Jen Rea

UF Classics is hiring a new Distance Learning Lecturer to supervise our online MA and PhD programs and teach graduate classes. They are amazing students to work with!

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UF Classics is hiring an Assistant Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology. My colleagues are awesome to work with and I look forward to welcoming a new archaeologist to our department.
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Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers "The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.

My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”

Week 4 of the AI class: part of the lecture discussed the value of human creativity that AI cannot replace. When we use AI in my Roman Satire class, that is what I am teaching my students.
#OsprAI | #UNFAI

This week in the AI class we learned about prompt engineering. As one of my PhD grads once told me, their Classics training taught them that an inquisitive frame of mind helps you discern how to make decisions. You can use that inquisitiveness when learning how to prompt correctly. #OsprAI | #UNFAI

This week's AI Course takeaway: a Classics major once told me that learning to translate taught them how to practice a skill set over and over until they mastered the task. This type of training is incredibly useful for working with Generative AI. #OsprAI | #UNFAI

Taking an AI course that is reinforcing the value of a Classics degree for me. Today's takeaway: we are preparing students for a future where, as AI continues to evolve, creativity, adaptability, and critical thinking skills will be essential. #OsprAI | #UNFAI

#Latin teachers! Nervous about the new #APLatin curriculum? Never taught Pliny? Come read all required letters in my first ever course at #SeumasU Monday nights at 7 on Zoom! We will read in Latin, then discuss interpretation & teaching strategies in English. Course starts Sept 1, limited spots!

Hey AP Latin teachers and other interested Pliny readers! My book, A Pliny Workbook, is on the precipice of printing! In the meantime, you can pre-order it here: www.bolchazy.com/A-Pliny-Work...
#Classics #Latin

Another FL sunset #tinyjoys

Many thanks to our wonderful colleagues in Coimbra for hosting the 16th Celtic Conference in Classics. Next up, the CCC returns to Ireland in 2026. Call for for panels now open. Please do spread the word - any questions or queries, contact classics@mu.ie

Getting to go to Milan for the first time! #tinyjoys

Picture of pinkish flowers (Irises) with a reddish bush in the background.

Irises! #TinyJoys

Breakfast outdoors before work and dinner with friends. #TinyJoys

Florida's Sunset #tinyjoys

YouTube video by Hodie Romae: Today In Rome Episode 08: Farewell Ovid

Farewell, Ovid!
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Avengers assemble! Our paper on gods and multicultural representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is out! ⚡⚡⚡

Huge thanks to my incredibly talented co-authors:
@baladria.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social and Kate Minniti! 😍😍🥰

YouTube video by Hodie Romae: Today In Rome Epidsode 07: Ad Multos Annos

Getting ready for Rome's birthday . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ec2...

ICFA cover program - black and white design with the words Night Terrors on top and ICFA on the bottom.

Had a great time at #ICFA this year. Very thankful for all of the feedback and questions on my paper on heroic labor in the MCU.

Four people in a panel discussion. All Asian, all wearing glasses, all four in dark jackets

The #ICFA panel on AI is packed, every seat taken and a bunch of folks sitting on the floor (me included). Moderator: Sang-Keun Yoo. Marist University; Ted Chiang, Author; Haerin Shin, Korean University; Derek Lee, Wake Forest University.

YouTube video by THUMPASAURUS Struttin'

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What kind of treadmill do you use indoors? Thinking I need one.

YouTube video by Hodie Romae: Today In Rome Episode 03: How much do you love me?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSwQ...

Don't forget to submit your proposal for the 2025 Comic Studies Society Conference on July 10th-12th at Michigan State University.#comic #conference #academic

This isn't reception, but right before spring break when everyone was burned out, we had an in-class contest to see who could make the best copy of an ancient coin featuring Cleopatra using only Oreos and toothpicks!

Would love to be added. I work mainly on reception of Vergil in modern popular media but I just presented an AIMS paper on the appearance of Zeus and Hercules in Thor: Love and Thunder.

I learned so much from being part of the Modern Myth (Re)Making panel yesterday. Thanks to all who attended and asked such great questions!

So honored to have been part of the 2024 cohort that graduated from the HERS Leadership Institute, an intensive and transformative development program for higher education professionals.
#HERSnetwork
#HERSLeadershipInstitute
#HLIJuly2024
#Advancement

Thanks, I am delighted to hear this!