �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder faculty, recognizes colleagues with a distinguished body of academic and/or creative achievement and prominence, as well as contributions to CU's educational and service missions.

Kirk delivered his Distinguished Research Lecture, "The Authentic and the Counterfeit in Medieval Art," on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 4:00-5:00, to a packed house in Chancellor’s Hall and Auditorium (CASE building).

To view the recording of Kirk’s stimulating lecture, click here.

The abstract of his talk is below:

Authenticating relics was a foundational activity during the Middle Ages in Europe, for it was widely understood that these earthly remains of saints offered a vehicle for the divine to work miracles, from healing the sick to punishing—and even killing—enemies of the Church. Because possessing a venerable saint’s bodily remains could bolster the prestige and financial fortunes of institutions, the temptation to invent fake claims could be great. Indeed, the years between 1000 and 1150 have been dubbed the “golden age of medieval forgery.” To explore how institutions bolstered their claims to possess authentic relics in this period rife with fakes, Professor Ambrose's lecture will focus on the case of the monastery of Sainte-Foy, Conques, in France. He will examine how this community used the visual arts to advance their claims, as well as to condemn those who engaged in counterfeiting practices.

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Dimitri Nakassis named College Professor of Distinction!

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:51:22 +0000

Dimitri Nakassis named College Professor of Distinction! Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:51

Dimitri Nakassis

The Department is thrilled to announce that Professor Dimitri Nakassis has been named a College Professor of Distinction, an honorific title awarded by CU’s College of Arts and Sciences that is “reserved for scholars and artists of national and international distinction who are also recognized by their college peers as teachers and colleagues of exceptional talent.” This well-deserved honor recognizes the many outstanding contributions that Dimitri has made in research, teaching, and service, at the national and international levels. Please join us in offering Dimitri hearty congratulations!

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Horace: A Life

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000

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Professor Newlands shares what it's like to teach Horace during the pandemic on an Irish radio show!

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Conlin wins Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award!

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Conlin wins Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award! Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 11/13/2020 - 12:54

�鶹��Ѱ��Classics is delighted to announce that our own Diane Conlin (Associate Professor Emerita) has been awarded the 2021 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)! Please join us in celebrating our excellent colleague. We are grateful that all of her hard work has been recognized.

Our excellent colleague, Diane Conlin, has received the 2021 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award!

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Congratulations to Diane Conlin!

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to Diane Conlin! Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/26/2020 - 00:00

Diane Conlin Awarded Emeritus Status!

The Department of Classics is delighted to announce that our colleague Diane Conlin has been awarded the title of Associate Professor Emerita by the College of Arts and Sciences, effective August 23^rd, 2020! This honor is well-deserved for Diane’s many contributions of every kind to the Department over the years and for her ongoing research on Roman art in the age of the Flavian emperors. Congratulations, Diane!

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Beth Dusinberre named �鶹��Ѱ��Professor of Distinction

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We are thrilled to announce that Professor Beth Dusinberre will be named a �鶹��Ѱ��Professor of Distinction, an honorific title awarded by CU’s College of Arts and Sciences that is “reserved for scholars and artists of national and international distinction who are also recognized by their college peers as teachers and colleagues of exceptional talent.” This is an enormously important and well-deserved recognition of the many outstanding contributions that Beth has made in research, teaching, and service, at local, national and international levels. Please join us in offering Beth many congratulations!

Beth recently discussed the joy and relevance of studying Classics with the �鶹��Ѱ��Arts & Sciences Magazine! Click here to read it!

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Congratulations to Isabel Koster!

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Congratulations to Isabel Koster! Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 08/26/2020 - 08:11

The Department of Classics congratulates Isabel Köster on her successful comprehensive review and reappointment!

Isabel Köster (Ph.D. Harvard 2011) studies the history and literature of the Roman Republic and early Empire with a special interest in matters of religion. Her publications include articles and chapters on divine punishment, various aspects of Ciceronian invective, and, most recently, the emperor Caligula’s flamingo sacrifices. She is currently completing her first book, Roman Temple Robbery: The Literary Construction of a Heinous Crime.

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Congratulations to Sarah James!

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Congratulations to Sarah James! Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 08/26/2020 - 08:11

The Department of Classics congratulates Sarah James on her tenure and promotion to Associate Professor!

Sarah James (Ph.D. UTexas Austin 2010) studies the archaeology of Hellenistic Greece, particularly of the northeast Peloponnese from the 3rd-1st centuries B.C. Her numerous publications treat the economies and socio-cultural histories of this region through the lens of ceramics, including her 2018 book Corinth VII.7 Hellenistic Pottery: The Fine Wares (ASCSA Princeton). As a field archaeologist, she has directed excavations at the ancient Greek cities of Corinth and Sikyon and co-directed a pedestrian survey of the northwestern Argolid plain (the Western Argolid Regional Project). Her new research project focuses on the activities of Greeks and Romans in the eastern Adriatic, with excavations starting in 2021 on the island of Brač, Croatia.

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Congratulations to John Gibert!

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:09:46 +0000

Congratulations to John Gibert! Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 08/19/2020 - 14:09

The Department of Classics congratulates John Gibert on his promotion to Full Professor!

John Gibert (BA Yale, PhD Harvard) is interested in archaic and classical Greek poetry, especially Homer and drama, and in particular the tragic playwright Euripides. His edition of Euripides’ Ion with introduction, Greek text, and commentary appeared last year in the series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics, popularly known as the “green and yellow.” He is the author of Change of Mind in Greek Tragedy and co-author, with Christopher Collard and Martin Cropp, of Euripides: Selected Fragmentary Plays II, as well as numerous articles, chapters, and reviews on Greek literature and culture, which remain the focus of his current work. At CU, he has supervised Honors theses, MA theses, and five PhD dissertations, and he has taught classes on over 30 different topics, including Greek and Latin at all levels and lecture courses on Greek Mythology, Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece, and Greek and Roman Epic, Tragedy, and Comedy. He has served the Classics Department as Chair, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. He enjoys participating in theatrical productions, most recently as dramaturge for the �鶹��Ѱ��Theatre & Dance Department’s production of Euripides’ Hecuba in 2018. His daughter Sophie Gibert created the illustration accompanying this story.

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Congratulations to our Faculty Award Winners!

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to our Faculty Award Winners! Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 04/29/2020 - 00:00

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faculty recognition

Kirk Ambrose: 122nd Distinguished Research Lecture

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Dimitri Nakassis named College Professor of Distinction!

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Horace: A Life

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Conlin wins Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award!

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Congratulations to Diane Conlin!

Diane Conlin Awarded Emeritus Status!

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Beth Dusinberre named �鶹��Ѱ�����Professor of Distinction

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Congratulations to Isabel Koster!

The Department of Classics congratulates Isabel Köster on her successful comprehensive review and reappointment!

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Congratulations to Sarah James!

The Department of Classics congratulates Sarah James on her tenure and promotion to Associate Professor!

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Congratulations to John Gibert!

The Department of Classics congratulates John Gibert on his promotion to Full Professor!

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Congratulations to our Faculty Award Winners!

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Beth Dusinberre named �鶹��Ѱ��Professor of Distinction