Princeton University

For much of the twentieth century, Princeton University has played a leading role among American institutions in the development of Greek studies, including Modern Greek studies, Byzantine studies, and classical studies in literature, history, archaeology, and philosophy. The Program in Hellenic Studies continues to build on the strong intellectual tradition established by such Princeton scholars as Howard Crosby Butler, Charles Rufus Morey, Edward Capps, Oliver Strunk, Georges Florovsky, Gregory Vlastos, Kurt Weitzmann, Kenneth Levy, W. Robert Connor, Robert Fagles, and Edmund Keeley.

Established in 1979, the Program in Hellenic Studies aims to strengthen scholarship, teaching and research in all aspects of Byzantine and Modern Greek civilization, while exploring their relations to the classical tradition and the Late Antique world.

The Program operates with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund, which was established by the generosity of Stanley J. Seeger '52 in order to "advance the understanding of the culture of ancient Greece and its influence...and to stimulate creative expression and thought in and about modern Greece."