NYTIMES (Sharon Otterman) - At Syracuse, Classics, Ceramics and Italian Out as Majors in Overhaul
In all, 93 of the 460 academic programs at the university will be closed or paused. No students were majoring in 55 of the programs that are ending.
THEFEDERALIST (Casey Chalk) - You’re Asking The Wrong Question About The Roman Empire
Edward J. Watts' new book, The Romans: A 2,000-Year History, is not only an excellent introduction to Roman history, but a reminder of why the classics will always be relevant, especially for America.
NYTIMES (Helen Shaw) - Who Is Antigone? The 2500-Year-Old Rebel With a Cause.
“Antigone” gave us the original “bad girl,” but its themes go beyond that. How do adaptations keep making Sophocles’ ideas about democracy and theater new?