Judith Hallett
Judith Hallett
Judith is Professor of Classics at the University of Maryland, and specializes in Latin language and literature; ancient Roman and Greek civilization; women, sexuality and the family in classical antiquity; and the classical tradition in America. Hallett received her BA from Wellesley College and her MA and PhD in Classical Philology from Harvard University. While attending Harvard, she studied at the American Academy in Rome; after receiving her doctorate, she spent a year at the Institute of Classical Studies at the University of London. She was Blegen Visiting Scholar in Classics at Vassar College, and held a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1992-1993 she was a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, and has been given the College of Arts and Humanities Award for Excellence in Teaching.
