Jen Rea
@profjenrea.bsky.social
Classics Professor, Reception Studies, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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A reminder: we are very interested in having *school teachers* apply for the Classical Summer School, in addition to graduate students. Please pass this along to any teachers you may know!
Please spread the word: the 2026 application cycle for the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome is now live! (Yours truly as Director for my final year). www.aarome.org/apply/2026-c...
Classical Summer School
This five-week program is designed to provide participants with a well-founded understanding of the growth and development of the city of Rome through a careful study of material remains and literary ...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A reminder: we are very interested in having *school teachers* apply for the Classical Summer School, in addition to graduate students. Please pass this along to any teachers you may know!
UF Classics is hiring a new Distance Learning Lecturer to supervise our online MA and PhD programs and teach graduate classes. They are amazing students to work with!
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University of Florida - Details - Distance Learning Lecturer (Classics)
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October 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
UF Classics is hiring a new Distance Learning Lecturer to supervise our online MA and PhD programs and teach graduate classes. They are amazing students to work with!
explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
UF Classics is hiring an Assistant Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology. My colleagues are awesome to work with and I look forward to welcoming a new archaeologist to our department.
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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor in Mediterranean Archaeology
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October 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
UF Classics is hiring an Assistant Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology. My colleagues are awesome to work with and I look forward to welcoming a new archaeologist to our department.
explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
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My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers
"The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
This week in the AI class we learned about prompt engineering. As one of my PhD grads once told me, their Classics training taught them that an inquisitive frame of mind helps you discern how to make decisions. You can use that inquisitiveness when learning how to prompt correctly. #OsprAI | #UNFAI
October 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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#Latin teachers! Nervous about the new #APLatin curriculum? Never taught Pliny? Come read all required letters in my first ever course at #SeumasU Monday nights at 7 on Zoom! We will read in Latin, then discuss interpretation & teaching strategies in English. Course starts Sept 1, limited spots!
Very excited to announce that Gregory Stringer @gregorystringer.bsky.social is offering an Latin course on Pliny, esp. for teachers, under the #SeumasU umbrella. Starts September 1st, sign up today.
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Latin 241: AP Pliny for teachers
Description: After over 10 years, the Latin AP Curriculum has at last changed its curriculum, replacing Julius Caesar’s De Bello Gallico with the letters of Pliny the Younger. While Latin teachers …
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August 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Hey AP Latin teachers and other interested Pliny readers! My book, A Pliny Workbook, is on the precipice of printing! In the meantime, you can pre-order it here: www.bolchazy.com/A-Pliny-Work...
#Classics #Latin
#Classics #Latin
August 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hey AP Latin teachers and other interested Pliny readers! My book, A Pliny Workbook, is on the precipice of printing! In the meantime, you can pre-order it here: www.bolchazy.com/A-Pliny-Work...
#Classics #Latin
#Classics #Latin
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Many thanks to our wonderful colleagues in Coimbra for hosting the 16th Celtic Conference in Classics. Next up, the CCC returns to Ireland in 2026. Call for for panels now open. Please do spread the word - any questions or queries, contact [email protected]
July 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Many thanks to our wonderful colleagues in Coimbra for hosting the 16th Celtic Conference in Classics. Next up, the CCC returns to Ireland in 2026. Call for for panels now open. Please do spread the word - any questions or queries, contact [email protected]
Farewell, Ovid!
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Episode 08: Farewell Ovid
YouTube video by Hodie Romae: Today In Rome
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May 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Farewell, Ovid!
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Avengers assemble! Our paper on gods and multicultural representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is out! ⚡⚡⚡
Huge thanks to my incredibly talented co-authors:
@baladria.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social and Kate Minniti! 😍😍🥰
Huge thanks to my incredibly talented co-authors:
@baladria.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social and Kate Minniti! 😍😍🥰
New volume of thersites Vol. 20 (2025) thersites-journal.de/index.php/th... #openaccess @baladria.bsky.social @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Avengers assemble! Our paper on gods and multicultural representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is out! ⚡⚡⚡
Huge thanks to my incredibly talented co-authors:
@baladria.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social and Kate Minniti! 😍😍🥰
Huge thanks to my incredibly talented co-authors:
@baladria.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social and Kate Minniti! 😍😍🥰
Getting ready for Rome's birthday . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ec2...
Epidsode 07: Ad Multos Annos
YouTube video by Hodie Romae: Today In Rome
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April 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Getting ready for Rome's birthday . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ec2...
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The #ICFA panel on AI is packed, every seat taken and a bunch of folks sitting on the floor (me included). Moderator: Sang-Keun Yoo. Marist University; Ted Chiang, Author; Haerin Shin, Korean University; Derek Lee, Wake Forest University.
March 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The #ICFA panel on AI is packed, every seat taken and a bunch of folks sitting on the floor (me included). Moderator: Sang-Keun Yoo. Marist University; Ted Chiang, Author; Haerin Shin, Korean University; Derek Lee, Wake Forest University.
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Don't forget to submit your proposal for the 2025 Comic Studies Society Conference on July 10th-12th at Michigan State University.#comic #conference #academic
January 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Don't forget to submit your proposal for the 2025 Comic Studies Society Conference on July 10th-12th at Michigan State University.#comic #conference #academic
I learned so much from being part of the Modern Myth (Re)Making panel yesterday. Thanks to all who attended and asked such great questions!
The free online Antiquity in Media Studies Conference begins now! 10 AM EDT: Anc. Egypt in Modern Media! 6 scholars, 6 nations, 1 debate
12 PM EDT: Anc. Med. World in Modern Music
2 PM: Classics Gaming Collaborative
4 PM: Modern Myth (Re)Making
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12 PM EDT: Anc. Med. World in Modern Music
2 PM: Classics Gaming Collaborative
4 PM: Modern Myth (Re)Making
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AIMS Conference 2024 Schedule
AIMS Conference Schedule 2024 Date/Time Zones Americas, UK, and EUFriday, 8 November to Thursday, 14 November AustralasiaSaturday, 9 November to Friday, 15 November All of the dates and times liste…
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November 9, 2024 at 10:36 PM
I learned so much from being part of the Modern Myth (Re)Making panel yesterday. Thanks to all who attended and asked such great questions!
So honored to have been part of the 2024 cohort that graduated from the HERS Leadership Institute, an intensive and transformative development program for higher education professionals.
#HERSnetwork
#HERSLeadershipInstitute
#HLIJuly2024
#Advancement
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#HERSLeadershipInstitute
#HLIJuly2024
#Advancement
August 5, 2024 at 1:20 AM
So honored to have been part of the 2024 cohort that graduated from the HERS Leadership Institute, an intensive and transformative development program for higher education professionals.
#HERSnetwork
#HERSLeadershipInstitute
#HLIJuly2024
#Advancement
#HERSnetwork
#HERSLeadershipInstitute
#HLIJuly2024
#Advancement