University of Dallas Classics

Our Spring 2026 Newsletter is out. If you did not receive an email with a copy of the newsletter, then we do not have your most current contact information. Shoot me an email and I will add you to our list: [email protected] https://udallas.edu/academics/programs/classics/classics-news.php

Myra Main, ‘27, heads to the Gabii archaeological dig in Italy again this summer to work with UD Professor Elizabeth Robinson as well as researchers from other institutions. The Classics Endowed Fund helps support her trip - see how you can contribute to this fund in our Spring Newsletter. Bonam Fortunam, Myra!

Who in this photo can quote Sophocles, Aeschylus, Robert Frost, G.K. Chesterton, Plato and then, in front of a crowd of 400, recite the first 50 lines of the Iliad in the original language?!

Thanks to Mark Cuban, the UD Basketball team might make it to London:

Mark Cuban donates to University of Dallas basketball after travel issues left trip in limbo The Division III program based in Irving spent 18 months fundraising for a trip to the United Kingdom as a part of a team tradition.

Have you ever wanted to know what Plato really said? Tired of relying on bloggers to translate the Greek New Testament or those encyclicals for you? We offer both Ancient Greek and Latin online during the summer. Non-degree seeking students age 16+, undergrads, grad students - all are welcome. Free yourself from translations and gain direct access to the ideas of the past. Join us this summer!

Bethany Kaufman, Classical Philology, Greek and Latin Major, BA '27, presented her paper "Memory Eternal: Why the Dead Crave the Grave” at UD's Research Day on Friday. This paper emerged from her Homer class in the Fall with Dr. John Moss. Macte virtute!

From Mary Beinemann at St. Thomas Episcopal:

The Latin Department at Saint Thomas’ Episcopal School in Houston is growing, and we are looking for a passionate, dedicated classicist to join our team. We are currently seeking a full-time Middle/Upper School Latin teacher who would also be an active JCL Sponsor.

Please reach out to our HR Director, Jeri Wisdom ([email protected]) if you would like to apply!

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UD Classics Club rises again in combination with Eta Sigma Phi Honors Society. New faces, old fashioned fun.

An edition of a papyrus, recently discovered in a library of Cairo, containing verses of Empedocles has been published. This is exciting!

Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo A papyrus fragment reveals thirty previously unknown verses by the Greek philosopher, allowing us for the first time to read a lost section of the Physica, his great poem on nature.

Congratulations to our International Latin Translation Exam winners for the Advanced Post-Secondary division! Amanda Beaver '28, Bethany Kaufman '27 and Ben Olster '28 (Cash Award Winners), Martin Lane '28 (Book Award Winner) and Pia Baxter '29 (Certificate of Commendation).