Graduate Students

MA Candidate, Classics with Teaching Licensure

I graduated summa cum laude in 2025 from the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. in Classics. Following this, I served as a Fulbright Fellow as an English Teaching Assistant at Athens College (Hellenic American Educational Foundation) in Greece. My interests include Cicero, Roman rhetoric, Stoic philosophy in nature, and classical reception. I aim to draw connections between antiquity and modernity, namely through modern politics, media, and public policy. I’m on the Latin MAT track here at Tufts. In my free time, I enjoy photography, musicals, and movie soundtracks.

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MA Candidate, Classics with Teaching Licensure

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My name is Maggie Compton and I'm from New Jersey. I graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) in 2025 with a degree in Greek and Roman Studies and minors in Latin, Museum Studies, and European Studies. At HWS I was the vice president of the ΗΠ chapter of ΗΣΦ, and organized events that were both campus-wide and for fellow classics students. Academically, I'm interested in the Roman expansion into northern/western Europe (Gaul, Britain, Spain, Germany) and the resulting changes in both local and Roman religion. In my free time, I like to listen to music, play board/card games, and bake.

MA Candidate, Classics

I graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2025 from Union College with a BA in Classics and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. I also received the Robert G. O’Neale (1878) Prize for the senior with the highest academic standing in Classics. My main area of research is Homeric Poetry. I am primarily interested in the psychology and emotions of Homeric characters, particularly how they reflect ancient trauma and identity. I am also interested in the same themes in Vergil’s Aeneid. My secondary areas of interest are in Mycenaean Greece, Bronze Age Anatolia, the Old Testament, and representations of sub-Saharan African characters in the ancient tradition.

MA Candidate, Classics

I graduated with a degree in Ancient Studies in 2024 from Mount Holyoke College, where I became very interested in the study of Ancient Greek and Latin language, and in linguistics. Of the ancient literature I've read, I’ve been especially taken with Herodotus, Euripidean tragedy and Roman historiography. Outside of Classics, I love tennis, ice hockey, biking and playing the guitar. 

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MA Candidate, Classics (Archeology)

MA Candidate, Classics with Teaching Licensure

After graduating from Barry University with a BA in art history, I went on to earn my master's degree in art history from John Cabot University in 2021 with a special focus on Roman wall painting in the Bay of Naples area. I gained gallery administration experience by working as the director of the Kendall Art Cultural Center, a private collection of modern and contemporary art before deciding to pursue a teaching career in history and the Classics at Tufts. I am primarily interested in Roman art and material culture, ancient jewelry, mythology, and the way these stories continue to endure in our modern world. Outside of my studies, you can find me at a museum, reading a good book, or planning my next trip.

MA Candidate, Classics with Teaching Licensure

MA Candidate, Classics (Archeology)

I graduated from Florida State University in 2025 with a degree in Classical Civilization and Art History. My primary interest is Roman archaeology, with a focus on the processing and preservation of artifacts both digitally and manually. I also have a personal interest in the function and production of glass and jewelry across the Mediterranean. I am hoping to continue archaeological field work after graduation while fulfilling my passion for travel. Outside of academics I love to read, play guitar, and explore the city.

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MA Candidate, Classics with Teaching Licensure

I recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a double major in Classical Archaeology and Film Production, completing an honors thesis that investigated the social function of projectile embellishment in Hellenistic Greece. My primary academic interests are in forms of healing in Classical Greece, whether they be magical, religious, or practical cures informed by the medical knowledge of the time. More broadly, I want to study the lives of disabled people and how they experienced this ancient world, which intersects with my modern interest in disability accessibility in education and daily life.