Two interesting articles in The New York Times plugging an education focused on Classics and the Humanities. Stanley Fish writes of his own classical education in high school and reviews three new books on the subject. David Brooks puts in a plug for broad training in the Humanities as a road to success, even during…Continue Reading A Classical Education
I just returned home from a trip to Rome. I’m always surprised by how many new things there are to see in the city. One of the high points of this trip was a special exhibit that is on-going in the Forum tracing the history and decorations of the Basilica Aemilia. The fragments of the…Continue Reading Basilica Aemilia Exhibit in Roman Forum
I came across an interesting story about the effects of budget cuts on the preservation of ancient Roman sites. As I sit here in Charleston, at last being able to look out my office window after six months of renovations to 200-year old Randolph Hall, it is overwhelming to think about all of the work…Continue Reading Is Rome’s Ancient Heritage Crumbling?
Everyone considering entering graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in Humanities ought to read the article that appeared in today’s NYTimes Education Life supplement. It now takes, on average, 9.3 years to complete a Ph.D. in the Humanities. The average new Ph.D. is 35 years old and owes $23,000 in student loans. I always try…Continue Reading 9.3 years and $23,000
A lecture is coming up this Friday that may be of interest to people out there: Tracking Hannibal in the alps: National Geographic Hannibal Expedition 2007-2008 By Dr. Patrick Hunt, Stanford University Friday, April 16th 2010 at 5:00 PM Simons Center for the Arts, Room 309 Archaeological Institute of America, South Carolina Society Sponsored…Continue Reading Tracking Hannibal in the Alps