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slide with text reading "counting and dating in Arabic papyri"
9.9.25

Classics MA Student William Sieving Attends International Congress of Papyrology

Davis with a pick axe at an excavation site
9.3.25

Math and Art History Student Michael Davis Gains Field Experience in Ancient Corinth

Stein next to an Egyptian painting
9.3.25

Mo Stein Conducts Summer Research on Egyptian Faience in Europe

Sieving sorting through a pile of papyri fragments
9.3.25

Classics MA Student William Sieving Accepted to 2026 ASP Summer Institute in Papyrology

Held with group of students with their hands touching an archeological find
8.29.25

Aaron Held Gains Field Experience in Tuscany with Support from Mizera and Risch Fund

Erdman standing at an archeological site
8.29.25

Chris Erdman Explores Legislative Traditions in Ancient Italy

Pawlush holding a book title "Lexikon"
8.28.25

Classics PhD Student Jake Pawlush Attends ANS Summer Seminar in New York

Sears headshot
8.26.25

Rebecca Sears Awarded “Cultivating Disagreement” Grant from Civil Society Initiative

fragment of papyri
8.25.25

WashU Papyri Fragment Featured in Digital Project on the History of Incarceration

Holden in front of aged structure with arched windows
8.25.25

Classics MA Student Davis Holden Participates in German for Students of Classical Studies Program

Sears standing in front of a screen with a slide that reads "Gamifying Graduate-level Latin Prose Composition"
8.22.25

Rebecca Sears Brings Role-Playing Games to Latin and Roman History at WashU

Spanger sitting in a archaeological site surrounded by stones and tools
8.6.25

Nicole Spangler Explores Roman History at Aguntum Field School

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