Our Philosophy: The Department offers major and minor programs that aim to examine in non-prescriptive fashion the culture, ideas and values of earlier civilizations with a view to promoting an understanding of the recurrent patterns but also enormous diversity of human culture, as well as an appreciation of the ways in which the past forms a basis for, and continuity with, the present.
Academic Pathways: Students graduating from our programs pursue careers in a wide variety of fields: business, law, education, library and data science, digital media and technology, and so many more. Their sound academic grounding will be such that those who wish to pursue graduate studies in Classics or a Humanities-related field will be poised for mentoring into competitive graduate programs. The department also functions as a source of trained Latin teachers for New Jersey’s public and independent schools and of K-6 teachers with concentrations in the Humanities. Finally, the department also continues to provide and expand degree completion opportunities for both current undergraduates and adult learners seeking to return to college.
Why Donate? Donations to the department will be used (1) to provide scholarships to current Montclair students for our academic programs, including our faculty-led trips to Greece and Rome; (2) to support guest lectures, faculty development workshops, and programming for K-12 teachers and students; and (3) to fund faculty and student research projects.
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