Faculty-Led Publications

Ancient Exchanges

Founded and Edited by Dr. Adrienne K.H. Rose, Ancient Exchanges is an online journal devoted to literary translations of ancient texts. The journal is supported by the Department of Classics and the M.F.A. program in Literary Translation. They particularly focus on translations that are literary rather than literal: "translations that are contemporary and poetic, rhetorically arresting, aesthetically delightful, creative, adaptive, transformative, innovative, experimental, and multi-modal."

Bible & Archaeology

Founded by Editor-in-Chief Dr. Bob Cargill and former University President Bruce Harreld, Bible & Archaeology is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 nonsectarian, nondenominational, educational organization promoting biblical studies, archaeology, and the intersection of the two disciplines in the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia—the areas traditionally called the “lands of the Bible.”

Bible & Archaeology is a popular online website and resource offering visitors an array of news, information, tools, and resources related to the study of the Bible and archaeology. These include original articles, breaking news, videos, interviews, and online courses taught by professional scholars, as well as study tours, lexicons, maps, puzzles, games, and trivia.

Faculty Connections

Our faculty are incredibly multi-disciplinary in their approaches to Classics. This has created an exciting web of connections with other University departments, programs, and resources. Our faculty hold second appointments in many departments and programs: Anthropology, History, Museum Studies, Religious Studies, Translation, and the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.

Resources

The Classics Library holds more than 1,500 texts, including texts in the original language, translated texts, books, and reference documents. Each graduate student is free to use these materials as they need them, and each graduate student receives a key to access it.

Center for the Book Offering courses on book history as well as hands-on courses on bookbinding, letterpress printing, and papermaking, the UI Center for the Book is an excellent resource for those studying the ancient world and its texts.

Center for Teaching The UI Center for Teaching offers workshops, mentorship programs, learning communities, and much more for graduate students learning to teach in college-level classrooms.

Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio The Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio collaborates with students, faculty, and staff on the development, design, and implementation of digital scholarly research projects and publications.

Grad Success Center The Grad Success Center supports our graduates' professional, academic, and personal success. They offer workshops, professional development series, career planning and preparation, and fellowship and grant support.

UI Libraries' Special Collections and Rare Book Room offer opportunities to work with historical documents and texts. In particular, Classics graduate students interested in the history of medicine benefit greatly from the Heirs of Hippocrates collection.