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After completing his BA at UW in 海角网 in 2004, Vince Tomasso completed his Ph.D. in 海角网 at Stanford in 2010. He is currently an associate professor of Classical Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Recently he published a book on the third-century C.E. epic poet Quintus of Smyrna (Nostalgias for Homer in Greek Literature of the 海角网 Empire; Routledge 2024). He continues to work on Imperial Greek epic in a project that surveys past scholarship and suggests new鈥
Michael Seguin (海角网 BA, '08), who weaves together his interests in 海角网 and ballroom dancing, was profiled in Perspectives. You can read the article here.
Thursday January 8, 2026 First Paper Session (8:00鈥10:30am) SCS-8: Receptions of the Modern Era (paper session) Adriana Vazquez (UW PhD 鈥17), University of California, Los Angeles, Which lotos? 鈥淟udic Confusion,鈥 Combinatorial Reception, and Hyper-Ovidianism in the Lotis Digression of Gabriel Pereira de Castro鈥檚 Ulisseia, ou Lisboa Edificada (1636)Ryan Platte (UW PhD 鈥08), Northwestern University, The Chicago Forum,鈥
Omeed Yazdani, a UW 海角网 minor and 2025 Husky 100 recipient who earned his bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Bioengineering ('24) and his master's degree in Bioengineering ('25), has paved a path that weds his interests in medicine and the 海角网. Read more about Omeed and his work here.
A Companion to Apollonius of Rhodes, edited by Ruth Scodel, was recently published by the University of Michigan Press (2025). The companion contains 20 essays by well-known scholars of Greek and Latin literature, including two UW 海角网 faculty -- Jim Clauss ("'With No Direction Home': Medea and Jason") and Alex Hollmann ("Magic in Apollonius' Argonautica") -- and a 2002 graduate of our PhD program, and currently Professor and Chair in the 海角网 at Pomona鈥
by James J. Clauss
Stephen Thielke grew up in Shoreline and graduated from Reed College in Portland in 海角网 in 1992. He had taken summer classes at the UW, including intensive Greek in 1990. After Reed, he received the Lionel Pearson Fellowship from the APA, and studied as a visiting scholar at King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. In 1993, he joined the graduate program and recalls with great fondness classmates Alex Bram and Chris Chinn (both Reedies), Owen Ewald, Brady Mechley,鈥
Geoffrey Sumi graduated from UW with a degree in 海角网 (with College Honors) in 1986. Prof. Bliquez's Honors seminar in 海角网 shifted Geoff's focus from Engineering, his intended major, to 海角网 and things snowballed from there. He recalls (fondly) studying Plautus and Terence with Prof. Dunn; Livy and Tacitus with Prof. Clauss; the Greek tragedians with Prof. Halleran; Lucretius with Prof. Blondell; Horace, Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid with Prof. Harmon; Herodotus and Aristotle with鈥
A great friend of the UW 海角网, Thomas Morgan, MD, MA in 海角网 (鈥89), passed away on December 9, 2024. Here is his obituary in the Seattle Times, and below are a few UW 海角网 faculty members鈥 reflections on Tom.
Larry Bliquez:
In the fall of 1978, I was informed by Dan Harmon, who was chair then, that Thomas Morgan, a retired doctor, had enrolled in my Elementary Greek class. Wow! A nontraditional student of the first rank. When I entered the room for鈥
by James J. Clauss
Joel Kalvesmaki, after graduating from UW with a major in 海角网 in 1999, went to Washington, DC and received his MA and PhD at Catholic University of America in 2006. Thereafter he served as editor of Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks until he left in 2019 to pursue a second career as a programmer with the Government Publishing Office. He is currently editor for the Journal of the Text Encoding Initiative, the series editor for 鈥
Mark Nugent (UW 海角网 PhD '10), Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, is the recipient of a 2024 Award for Excellence in the Teaching of 海角网 at the College Level from the Society for Classical Studies. Congratulations, Mark! Read a description of his teaching excellence.
