Post Tagged with: "Tom Carpenter"

by Kristin Distel This year, the Charles J. Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities celebrated an important milestone—its 20th anniversary of providing cutting-edge continuing education for secondary teachers and humanities faculty. The Ping Institute, which was founded by the Ohio University Board of Trustees, is widely recognized for […]

From Compass Ohio University announced that Dr. Thomas Carpenter, Charles J. Ping Professor of Humanities and Distinguished Professor of Classics, will serve as the University’s 2017 Fall Commencement speaker. Carpenter, who is also the director of the Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities and previously served as chair of […]

Sarah Hinkelman ‘15 is pursuing a Master’s degree in Anthropology at Ohio State University with a focus in Archaeology. Her thesis is a comparative analysis of lithic assemblages (stone tools as well as debitage which are chert/flint flakes) from Fort Ancient and Late Woodland period sites near the convergence of […]

A book co-edited by Dr. Tom Carpenter on “The Italic People of Ancient Apulia: New Evidence from Pottery for Workshops, Markets, and Customs” was published by Cambridge University Press. Carpenter is the Charles J. Ping Professor of Humanities and Distinguished Professor of Classics at Ohio University. His co-editors were K.M. […]

By Bethany Venable From Compass In keeping with a revered tradition that spans more than 55 years, Ohio University community members gathered Tuesday evening to honor 2014 Distinguished Professor Christopher France during the annual Distinguished Professor Lecture and official portrait unveiling. President Roderick J. McDavis opened the event, recalling the […]

Dr. Tom Carpenter, Charles J. Ping Professor of Humanities and Distinguished Professor of Classics at Ohio University, co-organized a colloquium session on “The Consumer’s Choice: Uses of Greek Figure-Decorated Pottery” at the joint annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies. The meeting was […]

By Katie Hendershot From Compass A new portrait will now hang in Alden Library amongst the 52 others that honor the greats who have molded the minds of Ohio University students. Dr. Tom Carpenter, Professor of Classics and World Religions, was honored Feb.24 as the 2013 Distinguished Professor. Carpenter gave […]