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About the Center<\/span><\/h3>\n

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\u2019s logo is based on a dictum of the ancient Greek orator Isokrates\u2014\u201cGreeks are those who partake in our culture\u201d\u2014and exemplifies the center\u2019s spirit of enlightened Hellenism. Queens College\u2019s 1,500 students of Greek ancestry\u2014more than at any other American university\u2014plus its location near the country\u2019s largest Greek community invigorate the Byzantine Center. Since the center\u2019s founding in 1974, by Harry J. Psomiades, thousands of students have taken part in its programs. The center\u2019s 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\u2019s 6,000 volumes illuminating Hellenism. Other activities include conferences, lectures, exhibits, and seminars. Community and campus alike benefit from the center\u2019s commitment to preserving and promoting the Greek language, history, institutions, and culture from Byzantium to modern times.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Director: Dr. Fevronia K. Soumakis
Fevronia.Soumakis@qc.cuny.edu<\/p>\n

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