University of Dallas Classics

10/26/2026

Join us TODAY at 4pm in the Art History Auditorium to hear the Jim Scott Wiley speaker of the semester, Dr. Craig Jendza for:

All in the Family: Tragic Horror Monsters in Ancient Greek Drama
"Bodies ripped apart, eyes gouged out, flesh melting off the bones—Greek tragedy often aims at the cultivation of horror. In this talk, I explore the nature of horror monsters in Greek tragedy. I suggest that when horror monsters appear in tragedy, they are never purely external threats (as they are in some modern horror films such as Jaws (1975), The Thing (1982), or It (2017, 2019)) but instead are internal threats whose identities reflect the breakdown of the tragic family. With examples drawn from Aeschylus’s Eumenides, Euripides’s Hippolytus, and Euripides’s Bacchae, I show how tragic horror monsters operate within a network of divine and human causation to create a complex blend of tragic and horrific emotions—fear, disgust, awe, and pity."

10/13/2026

Space is still available for our second annual Antiquity Day celebration for 8th-12th grade students and educators! Talks on the classical influences on America's founders, the meaning of polytropos in the Odyssey, demonstrations of gladiator techniques by the Victorian Fencing Society, competitive exams, performances and active Latin sessions will be 9am-3pm on campus, Friday, November 6. Register today:

Celebrate the traditional time of year for the Ludi Plebeii in Rome by joining us for a day of competition, presentations and performances. Students have the option to win prizes through Latin, Greek, History and Art contests. Board games, a scavenger hunt, and opportunities to explore campus will b...

09/29/2026

Do you have a favorite version of the Odyssey? Students 8th-12th grade are invited to discuss different interpretations of "polytropos" in the first line of the Odyssey with Dr. Branden Kosch, Friday, November 6 during our Antiquity Day event. No prior knowledge of Greek required. $25/Students; $20/Educators. T-shirts and lunch included. Check out udallas.edu/antiquity-day for more details.

09/28/2026

Calling all 8th-12th grade Classicists!

Celebrate the traditional time of year for the Ludi Plebeii in Rome by joining us for our second annual Antiquity Day, a day of competition, presentations and performances. Students have the option to win prizes through Latin, Greek, History and Art contests. Board games, a scavenger hunt, and opportunities to explore campus will be available throughout the day. Oral Latin Workshops and Trebuchet Demonstrations to be added. Registration fee includes lunch at Haggar Cafe and a T-Shirt. Students: $25, Educators: $20. Email Teresa Danze, Chair of Classics, at [email protected] for questions.

Registration Link: https://commerce.cashnet.com/CLAS

8:30am
-- Check-in Begins

9:00am
-- Opening: On Arma Virumque // Dr. David Sweet, Associate Professor of Classics

9:30am
-- Creating America as the New Rome // Dr. Estelle Voisin, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Art History
—Translation Contests (pick one)
— Intermediate and Advanced Greek
— Intermediate and Advanced Latin

10:30am
-- Illuminated Chants: Making Medieval Manuscripts // Mary Kaye C***s, University of Dallas Archivist
— Culture Contests (pick one)
— Aeneid 11.532-594 Art Competition
— Roman History & Culture Exam

11:30am Lunch

12:00pm
-- Lost in Translation: Defining “polytropos” in the Proem to the Odyssey // Dr. Branden Kosch, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Classics
-- Gladiator Workshop// Jonathan Carr, Victorian Fencing Society

1:00pm
-- Cicero and Plato at the American Founding // Dr. Daniel Burns, Associate Professor of Politics
-- Gladiator Workshop // Jonathan Carr, Victorian Fencing Society

2:00pm Performances // University of Dallas Drama & Classics Departments

2:30pm Conclusion: Remarks and Prizes

Funded in part by a grant from the CAMWS Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek.

07/28/2026

UD Classics Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. John Moss (MA '19, PhD Cambridge) responds to Nolan's Odyssey on KERA:

What is it about The Odyssey that has captured audiences for thousands of years? A University of Dallas professor weighs in.

07/23/2026

What say you?!

Emily Austin, BA ‘06, Homer scholar and current Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Chicago gives her thoughts on Nolan’s Odyssey:.

They study “The Odyssey” for a living at a time when people are living for “The Odyssey.”

07/17/2026

Regina Caeli in Carrollton is looking for a Latin Tutor on Mondays and Thursdays, 8:30am to 3:00pm. This person would teach 8th grade Second Form Latin and three levels of Cambridge Latin for high school students. All staff members must be Catholics in good standing and able to sign an oath of fidelity to the Magisterium. They offer onsite nursery for newborn - 2 year old for staff and prioritize admissions for older students of staff members. They also offer tuition discounts for staff. This position may be perfect for young moms who are considering hybrid education for their little ones, retirees/empty nesters, or possibly a recent graduate or graduate student with flexibility in their work schedule.

Please visit the website for more information.

07/14/2026

UD Classicists, please see the job opportunity below. For more listings, see our Classics News page https://udallas.edu/academics/programs/classics/classics-news.php

Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy is a K–12 classical Christian school on 26 acres just outside Nashville, with a refined scope and sequence, low faculty turnover, SCL accreditation, and an engaged parent community. The board seeks a visionary leader to grow the school from 150 to 250 students and build it into a national flagship for classical Christian education — someone who moves fluidly between the intellectual and spiritual depth of classical formation and the external work of donor cultivation, community presence, and enrollment growth. Apply at:

Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy — Headmaster Position Success Profile Start Date: Summer 2027 Reports To: Board of Directors Direct Reports: Assistant Headmaster, Faculty Leads Key Partners: Faculty leads, Admissions, Board Development Committee Enrollment: ~150 students, K–12 | Est. 2008 | N...

06/22/2026

Founders Classical Academy of Schertz https://www.foundersschertz.com/ is seeking a Latin teacher to teach Latin I and Latin II courses for Middle and High School (Using the Cambridge curriculum). The position would also include running the Founders JCL chapter. Please contact [email protected]

Founders Classical Academy - Schertz is located in Schertz, Texas.

06/15/2026

Our Spring 2026 Newsletter is out. If you did not receive an email with a copy of the newsletter, then we do not have your most current contact information. Shoot me an email and I will add you to our list: [email protected] https://udallas.edu/academics/programs/classics/classics-news.php