USA
Diaspora
Summer University on Greek Language, Culture to be Held in Boston
The 10th International Summer University Greek language, culture, and mass media program will take place in Boston from May 28 to June 2, 2024.
The program is organized by The Laboratory for the Study of Social Issues, Mass Media and...
Diaspora
Greek American Roy Vagelos Gifts $175 Million to Columbia University
Greek American Roy Vagelos and his wife Diana Vagelos have made a $175 million gift to Columbia University to create the Vagelos Institute for Biomedical Research Education.
Columbia University said the Institute will be home to PhD students pursuing the...
Greece
Columbia University Announces Global Center in Athens
The President of Columbia University in New York, Lee Bollinger, announced the foundation of an International Education Center in Athens on Sunday, November 6. The news came as part of a delegation of 30 leading US Universities currently visiting Greece.
The...
Culture
Modern Greek Returns to the University of Utah
The University of Utah recently announced that Modern Greek will be taught at the Department of World Languages and Cultures starting this semester.
One of the beginner Modern Greek classes will be taught by Pagona Tsoutsounis. She has been teaching...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Diet Featured at Yale University Symposium
Yale University is hosting a symposium on April 19th to 20th introducing the philosophy and significant health benefits of the ancient Greek diet.
“Ancient Greek Cuisine: Back to the Future” seeks to re-examine how ancient Greek cuisine and the Mediterranean...
Diaspora
Georgetown University Launches Psaros Center
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business announced on Monday the launch of the Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy.
The center provides thought leadership that directly impacts global finance by advancing the dialogue around public and private markets, conducting...
Culture
Greek Writer Ersi Sotiropoulos to Teach at City University of New York
Ersi Sotiropoulos, the famed prize-winning Greek poet and novelist, has been named writer-in-residence at Baruch College’s Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, part of the City University of New York.
Taking her position this Spring, Sotiropoulos will be the first...
Diaspora
Memories of Asia Minor Catastrophe Digitized by University of Florida
The 100 year anniversary of the Asia Minor catastrophe will be marked in a digital series prepared at the University of Florida's Samuel Proctor Oral History Program.
The series titled "Remembering 1922", includes twelve memories of migration from the late...
Greek News
University of Pittsburgh Celebrates Greek Culture
The Greek Nationality Room, established 80 years ago to celebrate Greek culture at the University of Pittsburgh, will be the site of an upcoming commemoration on November 5-7.
Established by local industrialists on November 7, 1941, the center is a...
Education
University of Athens and Yale University to Offer Joint Degrees
The University of Athens and Yale University officially signed an agreement on Sunday that the two institutions would be offering a joint studies program to their students.
The program will be open to undergraduates in environmental science and public health,...
Diaspora
Greek-American Paul Alivisatos Named University of Chicago President
Prominent Greek-American chemist and University of Chicago alumnus Paul Alivisatos was named the 14th president of the University of Chicago.
Business
Financial Gurus in Lively Columbia University Debate on US Debt, Deficit
More than 1,700 policy makers, economists and students tuned in earlier in the week to watch a webinar debate on the US debt and financial deficits organized by the Columbia Business School.
Jared Bernstein, former chief economist and economic adviser...
USA
University of Connecticut to Create New Spartan Museum
The University of Connecticut will soon go ahead with its ambitious plans to open a new museum on its campus which will be dedicated to the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta.
This news was made public after a meeting held...
USA
Greek Rebetiko Meets American Blues at New York University
A ground-breaking new course began on January 30 at New York University (NYU) exploring the historical origins of Greek Rebetiko and American Blues — and focusing on how the two musical genres intertwine in so many different ways.
The academic...
USA
Greek Play ”My Mother’s Sin” Performed at Loyola Marymount University’s Caloyeras Center
On Friday, October 19th, 2019, Yiorgios Vizyenos’ “My Mother’s Sin” was performed to a packed room of LMU students and community members.
The story was interpreted by Rena Kyprioti, an alumna of The Art Theatre of Karolos Koun, in a...