In addition to leading an immensely successful group of undergraduate students, Dr. Krishni Burns was awarded an Ovatio at the 2025 Classical Association of the Middle West and South Conference: “Each year since…
CAMWS (Classical Association of the Middle West and South) 2025 (in Urbana-Champaign) was immensely successful for UIC students and faculty in the Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies. Calliope’s Library (Project Director: Dr.…
The Classics Department was represented well by Dr. Krishni Burns, who recently guested on Epic City Radio, hosted by Carolivia Herron of Howard University! The program discussed Homerathon, Calliope’s Library, and the Iliad.
Congratulations to Dr. Krishni Burns for being awarded a Teaching Recognition Program Award by UIC! The Teaching Recognition Program celebrates outstanding teaching at UIC and is a unique opportunity for faculty to showcase their…
UIC’s Department of Classics was well-represented at the recent Illinois Classical Conference! Dr. Krishni Burns, Senior Lecturer of Latin, presented Iarbas Furens: Decoding Multicultural Insults in Aeneid 4.206-18. Classics student Ava Angele presented…
Dr. Krishni Burns recently made an appearance on WGN News with Marianne Kountoures (Executive Director of the National Hellenic Museum) to discuss the Homerathon. The Homerathon is a a two-day reading of the…
The CAMS Department has revived its distinguished lecture series, the Tracy Lecture, named in honor of one of its founding members, Fr. Theodore Tracy, S.J. This year’s speaker was Professor Christian Mann, of…
The CAMS Department hosted an Arabic Poetry Day, organized by students and faculty. Over two dozen students read and recited Arabic poems, with accompanying English translations projected onscreen. It was a celebration of…
Dr. Krishni Burns received a 2024 HOPE (Honoring Our Professors’ Excellence) Award presented by UIC Campus Housing in recognition of faculty who have positively made a lasting impact on Campus Housing residents. Congrats…
Rachel Chinchilla, class of 2023, has won a scholarship to the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program at Loyola University Chicago where she will spend the year studying Latin. She is deciding whether to become a…
