The Center for Ancient Studies collaborates with NYU's Faculty Resource Network to co-sponsor Summer Seminars for college faculty from throughout the United States.
Previous seminar topics included:
(1997) "Democracy and Diversity" - Conveners: Josh Ober (Princeton) and Barry Strauss (Cornell)
(1997) "The Contours of Antiquity" - Conveners: Thomas Habinek (USC) and Leslie Kurke (UC Berkeley)
(1998) "The Roots of Liberalism" - Conveners: Phillip Mitsis (NYU) and Josh Ober (Princeton)
(1999) "Slavery and Freedom" - Conveners: Josh Ober (Princeton) and Barry Strauss (Cornell)
(2000) "Performing Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome" - Conveners: Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz (Hamilton) and Amy Richlin (USC)
(2001) "Ancient Cities and Modern Urbanism" - Conveners: Irad Malkin (Tel Aviv Univ.) and Christopher Ratté (NYU)
(2002) "Phoenix Rising: Ancient Responses to Misfortune and Disaster" - Conveners: Phillip Mitsis (NYU) and Lawrence Schiffman (NYU)
(2003) "The Practice of Ethics" - Conveners: Matthew Santirocco (NYU) and Phillip Mitsis (NYU)
(2005) "Global Mythologies" – Convener: Joy Connolly (NYU)
(2006) "Conditions of Democracy: From Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Iraq" – Convener: Kurt Raaflaub (Brown)
(2007) "The Origins of Political Values in Ancient Greece and Their Continuation into Modern Political Thought"- Convener: Kurt Raaflaub (Brown)
(2008) "The Quest for Peace in the Ancient World and Beyond"- Convener: Kurt Raaflaub (Brown)
(2009) "Ethics in Practice"- Convener: Phillip Mitsis (NYU)
