Welcome to the American Philological Association
Founded in 1869 by "professors, friends, and patrons of linguistic science," the APA is the principal learned society in North America for the study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literatures, and civilizations. While the majority of its members are university and college Classics teachers, members also include scholars in other disciplines, primary and secondary school teachers, and interested lay people.
To learn more about the APA, please browse through the links above, click on the quick links to the right, or scroll down for the latest updates on the APA's major projects.
What's New?
Follow the APA Blog or subscribe to its RSS feed to stay up to date with announcements, calls for papers, and other news. Here are the latest announcements from the APA:
- Be Counted As We Near the Gateway Campaign Deadline
- Abstract Submission Site
- Report to APA Members About L’Année philologique
Go to the APA Blog for more.
Joint Annual Meeting
Every winter, the American Philological Association holds a joint meeting with the Archaeological Institute of America. The 144th Annual Meeting will be in Seattle, WA, on January 3-6, 2013. Read more about the annual meeting in general.
Placement Service
The Placement Service provides placement assistance to APA and AIA Candidates and Institutions through the advertisement of position listings and the scheduling of interviews at the APA/AIA Joint Annual Meeting.
Transactions of the American Philological Association
TAPA, the official research publication of the American Philological Association, reflects the wide range and high quality of research currently undertaken by classicists.
Highlights of every issue include: The Presidential Address from the previous year's conference and Paragraphoi, a reflection on the material and response to issues raised in the issue.
Go to the TAPA site, or click on the links below for the latest information.
From Gatekeeper to Gateway: The Campaign for Classics
The APA seeks to raise $4 million that will enable it to continue to transform the field of Classics and to serve students, teachers, and scholars in the 21st century. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has endorsed this Campaign for Classics with an extraordinary Challenge Grant of $650,000, requiring a four-to-one match to secure the entire amount.
The campaign will develop an endowment to support a new American Center for Classics Research and Teaching. The aim of the Center is to make high quality information about the Classical World available in accessible formats to the largest possible audience by using technology in new and exciting ways. Read more…
