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Classics and Undergraduate Liberal Education

A study conducted by the Center for Hellenic Studies, in conjunction with the Teagle Foundation’s The Disciplines and Undergraduate Education initiative

The Center for Hellenic Studies is carrying out a fifteen-month study on classics and undergraduate liberal education. This project is one of six examining the relationship between major courses of study and the aims of liberal education as part of a Teagle Foundation initiative to encourage fresh thinking in undergraduate education. The other sponsoring organizations, each carrying out a project in a related discipline, are the American Academy of Religion, the American Economic Association, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Modern Language Association, and the National History Center.

The particular aims of the CHS’s study are to encourage reflection, discussion, and innovation related to the goals of classics in undergraduate education, strengthen classics and liberal education by developing more systematic relationships between the two, invigorate teaching and student learning, and provide models that may be of use in future studies of liberal education. The project seeks to better understand how faculty members in classics design and offer programs of study and how they relate the objectives of their programs to the broader aims of liberal education.

Through case-studies at a small number of institutions, interviews with faculty and students at a larger number of institutions, and wide-ranging data collection from programs across the country, the CHS will construct an online repository of information and nexus of communication as well as sponsor a number of fora and panels in order to encourage collaborative fresh thinking in the discipline. For further information, contact Professor Kenny Morrell, Director of Outreach, at outreach@chs.harvard.edu.

The Teagle Foundation, founded in 1944, seeks to provide “leadership for liberal education, marshalling the intellectual and financial resources necessary to ensure that today's students have access to challenging, wide-ranging, and enriching college educations.” More information is available at www.teaglefoundation.org.

 

Onassis International Prize

The Center for Hellenic Studies has been awarded the 2006 Onassis International Prize for its ongoing commitment to the promotion of Hellenic Studies throughout the world. The President of the Hellenic Republic, His Excellency Karolos Papoulias, presented the award to Gregory Nagy on Wednesday, October 18 at the Athens Concert Hall. This year's International Prizes are especially significant, as 2006 marks the 30th anniversary of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Aristotle Onassis.

The text of Gregory Nagy's acceptance speech can be seen here.

Ελληνικά | Read this speech in Greek
 

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