UIC Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies

As part of the Chicago Greek Film Expo 2026, UIC's Foundation for Hellenic Studies Illinois Chair, in partnership with the Consulate General of Greece in Chicago, Hellenic Foundation, and the Pickwick Theatre, is pleased to co-present a screening of Tassos Boulmetis's film, "1968," on Sunday, May 24, 6:00 PM at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, IL. A special post-screening conversation with the filmmaker, and Professor Young Richard Kim, follows. Tickets are free, but registration is required. Click the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-greek-film-expo-2026-1968-tickets-1988437211226?aff=oddtdtcreator

A special congratulations to three of CAMS's graduating majors, Hannah Belair, Isaac Gelman, and Susie Summerlot, for their induction into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society!

CAMS celebrates the end of the academic year with student awards and the distinguished Tracy Lecture, delivered this year by Dr. Patrice Rankine.

It’s Arabic poetry day at UIC!

CAMS's Dr. Kim appeared on an episode of the History of Cyprus podcast. Give it a listen to hear about his research!

*NEW EPISODE!* 49. Saints, Synods, and Struggles: The Rise of Christian Cyprus with Young Kim | The History of Cyprus Podcast In this episode, I welcome Dr. Young Kim, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, to discuss the role of Cyprus in Late Antiquity. Although often seen as politically unimportant under Roman rule, Cyprus played a key part in trade, religion, and cultural life. We explore how the is...

Modern Greek translation workshop in real time, led by Professor Patricia Barbeito. Thanks to the Consulate General of Greece in Chicago for making this possible!

Dear Friends of CAMS,

Please join us on Friday, March 6, 2:30 PM at UIC's Dorin Forum for a very special event. In partnership with the Hellenic American Leadership Council, the Consulate General of Greece in Chicago, Chicago Sister Cities, and the Foundation for Hellenic Studies--Illinois, UIC is hosting the Greek Ambassador to the United States, the honorable Antonis Alexandridis, for a conversation with our own Professor Nicholas Doumanis, on the topic of "The Greek Legacy and the American Experiment at 250." More information below, including the registration link.

Dr James Townshend, our friend from Loyola University Chicago Department of Classical Studies, gives our CAMS community a lecture about marriage in ancient Roman society.

'Homerathon' 2025 at the National Hellenic Museum

A special lecture by Ashher Masood, doctoral candidate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. He spoke about how scholars have explained and interpreted the origins of the Qur’an. The event was co-sponsored by CAMS and the Arab American Cultural Center.