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Office Information

Director: Gerasimus Katsan
Gerasimus.Katsan@qc.cuny.edu

Assistant Director: Maria Athanasopoulou
Maria.Athanasopoulou@qc.cuny.edu

 

About the Center

Fall 2023 Newsletter

The mission of the Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies of Queens College is to support, and coordinate the teaching of Byzantine and Modern Greek Language subjects; to promote Byzantine and Neo-Hellenic scholarship and publications; to relate research and teaching to the needs of the Greek community of the borough of Queens and beyond. The center’s logo is based on a dictum of the ancient Greek orator Isokrates—“Greeks are those who partake in our culture”—and exemplifies the center’s spirit of enlightened Hellenism. Queens College’s 1,500 students of Greek ancestry—more than at any other American university—plus its location near the country’s largest Greek community invigorate the Byzantine Center. Since the center’s founding in 1974, by Harry J. Psomiades, thousands of students have taken part in its programs. The center’s interdisciplinary BA in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies is unique in the United States. Its scholarly publications, among them the Journal of Modern Hellenism, are important in understanding the problems confronting Greece and the Greek diaspora. The center provides library support to QC’s 6,000 volumes illuminating Hellenism. Other activities include conferences, lectures, exhibits, and seminars. Community and campus alike benefit from the center’s commitment to preserving and promoting the Greek language, history, institutions, and culture from Byzantium to modern times.

Support the Center

The Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies is a community-supported entity. Please support the Byzantine Center for its impact as an essential part of World Heritage. We humbly accept donations of any size; any and all assistance is greatly appreciated. We thank you for your ongoing support.

To make a gift or donation, please send a check to:

 

The Queens College Foundation

Center for Byzantine Center and Modern Greek Studies

Jefferson Hall, Room 302

Queens College

65-30 Kissena Blvd.

Flushing, NY 11367

 

Or visit our donation page at:

https://qccommunity.qc.cuny.edu/pages/funds/byzantine-studies

 

Scholarships

Scholarships for student achievement in the field of Modern Greek Studies:

The Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies is pleased to announce that the Center will award as previously a certain number of scholarships for student achievement in the field of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies.  The scholarships will be awarded at the Center’s 46th Annual Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 at 6:30 pm at Queens Hall, located at Queens College. To be eligible to apply, you must be Greek majors/minors or are enrolled in two or more courses offered by the Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies and the Modern Greek Language Program. Scholarships are open to all students who meet the requirements; it is not necessary to be of Hellenic /Greek descent. For information, call the Center at 718-997-4520, email Dr. Maria Athanasopoulou: at qc.byzantine.center@gmail.com, or come and visit us at Jefferson Hall, Room 302.

To be considered for a scholarship, please fill out the following form and email the unofficial transcript to qc.byzantine.center@gmail.com.

*Applications will not be accepted without an attached copy of the unofficial transcript*

Note: The deadline for the application, along with the student’s attached transcript, is Friday, March 29th, 2024. 

Upcoming Events

Glendi! Greek / Cypriot Alumni & Friends of Queens College Event
Friday, March 15th, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Kefalos Society of America

50th Anniversary & Alumni Homecoming Gala
Friday, May 17th, 2024
Terrace on the Park

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