NCLG at ACL Institute in Chicago; NCLG Hosts Two Sessions and Information Booth 

1) Re-envisioning the Future; Engaging with Diverse Global Perspectives on Classics.  

Guest panelists:  Joy Connolly, Steven Hunt, Paul Allen Miller and Mary Beard, hosted by NCLG's DEI Chair Daniel McGlathery.  This is a virtual session. The recording will be available anytime to attendees.

2) Unlocking the Legacy of Memnon: Creating Resources for Teaching the Aithiopian Hero; 

A Round Table Discussion. This will be a follow-up to our Memnon Webinar in January (see post below) to discuss current web resources and how we can collaborate to create further classroom-ready materials. Hosted by NCLG's Katie Robinson and ACL's Andrea Craig Sansone on  July 2: 9:45am Central Time.

NB: NCLG always hosts an information table in the Exhibitor Hall. We have fliers and info on our current work and would like to chat about how you can help locally and nationally to support Latin and Greek Studies programming and all 2nd language educators needs to work together on.

Announcing Hannah Coldwell 2025 Winner!

Don't Forget to Enter the New 2025-2026

NCLG Norma Goldman Memorial Ancient Attire Contest !

Yay! The 2025-2026 Contest is OPEN NOW DURING THE WHOLE YEAR.

Awardees win a replica bronze fibula pin and $25 certificate! 

Before you close the year, don’t forget to click this link and enter the NCLG 

2026 NORMA GOLDMAN CONTEST PADLET LINK

Submit a photo of yourself in any ancient attire on our Padlet! 

Enter by midnight, June 30, 2026. Any ACL member can enter.

Kelly McArdle | 2025 Supporting Young Learners Grant

Kelly McArdle, Durham, North Carolina

Kelly is establishing a new Latin reading section in the school Media Center for all-school Sustained Reading time!

Kelly McArdle, Latin teacher at Excelsior Classical Academy in Durham, NC is another 2025 NCLG Supporting Young Learners Grant recipient!  She has been developing a strong program at this new school and there is strong administrative support to grow the Latin program through the grade levels! To augment her redesigned curriculum and many self-authored supplementary reading stories, she will use the NCLG grant funds to build a large Latin novella library in their media center for Voluntary and Sustained Silent Reading, an all-school curricular element. Next year, Latin will be a graduation requirement in Grades 8-10. Latin and Greek roots as well as ancient history will be taught in grades 5-7 as part of CK Language Arts and CK History & Geography. Therefore, this Latin library will enrich the curriculum for all 270 students in Grades 8-10 and for 300 more in Grades 5-7 who will also have full access to it. 

Check out our Recent NCLG Grant Recipients page to learn more about Kelly!

Playwright Will Power and Director Carl Cofield  -         2025 Keely Lake Advocacy Award Recipients

We congratulate the 2025 recipients, Professor Will Power of Occidental College and Professor Carl Cofield of New York University and a Director at the Classical Theater of Harlem. Their new play ran at California's Getty Villa Museum in 2024 and will run again in NYC in 2025 and was the focus of a 2025 Joint NCLG-ACL webinar.

     They collaborated together to create a dramatic experience that elevates the story of the Ethiopian King Memnon and his role in the Trojan War saga and in the culture of his time.  Both Power and Cofield took it upon themselves to bring a long-forgotten story back to life and to give an African figure a rightful place in modern considerations, teaching, and treatment of the Trojan War and of the complexities of ancient Afro-Mediterranean culture and history. This story was very popular in ancient Greek and Roman literature and art. More recently such stories have been less prominent in curricula or missing altogether from discussions. The nominees saw the reasons for this phenomenon to be complex, but the solution to it was clear: bring this great story back to life and into the classroom with a powerful new play!  

       Power and Cofield dedicated themselves to a project that we feel is destined to have lasting impact on expanding the study of literature and providing teachers with opportunities to redesign classroom curricula to allow broader perspectives. Their work will help more students see themselves reflected in the content of their classes. The dialogues in the play and the masterful portrayal of the characters by director and actors, also bring to the forefront discussions about several themes that are “timeless,” as relevant today as in ancient times. This portrayal of Memnon also brings forward the interconnectedness of the ancient nations, cultures, and families. Memnon and his allies were not on the fringe of ancient Afro-Mediterranean life, as often described. They were an integral part of the dynamics and were making significant contributions. This story, this play, and the resources they generously offered in response to it, will be impactful to the profession for years to come!

Read more HERE.

US Representative Mike Levin of CA reissues his video congratulating graduates earning the Seal of Biliteracy; praises bilingual and dual language programs

Great motivator to show your students! VIEW IT on our NCLG server HERE.(2min)