The WCC and TAPA invite you to participate in a jointly-hosted Reading Group featuring the Paragraphoi essays from TAPA’s Fall 2023 issue.

These brief and passionate essays were written under the rubric of “Rupture and Return.” For these essays, editor Catherine Conybeare invited colleagues to reflect on the impact of the pandemic on their professional lives and their personal and institutional commitments. The authors are scholars at different phases of their careers and from a variety of institutions, both in the U.S. and international. The goal of this project was to sustain the impetus for change that emerged during the lockdowns.

Participating in the Reading Group are authors Amy Pistone, Mar Astrid Rodda, Suzanne Lye, Lylaah Bhalerao, Deborah Beck, and Olivia Hopewell.

Facilitator: Catherine Conybeare

Please note that the event time is 2-3:30pm EDT.

We invite you to attend a panel discussion and conversation addressing the unique challenges faced by academic parents and caregivers in the post-pandemic world.

This panel discussion will offer some thoughts on the topic of sexual, identity-based, & professional harassment.

This event is being organized by Everyday Orientalism and co-sponsored by The Women’s Classical Caucus and the American Society of Papyrologists.

Come to hear from the current WCC Steering Committee as we review the activities and developments of the last year and look ahead to the future. Members will have the opportunity to give their feedback, ask questions, and express any concerns.

The meeting is open to all to attend, regardless of membership.

Are you going to a conference soon and want a refresher on best practices? Do you have questions or want to demystify the conference experience? If so, the WCC Mentorship Team invites you to a pop-up session to address your concerns and questions about how to get the most out of attending academic conferences.

Participants are asked to review the materials available on the WCC Conferencing 101 resources page in anticipation of the meeting and come ready to ask questions or share advice.

Who will host the next FemClas conference? Join FemClas 2022 co-organizer T. H. M. Gellar-Goad (Wake Forest University) for a roundtable discussion about the ninth iteration of Feminism & Classics — and if you & your institution might want to host, be sure to come!

Please join us for the fifth session in the WCC Job Market Series!

In Job Market Session 5: Interviewing, we tackle all of your questions about interview logistics, how to prepare, and tips and tricks for how best to represent your research, teaching, and service in Zoom interviews and campus visits.

The format for this workshop will be a roundtable discussion with the panelists led by the organizers, followed by an open discussion for participants to ask questions and share tips about interviewing and the academic job market.

Join us for the second installment of the WCC Archaeology Series! Our panelists all have experience with community engaged archaeology in the Mediterranean. During this event, they will share their insights on actively building relationships with local communities and giving them voices in the planning and execution of archaeological projects at sites across the Mediterranean.

Stefan Vranka of Oxford University Press will discuss what happens in the publishing process after you submit your book proposal through to the publication of your book. During the session, you will have time to ask Stefan questions about the publishing process.

This session is targeted towards first-time authors who want to publish with an academic press.

As part of its “Careers” Initiative, the WCC is partnering with the Classical Association of New England (CANE) for a series of events related to K-12 teaching. We will kick off the “All About K-12 Teaching” Series with our first event: “Overview of K-12 Teaching: A Panel Discussion.” This session will feature K-12 teachers from various types of schools and institutions who will share their experiences as Classicists teaching on the K-12 level.

Please join us for the WCC’s September Reading Group where we invite the organizers of the WCC Job Market Series to host a discussion about readings related to the job market. We will be reading “Going on the Market…and What Comes Before” by Joy Connolly (updated in 2021).

The WCC invites you to a “Gathering In Solidarity” event in response to the June 24th Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

This event is intended to offer a virtual gathering space to support members of our Classics community who would like to discuss, reflect together, and share thoughts with each other as we process the decision and its implications.

The Women’s Classical Caucus, Lambda Classical Caucus, and Winkler Paper Prize committees invite you to participate in a jointly hosted Reading Group featuring the 2021-22 paper prize winners from the WCC, LCC, and Winkler Paper Prizes.

Please join us for the third session in the WCC Job Market Series!

In Job Market Session 3: Statements (Teaching, Research, and Diversity), we take a deep dive into the types of statements that many departments request as part of your job application. In this session, our speakers will break down these genres and provide tips, tricks and lessons learned in this aspect of preparing materials for the academic job market.

Please join us for the second session in the WCC Job Market Series!

In Job Market Session 2: CV/Cover Letters, we take a deep dive into two of the most important documents in your application: the curriculum vitae (CV) and cover letter. In this session, our speakers will break down these genres and provide tips, tricks and lessons learned in this aspect of preparing materials for the academic job market.

