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Students at work in the Classical Studies Library.

Program in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Michigan combines the strength of two of Michigan’s leading departments, Philosophy and Classical Studies, both of which have been consistently ranked in the top ten programs in their respective fields for decades.

Students in the program will pursue a PhD in either Philosophy or Classical Studies and an MA in the companion field. All of this can be achieved within the standard six years for each program. Learn more ›

Matteo Milesi has accepted a position in Classics at The University of Texas at Austin

04 March 2024

Matteo Milesi (PhD Classics, MA Philosophy) has accepted a tenure track position at The University of Texas at Austin in Fall 2024. He defended a PhD dissertation here in September on Porphyry's activity as a commentator of Homer, the Bible, and Ptolemy's treatise on Harmonics (under the direction of Francesca Schironi).

Gabriel Shapiro has accepted a position in Philosophy at Michigan

08 March 2023

Gabriel Shapiro (Princeton PhD, currently a Bersoff fellow at NYU) has accepted a tenure-track position in Michigan’s Department of Philosophy. After completing his fellowship at NYU, he will start teaching in Fall term 2024. (Click here for current faculty in the Program.)

Sara Panteri has accepted a position in Classics at Tulane University

08 March 2023

Sara Panteri (expected PhD Classics, MA Philosophy) has accepted a tenure track position at Tulane University, starting in Fall 2024, following a post-doc year there to work on her book on Eratosthenes. She is currently finishing a PhD dissertation here on reasoning and understanding in the Iliad and the Odyssey (under the direction of Jonathan Ready).

Upcoming Events

  • Friday & Saturday, 12 & 13 April 2024
    Fifth Annual Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop in Ancient Philosophy
    Keynote: Jessica Moss, New York University
    Schedule and locations TBA
  • Weekly Reading Group Meeting
    Aristotle on perceptual awareness and discrimination
    Picking up at DA 3.2, 426b22
    time and room TBA


    Wednesday–Friday, 27–29 March 2024
    Prospectives recruitment fair