Hunter College’s Classical Studies Program has named a scholar of Greek and Roman medicine as its first Solomon Bluhm Professor of Ancient History.
Bronwen L. Wickkiser comes to Hunter from Wabash College in Indiana, where she chaired the Classics Department and taught Greek and Latin as well as in the history and material cultures of Greece. Wickkiser will join the Hunter faculty in Fall 2024. This year, she is Whitehead Scholar at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
“Bronwen Wickkiser represents the best of the field of Classics: She is a superb scholar as well as an engaged teacher,” said department chair David Petrain. “We are thrilled to welcome her to Hunter.”
The Solomon Bluhm Professorship was endowed by Lois and Arthur Stainman in the name of Mrs. Stainman’s late grandfather, a lover of the Classics who taught Education at Hunter from 1930-51.
The $2 million endowment builds on the success of Hunter’s $2.5 million Solomon Bluhm Scholars Program, which the Stainmans established in 2014 to support high-achieving juniors and seniors majoring in Greek, Latin, Classical Archaeology, or Classical Studies. The program provides scholarships and supports research, conference participation, and local cultural and scholarly events.
