News

Beth Greene has received a Western Research Excellence Award (Outstanding Scholar) for 2025. Congratulations on this incredible achievement! Read the Western News article here. 

Congratulations to Angela Weiler (HSP), the first Western student to receive the Archaeological Institute of America's Jane C. Waldbaum Field School Scholarship. The full announcement can be found here. 

Beth Greene is featured in a news story about the discovery of exceptionally large ancient Roman shoes along Hadrian's Wall near Vindolanda. This story has appeared across multiple news outlets globally, including CTV News and the BBC.  

Aara Suksi wins the Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching. Congratulations, Dr. Suksi!

Jenna Colclough (MA 2019) publishes Our Little Agonies, her debut poetry collection.

Alexander Meyer wins the 2024-2025 Faculty of Arts and Humanities Teaching Excellence Award. Congratulations, Dr. Meyer!

"Slavery on the Northern Frontier: A Stylus Tablet from Vindolanda," co-authored by Alexander Meyer, was featured as February's Paper of the Month from Britannia by Cambridge University Press. See the X post here and read the article here.