Chair

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Alex Knodell Bio
Professor of Classics
Department Chair of Classics
Director of Archaeology

Fall Term Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:00 – 5:00 PM and Thursdays 1:00 – 2:00 PM.

B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., Brown University.

Special interests in archaeology, Mediterranean pre- and proto-history, and early Greece.

Arrived at Carleton in 2014.

Faculty

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Clara Hardy Bio
Professor of Classics

Fall Term Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:15 – 4:00 pm, Thursdays 10:45 – 11:30 am, and by APPOINTMENT. To schedule an appointment, email chardy@carleton.edu.

B.A. Oberlin College; Ph.D. Brown University. Special interests in the performance of Greek and Roman drama, and gender studies. Began teaching at Carleton in 1990.

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Jake Morton Bio
Associate Professor of Classics
Fall Term Office Hours: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 2:00 – 3:00 PM, and by appointment.

University of Montana, BA; University of Colorado, MA; University of Pennsylvania, PhD. Began teaching at Carleton in 2018.

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Samuel Powell Bio
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics

Office Hours Fall 2026: Tuesdays 1:30 – 2:45 PM, Wednesdays 1:15 – 2:30 PM, and by appointment.

Educational History: Columbia University B.A.; Stanford University PhD
Special Interests: Greek Tragedy, Mythology, and Ancient Race/Ethnicity
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Chico Zimmerman Bio
Hazel Lillian Amland Grose Professor of Classics

Fall Term Office Hours: Mondays 12:30 – 2:30 PM , Tuesdays 10:00 – 11:30 AM, Wednesdays 9:30 – 11:00 AM & 1:00 – 2:00 PM, and Fridays 9:30 – 11:30 AM.

I will be in my office during the times shown above, but I can also arrange other times to meet, if you contact me (czimmerm@carleton.edu).

B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). Special interests in Hellenistic poetry, mythology, and Augustan poetry. Began teaching at Carleton in 1989.

 

Staff

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Christine Hamp
Administrative Assistant in Asian Languages and Literatures, Classics, & Middle Eastern Languages

Affiliated Researchers

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Rob Hardy Bio
Research Associate

B.A., Oberlin College, Ph.D., Brown University. Special interests in the classical tradition and translating Greek tragedy for performance. Has previously taught at Carleton in 2006, 2008-2010, 2013-2016, and 2020-2022.

 

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Peter Stone
Administrative Assistant in Biology & Assistant to the Pre-Health Advisor
Research Associate in Classics

Affiliated Faculty

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William North Bio
James Woodward Strong Professor of History and the Liberal Arts
Program Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Professor of History