UMN Classical & Near Eastern Religions & Cultures

CNRC is looking for a Modern Hebrew Language instructor for the 2026-2027 school year. Start your career this fall at the U of MN! Email us with any questions: [email protected]

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We're accepting scholarship applications for interested undergraduates until 2/16! Thinking about going to the U next year? Incoming students are welcome to apply!

Scholarships & Awards Learn about our scholarships, which recognize outstanding CNRC students.

Want to get a head start on your end-of-year giving? Check out our fund ahead of Give to the Max Day on November 20th.

Help CNRC give students archaeology experience! Early giving is open ahead of Give to the Max Day 2025!

The Exploring Assumptions Series is back with Peter van Dommelen. We hope you can make it to his lecture tomorrow:

Beyond Colonial Comparisons Social Memory and Cultural Entanglements in the Ancient Mediterranean Join the Center for Premodern Studies and the department of Classical & Near Eastern Religions & Cultures on October 7th at 4:30 PM, at 216 Pillsbury Room 35 for a lecture by Dr. Peter van Dommelen (Anthropology, Brown University) on social memory and cultural entanglements in the ancient Mediterran...

The Future of the Past Lab Welcomes David van Schoor from 9/22 - 9/26! Make sure to save the date for his public lecture on 9/24:

Loose Canon: Greek Comedy Between Translation and Adaptation David van Schoor visits the Future of the Past Lab to discuss his experiences translating Aristophanes’ Lysistrata. How...

https://cla.umn.edu/cnrc/news-events/news/charles-mcnamara-features-tllcollegium-podcast-ut-silvae-foliis

Charles McNamara features on TLLCollegium Podcast: Ut silvae foliis Charles McNamara features in this TLLCollegium podcast, taking a deep dive into the Latin word "proficio."

https://futureofthepastlab.com/2025/06/18/announcement-meet-our-exploring-assumptions-fellows-for-2025-2026/

Announcement: Meet our Exploring Assumptions Fellows for 2025-2026! Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History is multi-year project organized by The Future of the Past Lab, the Department of Classical & Near Eastern Religions & Cultures, and the Center …

https://cla.umn.edu/news-events/profile/graduating-senior-spotlight-tenzin-kunsang

Graduating Senior Spotlight: Tenzin Kunsang Tenzin Kunsang engaged deeply with ancient texts and ideas, discovering new ways of thinking and finding a tight-knit community through her classics major.

Dr. Rachel Kreiter will be visiting us as an Exploring Assumptions Fellow this February! Make sure to mark your calendars for her talk on 2/6!

“Continuities of Reuse in Contemporary Art, Museums, and Egyptology” Join the CPS and CNRC communities for a lecture by Dr. Rachel Kreiter (Curator, Vanderbilt University Art Gallery)

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Give to the Max day is coming 11/21! Read an update on the department from our Chair and consider giving to the Elizabeth Belfiore Memorial Scholarship:

An Update from CNRC Read an update from Chair Steve Ahearne-Kroll ahead of Give to the Max day on November 21st.