Jordan Pickett
@jordantpickett.bsky.social
Roman and Byzantine Archaeology from Athens GA.
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UGA Latin program named largest in nation
It continues to innovate and attract a broad range of students.
news.uga.edu
The University of Georgia in Athens GA has the biggest Latin program and best enrollments in the USA, according to MLA: send us your students!! https://news.uga.edu/uga-latin-program-named-largest-in-nation/
That time of year again: send UGA your students looking for an MA in Latin and Classics! The home of Wheelocks' Latin textbook, and according to MLA the biggest Latin program in USA, we are a bastion of rigorous Latin pedagogy.
Fully-funded assistantships available. Email me with questions, please!
Fully-funded assistantships available. Email me with questions, please!
The University of Georgia in Athens GA has the biggest Latin program and best enrollments in the USA, according to MLA: send us your students!! https://news.uga.edu/uga-latin-program-named-largest-in-nation/
UGA Latin program named largest in nation
It continues to innovate and attract a broad range of students.
news.uga.edu
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
That time of year again: send UGA your students looking for an MA in Latin and Classics! The home of Wheelocks' Latin textbook, and according to MLA the biggest Latin program in USA, we are a bastion of rigorous Latin pedagogy.
Fully-funded assistantships available. Email me with questions, please!
Fully-funded assistantships available. Email me with questions, please!
i do not have the energy for self promotion anymore -- thanks, tenure --
but LinkedIn seems to be where the strivers are congregating these days
but LinkedIn seems to be where the strivers are congregating these days
October 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
i do not have the energy for self promotion anymore -- thanks, tenure --
but LinkedIn seems to be where the strivers are congregating these days
but LinkedIn seems to be where the strivers are congregating these days
Have been slightly obsessed with this for a while now youtu.be/PJ9PMydTVYE?...
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
YouTube video by Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Have been slightly obsessed with this for a while now youtu.be/PJ9PMydTVYE?...
Learned yesterday that a recent MA grad from our department had manuscript for new edition of a fairly important and substantial Late Antique Latin text accepted by Brepols.
Wow. 😮
Wow. 😮
October 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Learned yesterday that a recent MA grad from our department had manuscript for new edition of a fairly important and substantial Late Antique Latin text accepted by Brepols.
Wow. 😮
Wow. 😮
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Time for another adventure...
September 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Time for another adventure...
Time for another adventure...
September 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Time for another adventure...
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A lot of the justifications point to the number of Religious Studies majors—but is this really how a dept’s value should be judged? In many RS departments in which I’ve taught, our courses have enormous enrollments & student interest +
September 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A lot of the justifications point to the number of Religious Studies majors—but is this really how a dept’s value should be judged? In many RS departments in which I’ve taught, our courses have enormous enrollments & student interest +
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Fun fact—the formal pub date is 7/31, but apparently CUP is now live with my book, if you’re logging in thru an institution: accordingly, book 🧵 incoming. (1/)
www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
The God and the Bureaucrat
Cambridge Core - Ancient History - The God and the Bureaucrat
www.cambridge.org
July 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Fun fact—the formal pub date is 7/31, but apparently CUP is now live with my book, if you’re logging in thru an institution: accordingly, book 🧵 incoming. (1/)
www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
i need a cloud cluster / super-computer for photogrammetry.. sh*t's getting too big even for my gamer laptop at 300+ gb
July 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
i need a cloud cluster / super-computer for photogrammetry.. sh*t's getting too big even for my gamer laptop at 300+ gb
Sardis and Bin Tepe have been officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: news from today
trt.global/world/articl...
whc.unesco.org/en/list/1731
trt.global/world/articl...
whc.unesco.org/en/list/1731
Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
whc.unesco.org
July 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Sardis and Bin Tepe have been officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: news from today
trt.global/world/articl...
whc.unesco.org/en/list/1731
trt.global/world/articl...
whc.unesco.org/en/list/1731
NSF FY 2026 Budget Request: eye-popping summary tables on pages 6 and 12 include 70% cut in budget and personnel involved (researchers, grad students, etc) nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov
July 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NSF FY 2026 Budget Request: eye-popping summary tables on pages 6 and 12 include 70% cut in budget and personnel involved (researchers, grad students, etc) nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
Massive cuts and mergers at my alma mater, Indiana University in Bloomington -- 408 degree programs across the state
Full list: www.in.gov/che/files/In...
Indy Star write up from 30 June: www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
Full list: www.in.gov/che/files/In...
Indy Star write up from 30 June: www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
www.in.gov
July 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Massive cuts and mergers at my alma mater, Indiana University in Bloomington -- 408 degree programs across the state
Full list: www.in.gov/che/files/In...
Indy Star write up from 30 June: www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
Full list: www.in.gov/che/files/In...
Indy Star write up from 30 June: www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
find the kitty cat
June 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
find the kitty cat
Pas de documents, pas d'histoire.
June 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Pas de documents, pas d'histoire.
Would appreciate guidebook / bib suggestions for gansu and xinjiang provinces in western china.. found out the other day i'll be going to Dunhuang in september, which is pretty wild.
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Would appreciate guidebook / bib suggestions for gansu and xinjiang provinces in western china.. found out the other day i'll be going to Dunhuang in september, which is pretty wild.
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monsterpiece theater full of gems - www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvvI...
June 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
monsterpiece theater full of gems - www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvvI...
Not bad for an office.. also comes with a well-mannered anatolian sheep dog
June 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Not bad for an office.. also comes with a well-mannered anatolian sheep dog
Full moon the other night from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis
June 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Full moon the other night from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis