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Meet the Teaching Fellows for the High School Summer Program!

From July 2 until July 17, 2020, six Harvard College students fill internships teaching the CHS High School Summer Program (HSSP). The teaching fellows (TFs) along with the HSSP faculty members plan, coordinate, and teach the college-level seminar. The internship has two phases: spring preparation, and the seminar itself. This year the program was transferred online due to the pandemic. Program faculty members and managers, along with TFs… Read more

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A Memento from the Festival of the Muses

By Lanah Koelle, Fellowship Program Manager & Librarian, Center for Hellenic Studies ἐπάμεροι· τί δέ τις τί δ᾿ οὔ τις; σκιᾶς ὄναρ | ἄνθρωπος. ἀλλ᾿ ὅταν αἴγλα διόσδοτος ἔλθῃ, | λαμπρὸν φέγγος ἔπεστιν ἀνδρῶν καὶ μείλιχος αἰών Creatures of a day. What is a someone, what is a no one? Man is the dream of a shade. But when the radiance given by Zeus comes, there is at hand the shining light of men, and the life-force… Read more

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Eighteen Black Classicists

To commemorate Juneteenth, we would like to draw special attention to eighteen influential 19th century black classicists who made groundbreaking achievements in Classics education. Black Classicists | A Mural Mosaic, celebrates the important role of African Americans in the field of Classics, and provides a unique opportunity to reflect upon the purpose of higher education and its place in the struggle for equality and human enrichment. Read more about… Read more