About

Who We Are

On July 12th-13th, 1916, at the University of California Berkeley, several western associations coalesced into the Classical Association of the Pacific States.

In 1969, the California Classical Association emerged as a separate body. It is a non-profit organization with a volunteer Board of Directors elected by Members.

Our Mission

California Classical Association North exists as a body of scholars, teachers, students, and enthusiasts who engage in and support a critical study of the ancient Greco-Roman Mediterranean world: its histories, literatures, languages, and cultures and their relevance to both their contemporaneous world and our own, as well as the reception thereof. We endeavor to support our membership and their work in our local communities, to further education and to expand perspectives on the ancient world that will help us to understand it with greater sensitivity and attention to its diversity and depth. We pledge to use our resources to bring programming to our membership that supports these aims, to support the work of students and teachers in these disciplines, to share the work of our association with our membership and beyond, to foster a vibrant interest in the study of Classics, and to use our programming to encourage diverse voices and perspectives on classical antiquity.

What We Do

CCA Member funds support programs to enrich and promote Classical Studies:

Two annual conferences (Spring and Fall)
Two annual newsletters (Spring and Fall)
Laetaberis, the Journal of the California Classical Association
Maintaining close relationships with the Junior Classical League, American Classical League, American Philological Association, National Committee for Latin and Greek, and FLANC

Our Grants

The Marian McNamara Scholarship
Marian (1924-2003) taught Latin at both Gunn and Palo Alto High Schools for over thirty years. She was an active member of many national and local classical associations, serving on the CCA-N Board for many years in a variety of offices. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage our top high school graduates to continue their study of classical languages while at university and to consider a career in teaching of the classics.

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Richard L. Trapp Grant-In-Aid
Dr. Trapp (1923-1996) was both department chair and professor of classics at San Francisco State University as well as an officer and long-time Board Member of CCA-N. He was above all an inspiring and innovative teacher of classics, who encouraged the intellectual and professional growth of his students and colleagues. Members may apply for a grant from this fund to support professional development activities, including study and travel abroad

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