Have you ever wondered what acronyms like VAP or SLAC or TT mean? Curious about the timeline for applying to academic jobs? Wondering how to pitch your research and teaching to different types of institutions or departments?

The WCC invites you to the launch of the new WCC Job Market Series. The goal of the series is to try to demystify the academic job market in Classics (and related fields) for new and returning applicants.

Session 1 gives an overview of the academic job market. For this kick-off event, we will discuss the overall process as well as specific tips from people who have recent experience as applicants or on selection committees.

Come celebrate the WCC at 50 at the 8th quadrennial meeting of the Feminism & Classics conference! We look forward to the opportunity to mix and mingle with friends, old and new, as we celebrate this milestone for the organization.

All registrants of FemClas2022 and WCC members are welcome to attend.

WCC invites members of the Classics community to a roundtable discussion co-hosted by Trans in Classics on the topic of “Feminism Beyond the Binary.” This event will feature a roundtable discussion on feminism as it intersects with different categories of identity. This discussion will take place as part of the Feminism & Classics 2022 virtual conference and as another entry in the “WCC at 50” anniversary-year series exploring what feminism looks like today.

The WCC invites men from the Classics community to participate in a discussion on the topic of “Feminist Masculinity” as part of the “WCC at 50” anniversary-year exploration of what feminism looks like today.

This event will feature a discussion on feminism as practiced by men, towards a definition of “feminist masculinity.” The event will offer an opportunity for registrants to reflect on what feminism means to them and the ways in which they can engage with feminist ideals in their everyday lives from the male experience and perspective.

What is feminism? What does it mean to be a feminist and support feminist practices?

For the March reading group, as we celebrate our 50th and also Women's History Month, we will honor the memory and legacy of bell hooks by reading Feminism is for Everybody.

In this short primer, bell hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience. Hers is a vision of a beloved community that appeals to all those committed to equality, mutual respect, and justice. We invite all participants to explore her innovative vision of feminist futures.

Come celebrate the WCC at 50 at the 118th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS)! We look forward to the opportunity to mix and mingle with friends, old and new, as we celebrate this milestone for the organization.

The WCC and the AAACC invite you to a gathering on the one year anniversary of the shootings in Atlanta, Georgia where eight people were murdered, six of whom were Asian women. Hosted by Suzanne Lye (co-chair of the WCC), Kelly Nguyen (co-founder of the AAACC), and Vina Vo (co-founder of Novalia Collective), this virtual event will be a space for members of our Classics community who have been directly and indirectly affected by the rise in anti-Asian violence to come together to reflect, heal, and envision a better future.

Recommendation letters are an important component of most applications in the world of academia, whether for a school, summer program, grant, or job. They can make an application stand out or fall apart and often feel like a leap of faith with a lot of judgment at the end. Hardly anyone, however, has been taught formally how to read, write, or interpret them.

The WCC Mentorship Program Team invites you to our "All About Recommendation Letters” pop-event on Thursday, March 10 at 3:00pm EST where we try to demystify the mechanics, best practices, and uses of recommendation letters.

Join us for the first event (of three) in the WCC Archaeology Series! This roundtable will center the experiences and challenges of archaeologists of color at various stages in their academic careers. This roundtable aims to be a welcoming space not only for discussing the challenges that BIPOC in ancient Mediterranean archaeology face, but also for brainstorming ways that people can be allies to present and future archaeologists of color.

The WCC invites you to a pop-up event on Teaching Race & Ethnicity in Antiquity. Our panelists have all taught courses on this topic in the last few years. During this event, they will share their insights and also offer best practices for approaches, activities, and conversation starters, based on their experiences. This event will provide some basic information and resources for anyone who is considering teaching about race and ethnicity in antiquity, whether as a section in an existing course or as a stand-alone course. The event will also provide opportunities for those currently teaching this course to brainstorm and share ideas for activities and assessments that they might be able to use immediately in the classroom. Registrants will also be invited to join in conversations about this topic after this event on the WCC Pedagogy Series Discord channel.

The Steering Committee of the WCC is proposing revisions to its bylaws, to be voted on by its members.

Suzanne Lye, co-chair of the WCC, will be hosting 2 office hours to address questions and concerns of the members in anticipation of the vote on the revisions via Zoom.

The Steering Committee of the WCC is proposing revisions to its bylaws, to be voted on by its members.

Suzanne Lye, co-chair of the WCC, will be hosting 2 office hours to address questions and concerns of the members in anticipation of the vote on the revisions via Zoom.