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
Events
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
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13 May 2024
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
Genocide in Ancient Greece?
17 November 2023, 11:00 am ET
Join us on Friday, November 17 at 11:00 a.m. for a roundtable discussion about genocide in antiquity, particularly Ancient Greece. Is genocide a purely modern concept and action, or has it been happening for millennia? Read more
Empowerment Through Education in Prisons: Examples from Greece and the US
12 October 2023
This open roundtable discussion brings together different experiences and ideas on teaching humanities to residents within prisons, domestically and abroad. Read more