Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
Each undergraduate departmental representative serves as a resource and representative for fellow majors and minors and potential majors and minors, and brings student concerns and/or ideas to the program faculty. They also provide feedback to the program chair, undergraduate advising head and faculty regarding scheduling problems, course offerings, etc., and help organize events for majors, minors and other interested students.
Maya is a Sophomore majoring in Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies, with a focus on Mediterranean Archaeology. She also plans to pursue a major in Anthropology. Although Maya's focus is Archaeology, she has taken Ancient Greek and is very enthusiastic about the language. Outside of academics, Maya enjoys performing in theatrical productions as well as singing with her acapella group. Maya is super passionate about all things Classics related (especially women in the ancient world!) and is excited to represent the Classics department at Brandeis. Please don't hesitate to reach out to her if you have any questions about Classics at Brandeis!
Isabel Schumacher is a Junior double-majoring in Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies and Linguistics. Her focus is on Latin language and literature, and she enjoys the way ancient Mediterranean studies can be analyzed with different academic frameworks (queer studies, disability studies, feminist studies, environmental studies, etc). Outside of classes, she has done props for Brandeis’ Shakespeare and classics theatre club (HTP), co-written a children’s book with Brandeis Aspiring Educators, tutored ESOL learners, and is studying abroad in Rome this year. Please reach out if you want help on course registration and declaring a major/minor, to hear about classes and opportunities beyond the classroom, to talk mythology, or anything else!
Sofia is a Junior at Brandeis, originally from Massachusetts, majoring in both Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies, with a focus on language and literature, and Psychology. She has a deep love of Latin, ancient history, and archaeology, and she cannot wait to share it with other students who may be interested! Outside of her studies, you can find Sofia working on a show for Hold Thy Peace (our amazing Shakespeare/Classical play club on campus), singing with her acapella group and the University Chorus, and tutoring Latin as the Latin BUGS tutor. If you are interested in anything pertaining to Classics, do not hesitate to reach out!