Events for Spring '25

Book Talk: The Choice of Odysseus: Homeric Ethics in Renaissance Epic and Opera

Date: Friday, February 7, 3:30pm 

Location: English Room, Kansas Union

Speaker: Sarah Van der Laan

The KU Classics Department invites you to a celebration of the publication of The Choice of Odysseus: Homeric Ethics in Renaissance Epic and Opera (Oxford, 2024), with a talk by the author, KU’s own Sarah Van der Lann (Associate Professor, English). 

All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Lecture: Mothers Know Best: Mothers, Daughters, and the Regenerative Plot in Terentian Comedy

Date: Wednesday,March 26,4:00pm 

Location: English Room, Kansas Union

Speaker: Allie Pohler

Please join us for a talk by Allie Pohler, Teaching Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Classical Studies at Kansas State University.

All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Theatre Trip: HADESTOWN

Date: Monday, April 14,7:30 PM

Location: Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive

We have a limited number of student tickets available for the Lied Center performance of HADESTOWN, a musical that draws on the mythic tales of Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hades and Persephone.

Information on how to apply for these tickets to follow.

Classics Department Honors, Awards, and Graduation Ceremony

Date: Monday, May 5, 4:00-6:00 pm

Location: English Room, Kansas Union

Speaker: David Welch

Please join us to celebrate the successes of our wonderful students. The event will conclude with a talk by KU alum David Welch, Instructor of Classics at the University of Alabama.

All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. 

Classics Department Graduation Picnic

Date: Saturday, May 17

Location: West Shelter, Centennial Park

Graduating students and their families are invited to join us for an informal picnic.

Further details to follow.