Classical StudiesDuke Classical Studies has an excellent record of placing PhDs in North America and abroad, including leadership positions up and down the educational spectrum. While many of our alumni do enter academia and education we also pride ourselves in training our current and recent students to a variety of successful careers inside and outside of the academy.
| Student | Initial Appointment | Current Appointment |
|---|---|---|
2024 | ||
| Mason Barto | Duke University - Associate in Research | Louisiana State University (LSU) - Instructor of Classics in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
2023 | ||
| William Erickson Bridges | TBD | TBD |
| Michael Freeman | Duke University - Instructor in Classical Studies | Texas Tech - Assistant Professor of Classics in the Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures |
| Alex Karsten | Duke University - Visiting Lecturer in Classical Studies | Duke University - Visiting Lecturer in Classical Studies |
| Sinja Kueppers | Postdoctoral Fellow at Polonsky Academy for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (Van Leer Jerusalem Institute) | Postdoctoral Fellow at Polonsky Academy for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (Van Leer Jerusalem Institute) |
2022 | ||
| Clinton Kinkade | Teacher of Latin at the Newman School (Boston, MA) | University of South Florida (USF) |
| Tori Lee | Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Scholar at Boston University | Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Scholar at Boston University |
2021 | ||
| Adrian Linden-High | Independent Researcher & Translator | Independent Researcher & Translator |
2020 | ||
| Thomas Cole | Duke University - Visiting Lecturer in Classical Studies | TBD |
| Courtney Monahan | Durham Academy - Upper School Latin Teacher | Durham Academy - Upper School Latin Teacher |
| Nick Winters | Union College - Visiting Professor | Northwestern University - Assistant Professor |
2019 | ||
| Melissa Huber | Providence College - Assistant Professor of History & Classics | Providence College - Assistant Professor of History & Classics |
| David Stifler | University of Cincinnati - Visiting Assistant Professor, Classics | University of Cincinnati - Visiting Assistant Professor, Classics |
2018 | ||
| John Aldrup-MacDonald | Elon University - Adjunct Assistant Professor of World Languages and Cultures | Laurel School (OH) - World Languages Chair |
2017 | ||
| Theodore Graham | Kew-Forest School (Queens, NY) – English Teacher | Kew-Forest School (Queens, NY) – English Teacher |
| Kathryn Langenfeld | Rice University - Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Humanities Research Center | Clemson University - Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Geography |
2016 | ||
| Robert Dudley | Evangelisches Gymnasium Doberlug-Kirchain, Germany | Evangelisches Gymnasium Doberlug-Kirchain, Germany |
| Carl "Tripp" Young | Duke University - Visiting Lecturer in Classical Studies | Hillsdale College - Assistant Professor of Classics |
| Mackenzie Zalin | Duke University - Associate in Research | Johns Hopkins - Librarian for Modern Languages and Literature & Comparative Thought and Literature |
2014 | ||
| Cliff Robinson | University of the Sciences (Philadelphia) - Assistant Professor of Classics | University of the Sciences (Philadelphia) - Assistant Professor of Classics |
2012 | ||
| Alex Meyer | University of Western Ontario - Assistant Professor of Classics | University of Western Ontario - Associate Professor of Classics |
| Chad Austino | Catholic Memorial High School (Wisconsin) - Teacher | The Packer Collegiate Institute (Brooklyn) - Latin Teacher |
2011 | ||
| Laury Ward | Hillsdale College - Assistant Professor of Classics | Hillsdale College - Associate Professor of Classics |
2010 | ||
| Alex Loney | Yale University - ACLS Faculty Fellow | Wheaton College - Associate Professor of Classical Languages |
| Akira Yatsuhashi | Carleton College - Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellow | SUNY Oneonta - Associate Professor of English and Greek and Latin Instructor |
| Jake Butera | Brigham Young University | UNC Asheville - Associate Professor, Department of Classics |
2009 | ||
| Bart Huelsenbeck | Cornell University (ACLS Faculty Fellow) | Ball State University (Assistant Professor) |
2008 | ||
| Charles Muntz | University of Arkansas | University of Arkansas - Associate Professor, Department of History |
| Molly Pryzwansky | North Carolina State University | North Carolina State University |
| Rachel Stroumsa | Hebrew University, Jerusalem | Independent Scholar |
2006 | ||
| Eph Lytle | University of Toronto | University of Toronto - Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator / Associate Chair |
| Rachel Meyers | Iowa State University | Iowa State University - Assistant Professor of Classical Studies |
| Sara Saba | Australian National University | Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University - Lecturer, Historical Seminar of the LMU |
2005 | ||
| Eric Adler | Rice University | University of Maryland at College Park - Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director, Classics |
| John Bauschatz | Swarthmore College | University of Arizona - Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics |
2004 | ||
| Mike Lippman | Emory University | University of Nebraska at Lincoln - Associate Professor of Practice, Classics & Religious Studies |
| Barbara Olson | Vassar College | Vassar College - Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies |
2003 | ||
| Megan Drinkwater (Ottone) | Davidson College | Agnes Scott College - Associate Professor of Classics |
| Gil Renberg | Ohio State University | University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Lecturer, Classics and Religious Studies |