Department of Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies

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.

2023-24 UDRs

Alex Stanley
Alex Stanley

Alex is a sophomore double majoring in Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies and Neuroscience with a minor in Mathematics. In the department, she has taken advanced Latin courses and is in her third semester of Ancient Greek on the language track within the major. Last year, she was a CLARC intern, completing a research project on luxury objects (makeup applicators, jewelry, and perfume bottles) and everyday Roman life while also running the social media accounts for the collection. Outside of Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies, she volunteers with General Tutoring and Advocates 4 Health, is on E-Board for Neuroscience Club and BeWise, and does neuroscience research. In the spring, she is studying abroad in Greece with College Year in Athens.
 
If you have any questions about double majoring with an unrelated subject, classical studies and languages at Brandeis, or just want to chat, feel free to reach out!

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John Mauro

John Mauro '25 is a Junior majoring in Classical Studies and Chemical Biology. His concentration is in Latin Literature; some of his favorite authors are Ovid, Jerome, and Symmachus. Outside of school, John likes to rock climb and learn other languages. Feel free to ask him any classically-inclined questions!

Isabel Schumacher
Isabel Schumacher
Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies

Isabel is a Classics major with a concentration in ancient Mediterranean language and literature. After Brandeis, she intends to teach Classics and has an interest in pedagogy. Reach out to her if you are curious about anything from one class to the minor or major concentrations to Classics opportunities beyond the classroom. Definitely reach out if you have any questions or just want to talk mythology or classics in books, graphic novels, or musicals; or want to practice speaking Latin. Her plug for a professor: Dr. Catherine Bloomer, who teaches premodern disability studies in the Classics and English department.