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2015-2016 Courses
Click here to see the courses offered in the coming academic year.
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New Faculty 2015-16
Classics is delighted to announce that three faculty members will be joining our department this coming year.
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Sustainability Professional Development Grant Winners
Carolynn Roncaglia, Lissa Crofton-Sleigh, and Marie Bertola have won a $20,000 Sustainability Professional Development Grant
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SCU Alum Brings Gender Issues to Light on MTV
Francesco Merola graduated from SCU College of Arts and Sciences in 2017 with a Classics major and is now working for Paradiso Pictures in Miami, Florida.
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Pursuing Second Degree, Elizabeth Jonasson ’19 Researches Composition and Language
REAL creative project allows Jonasson to create new music
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When in Ancient Rome, Learn as the Imaginarium Learns
Classics Department teaches Latin with VR
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Meet Abby Nairn '21
Senior Classical Studies major shares her hopes and exciting plans for 2021
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Curtis Clark '98
From Greek and Latin to medical school and a career as a doctor.
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Kat Clowes '03
Ancient Studies alumna helps teens explore college opportunities
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Linda Urbonas '07 (2020 update)
Classical Studies alumna chose a career in Human Resources
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David Lio '08
From Classics to a Masters in Information Systems and rewarding work in IT
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Jordan Clarke '12
Classical Studies alumna now works in the public sector and is married to a fellow bronco
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Brenna Donnellan '13
Taking Classical Studies to work and a masters degree
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Laura Kevranian '14 (2020 update)
After SCU, a masters degree in Counseling Psychology and engaged to a fellow bronco
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Greg Giomi '09
Enthusiastically teaching ancient history to sixth graders
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Elif Soyarsian '06
Using Latin to translate a Turkish herb
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ΗΣΦ Initiation Ceremony
Fifteen new members were inducted into the ΕΨ chapter of ΗΣΦ, the SCU chapter of the national Classics Honors Society.
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Winter Speaker
The department hosted Dr. Lisa Pieraccini for a talk entitled “The Etruscans Outside the Box: Ancient and Modern Tomb Biographies”.
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REAL Interns
REAL interns talk about their experiences from the summer.
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Arete Prize
The Arete Prize is awarded to the Classics student who writes the best research or thesis paper.
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Transcribing Hidden Knowledge from the Past
Classics major Max Gavenman ’22 transcribed religious artifacts from Latin to English and learned about life in ancient Rome in an internship through the REAL program.
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From Athens to Elon: The Threat of Wealth on Democracy
Nicholas Lindberg on what sōphrosynē can do for democracy to keep giant gulfs between citizens from forming.
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From Tunics to Tan Suits: Fashion and Democracy Through the Ages
The importance of appearance in politics is frequently lamented as a modern innovation. It is thought that in a prior, more sober, age, candidates were judged on the merits of their positions rather than the contents of their wardrobes. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Get to Know Jordan Cohen
Our newest hire, Jordan Cohen joined our department as Assistant Teaching Professor in Fall 2024.
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Get to Know Heidi Elmore
Having joined us in December 2023, Heidi serves as manager for both History and Classics.
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Get to Know Nicholas Lindberg
Nicholas Lindberg joined our department as Assistant Professor in Fall 2022.
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Brendan 'Gabriel' Webb ’23
Since graduation Gabriel has spent nine months teaching in Paris and is currently on a five month stint exploring his fatherland of Australia.
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Evan Pivonka ’04
Evan is the Assistant Director for Policy, Accountability, and Critical Events at the University of Virginia, where he also teaches in the Politics Department in the Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy.
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Faculty Updates
Faculty updates December 2024
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Joanna Homrighausen ’15
Joanna earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Duke University and is teaching at William & Mary in Virginia.
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Linda Urbonas ’07
Linda moved to Ireland in 2015 and recently completed a Diploma in Human Resource Practice.
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Adrián Machado
Double major in Classical Studies and Finance
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Caitlin Gronowski
Double major in Classical Studies and History
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Connor Roland
Double major in Classical Studies and Political Science
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Elois Farnsworth
Classical Languages and Literatures major and Ancient Studies minor
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Katerina Gill
Double major in Classical Studies and Classical Languages and Literature
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Lillian Henderson
Double major in Classical Studies and Political Science, with minors in International Business and French and Francophone Studies
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Fall Student-Alumni Mixer
In October, the department had its first joint student-alumni mixer in connection with Grand Reunion Weekend.
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New Student Award
One of our new initiatives is an award for students coming into Santa Clara with backgrounds in Greek and Latin.
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Spring Celebrations
As you may remember, the department hosts three events to celebrate our students every spring quarter.
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Laura Kevranian ’14
A double major in Classical Studies and Greek & Latin, Laura went on to pursue her Master's in Counseling Psychology at USF.
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Johana Engstrom ’22
A double major in Economics and Philosophy and a minor in Classics, Johana currently is the Program Manager of Fellowships and Internships for the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics within SCU!
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Michael (Czapkay) Sudduth ’92
Michael teaches Philosophy is the California Bay Area. He also publishes in Philosophy and started writing fiction a few years ago.
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William Ho '18
William s now a CPA in public accounting serving private companies.
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Classics and Courage: Katerina Gill's Path to Purpose
Katerina Gill ’25 traded equations for ancient texts. In the process, she found her voice—and her future in law.
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Cyrus Wong
Double major in Classical Studies and Mechanical Engineering
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Ethan Richey
Double major in Classics and Philosophy
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Grace Martinez
Triple major in Political Science, History, and Classical Studies
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Jenny Moore
Triple major in Classical Studies, Ancient Studies, and History
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Lily Chappell
Ancient Studies major
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Sean Hayden
Double major in Accounting and Classics
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Tyler Pineda
Double major in History and Classics
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Get to Know Julia Kovatch
Julia joined the department in December 2025, and serves as manager for both History and Classics. Favorite book(s)? See in the link!
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Get to Know Kate Melberg
Kate joined our department in Fall 2025. Two books that she really enjoyed recently were Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures and Hernán Diaz’s Trust.
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Fall 2025 Faculty Updates
Our current faculty members offer a brief update on what they have been up to over the past year and their favorite (non-Classics) book(s).
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Fall 2025 Student-Alumni Mixer
In October, the department had its second annual joint student-alumni mixer in connection with Grand Reunion Weekend.
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Spring 2025 Celebrations
The department hosted three student events this past spring.
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Julie Holland ’94
After graduating with a History major and Classics minor, Julie currently works for Caltech / NASA in the Jet Propulsion Lab.
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Madison Givens '18
Since graduating from Santa Clara, Madison completed two master’s degrees at Loyola University Chicago, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in History at the University of Memphis.
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Cameron Bick ’20
Cameron Bick currently teaches at and works in the administration for the Chesterton Academy of St. James, a Catholic high school in Menlo Park, CA.
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Lizette Faraji ’09 and Paul Breucop ’06
The department actually played a surprising role in how our lives turned out. Paul and I met because he was giving a speech on Plato’s Symposium, and somehow that turned into a nineteen-year conversation we never stopped having.
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Hallie Mullane (Née Bodey) ’12
Having earned two masters degrees, Hallie currently works on extracurricular and co-curricular programming primarily in Global Education and International Student Services at SCU.
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Erika Lee ’16
Erika currently works in family law, teaches in the SCU Law School as an Adjunct Professor, and attends as many Sharks hockey games as possible!
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D’Angelo Castillo ’23
When he is not teaching Sunday School or wearing various other hats at his church, D’Angelo is in the final year of a master’s program in speech-language pathology.