Meet Our Students and Alumni

Classics students in Sperlonga.

Classics students and faculty visit Sperlonga, Italy

Meet Jackson, the Department of Classics undergraduate Ambassador for the College of Arts and Sciences. College Ambassadors are student volunteers who have been nominated by faculty and staff after demonstrating a commitment to academic excellence and community engagement. 

Jackson Slahta

What's your best advice for new students?

"The best piece of advice I can give to a new student is, even though it can be difficult especially when you’re a freshman, to try to speak to people in your classes, and to your professors. This will help you forge some good relationships in your major early on in your college career, and it’s also just a great way to meet people with similar interests to you. I also encourage new students to take a few classes outside of your major and explore your peripheral interests, you never know what new passions you may discover."

 


 

Alumni Testimonials

A heartfelt thank you to these amazing alums for sharing their stories with us!

  • Elizabeth Hong.
    Elizabeth Hong, BA '09

    I completed my BA in Classical Languages and Literature alongside a BS in Biomedical Sciences, and I am currently in my third year at the University of Michigan Medical School. Along the interview trail, the usual response to my dual degree was a wink and comment on how I would have the uncanny ability to dissect medical jargon with my background in Latin and Ancient Greek. It seems a common trend to try to make Classics “useful” in a directly applicable way, when it has stand-alone relevance on par with anatomy or evolutionary biology. The most enjoyable and memorable years of my education continue to be my time with the Classics department, and while it certainly taught me to think critically and is part of the makeup that will forward my medical education, I remember it for the teachers who taught me, the works we translated, and the peers with whom I shared the experience.