Prizes & Honors
We offer two prize competitions (Earle and Romaine) in sight translation of Greek and Latin. These prizes are awarded on the basis of examinations given each spring and are open to all Barnard and Columbia students.
There are three big awards made to graduating Columbia College seniors:
The Caverly Prize is awarded annually for outstanding performance by a graduating Columbia College major.
The Stadler Prize is awarded annually to a graduating senior of Columbia College who is judged by the faculty to have demonstrated academic excellence through course work and the writing of a senior essay on some aspect of the history or culture of the classical world.
Departmental Honors are awarded for overall outstanding performance in Classics.
General Studies students are eligible for General Studies Departmental Honors and some General Studies Prizes. Barnard students are eligible for the Day Prize, awarded to a sophomore outstanding in Classics.