AMNE welcomes Dr. Rachel Philbrick as Assistant Professor of Latin Literature
The Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies is thrilled to welcome Dr. Rachel Philbrick to UBC, effective July 2024, as Assistant Professor of Latin Literature. Dr. Philbrick holds a Ph.D. from Brown University and is currently Lecturer at Harvard University. Dr. Philbrick’s impressive research and publication record focuses on Latin poetry, particularly elegy […]
AMNE’s Dr. Matt McCarty awarded Killam Teaching Prize
The AMNE department is thrilled to announce that Dr. Matt McCarty, Assistant Professor of Roman Archaeology, has been awarded a Killam Teaching Prize. This highly competitive award recognizes his outstanding teaching and broader contributions to pedagogy, curriculum, and so much more in the department and Faculty for many years. Dr. McCarty regularly teaches a range […]
AMNE Welcomes Dr. Isaac Soon as our new Assistant Professor of Early Christianity
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Isaac Soon will be joining AMNE in July as our new Assistant Professor of Early Christianity. Dr. Soon earned his PhD in Theology and Religion (New Testament) from Durham University in 2021 and comes to us from Crandall University, where he has been an Assistant Professor. He focuses […]
AMNE’s Experiencing Antiquity project receives SCS Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities grant!
Warm congratulations are in order for AMNE’s Experiencing Antiquity project (formerly From Stone to Screen)! The project was selected as one of the projects funded by the SCS Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities grant. The grant will allow the team to rehouse the artifact collection here at AMNE, and create an accessible online platform with lesson […]
AMNE Student Association Wins AUS Best Club Award for 2022- 2023!
Congratulations to the executive team, Hannah Stengler (President), Ashley Samsone (Vice-President), and Harmony Powell (Treasurer), as well as the other many faithful members and supporters of the club, on this hard-earned recognition!
Introductory Courses in Ancient Mediterranean & Near Eastern Studies
We invite you to discover the past in the present in our courses this year. Here are some of our first-year, introductory undergraduate courses, open to all, without prerequisites.
CNERS changes name to better reflect departmental goals
The department of classical, near Eastern and religious studies (CNERS) has officially changed its name to the department of ancient Mediterranean and near Eastern studies (AMNE). AMNE faculty say the name better reflects the department’s goals, research projects and spirit of furthering knowledge. Please see the link to the UBYSSEY article for the further info: […]
Peopling the Past podcast episode on ancient Roman midwifery and childbirth with Dr. Tara Mulder
Dr. Tara Mulder joined the next episode of the Peopling the Past podcast to talk about what a Roman birth may have looked like for different classes of people, who would have been a midwife and what their role was, and how things have changed or stayed the same regarding women and pregnancy from the Roman […]