Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries
4 December 2024, 9:45 am ET
Join us on Wednesday, December 4 for a seminar organized by current CHS Fellow, Simone Mucci. Read more
Events
Restoring the Acropolis Monuments
22 November 2024, 6:30 pm ET
Please join us November 22 for a lecture by the Director of the Acropolis Restoration Service, Vasiliki Eleftheriou. This event is held in celebration of the opening of the Center's new exhibition, Chisel and Memory: The contribution of marble craftsmanship to the restoration of monuments, curated by the Acropolis Restoration Service. Read more
Education and AI Ethics
8 October 2024, 6:00 pm ET
Please join us in Cambridge on Tuesday, October 8 for a discussion on Education and AI Ethics as part of Worldwide Week at Harvard University. Read more
Ancient Medicine, Science, and Magic Seminar
29 July 2024
Through readings, presentations, and guided discussions drawn from medicine, philosophy, engineering, astronomy, and astrology, participants will explore ancient Greek science, medicine, and magic from a broad perspective that can be used to design a wide range of instructional materials. Read more
Cultural Heritage Preservation
16 May 2024, 10:00 am ET
The students of Geology at the University of Patras, enrolled in the course "Protection of Geological, Geographical and Human Heritage" and their tutors will discuss with our Fellows in Hellenic Studies about Heritage Preservation and its multiple perspectives. Read more
Teaching Transformative Texts from Antiquity and the African Diaspora
19 April 2024, 2:00 pm ET
Join us Friday, April 19, at 2:00 p.m. for this pedagogical workshop, with keynote speakers Dr. Anika Prather and Dr. Carolivia Herron! Read more
20th Annual Frank M. Snowden, Jr. Lecture
18 April 2024, 5:00 pm ET
Join us for the 20th Annual Frank M. Snowden Jr. Lecture given by Dr. Anika T. Prather! The lecture will take place at Howard University's Founder Library in the Browsing Room. Read more
Free Speech, the First Amendment, and Parrhesia
3 April 2024, 3:30 pm ET
No one has done more to shape legal interpretation of the first amendment than Floyd Abrams. Yet when Abrams litigated Citizens United, some proponents of free speech thought that this just gave big money the biggest voice. Read more
50 Years of the Metapolitefsi
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21 March 2024
Earlier this month, our Director, Mark Schiefsky, members from the CHS and our sister institution CHS Greece, and graduates of the CHS Greece High School Summer Program participated in the 3-day conference "50 Years of the Metapolitefsi". Read more
New Approaches to Ancient Authors: Caesar, Pliny, and Vergil
3 February 2024, 8:00 am ET
The fifth annual Howard University workshop in collaboration with Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies and the University of Virginia's Center for the Liberal Arts will discuss new approaches to ancient authors, specifically the Latin authors Caesar, Pliny, and Vergil. Read more