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January 18, 2021
In 1979, I read in some popular magazine about the death of a famous singer from Memphis who had died a couple of years before. And I wondered who this famous Egyptian singer...
November 18, 2020
From his home in Hamden, CT, Director of Hellenic Studies George Syrimis spoke to over 50 women gathered on Zoom on Nov. 10 to discuss the long history of gender inequality...
November 3, 2020
On November 2nd, the MacMillan Center hosted a talk with Dr. Sofia Vasilopoulou, who discussed her research on the rise and fall of the Golden Dawn in Greece, as well as her...
November 2, 2020
Dr. Sofia Vasilopoulou is a Professor in Politics at the University of York. Her work examines political dissatisfaction with democracy and democratic institutions across...
Maria Kaliambou
January 7, 2020
Maria Kaliambou, senior lector in the Hellenic Studies Program, was awarded a fellowship by the Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program (GDFP) to travel to Greece to work with...
August 12, 2019
July 23, 2019. New Haven, Conn.—Yale University is hosting a one-day conference on the future of the Greek economy titled “Towards a New Greek Miracle: Growth Policies for...
April 11, 2019
The Hellenic Studies Program at Yale University is pleased to announce the “Smyrna Essay Award.” The award will be conferred on any Yale Undergraduate for an outstanding...