Academics
Classics Faculty
Ronald Begley
Department Chair
Professor of Classics
B.A. Haverford College; M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Begley specializes in ancient philosophy, the scholastic-humanist debate, Pascal, Newman and Kierkegaard. He is currently collaborating with Daniel Sheerin (University of Notre Dame) on volume seventy-nine of the Collected Works of Erasmus, a translation and annotation of two apologiae of Erasmus against the Carthusian monk and Paris theologian, Pierre Cousturier. Recent Publications include Metaphor in the Apologia and Newman's Conversion in Ian Ker ed., Newman and Conversion.
Campus Office
Saint Edmunds 236
Phone: 802.654.2313
Box 373
E-mail: rbegley@smcvt.edu
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James P. Conley
Associate Professor of Classics
B.A. Duquesne University; M.A., Ph.D. Loyola University of Chicago
Courses Taught: Classical Mythology; History of Greece; Classical Epic; Directed Reading in Latin literature; Greek & Roman Theater
Areas of Expertise: Ancient society of Greece and Rome; comparative mythologies in conjunction with meanings of myth; the Roman impact on Britain, especially in the area of Hadrian's Wall
On Teaching and Research: Dr. Conley believes that through teaching, one enters into an world of growth and change, no matter what the historical time-frame. He enjoys showing students how often, in reaching back to antiquity, lives were affected by issues, events, and developments that are still having an influence within human society today.
Outside Saint Michael's: Dr. Conley enjoys gardening (on the level of a novice) to help him have grounded contact with the world and nature itself. He reads for fun or general information to maintain contact with change.
Learn more about Dr. Conley in his faculty spotlight.
Campus Office
Saint Edmunds 245
Phone: 802.654.2250
Box 278
E-mail: jconley@smcvt.edu
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Carol Begley
Lecturer of Classics
B.A. Cornell College; M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Armand Citarella
Professor Emeritus of Classics
Campus Office
Durick Library 242
Phone: 802.654.2481