Classics at the University of Arizona

UA Classics Profs. Nat Katz and Arum Park, unexpectedly running into each other in the wild! Also pictured, UA English Prof.
Diane Ransdell, who worked with Dr. Katz at Arizona in Orvieto and plays violin with Dr. Park in the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra.

An overdue post: Congratulations to UA Classics' very own Professor Sarah McCallum, recipient of a Society for Classical Studies Excellence in Teaching Award! Prof. McCallum joins Prof. Rob Groves, a previous awardee, to form a small but growing club of UA Classicists recognized for their outstanding and inspiring teaching. https://classicalstudies.org/scs-news/2025-prize-and-award-winners

More impressive UA Classics alumni! Luke Giuntoli (University of Washington) presenting an intriguing and thoughtful paper on metapoetics in Apollonius’ Argonautica, with fellow alumni Thomas McMath (OSU) and Delaney Fisher (UT-Austin, not pictured) showing up in support.

UA Classics alumna Delaney Fisher (University of Texas at Austin) presenting her fascinating research on grave good wealth at the AIA poster session.

ETA: Katrina's poster won the AIA's best graduate student poster prize!

UA Classics alumna Katrina Kuxhausen-DeRose (UCLA)’s transformative research on wall transformation at the AIA poster session.

UA Classics alumnus Justin Langlois (University of Tennessee-Knoxville) presenting his fascinating and eye-opening virtual reality project at the AIA poster session.

Prof. Langley presiding over a roundtable discussion at the SCS meeting

UA Classics Profs. Park and Langley bumped into UA Classics MA and current Anthropology PhD student Colin Omilanowski at the SCS/AIA meeting.

UA Classics alumnus Caleb Speakman (UCLA) presenting a brilliant paper in a brilliant panel on queerness beyond identity.

Blurry pre-caffeinated photo of Profs. Park and Schon - UA Classics faculty representing at both the SCS and the AIA.