Contact Us
Department Chair
Sara Monoson
Phone number: 847-491-8361
Office location: Kresge Hall 4303
Email: classics-chair@northwestern.edu
Associate Department Chair & Director of Latin Instruction
Francesca Tataranni
Phone number: 847-491-8029
Office location: Kresge Hall 4363
Email: f-tataranni@northwestern.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies &
Director of Greek Instruction
Ryan Platte
Phone number: 847-467-6976
Office location: Kresge Hall 4355
Email: ryan.platte@northwestern.edu
Graduate Classics Cluster Director
Phone number: 847-491-8361
Office location: Kresge Hall 4361
Email: m-hopman@northwestern.edu
Honors Coordinator
Phone number: 847-491-8039
Office location: Kresge Hall 4353
Email: taco.terpstra@northwestern.edu
Expo Coordinator
Phone number: 847-491-8040
Office location: Kresge Hall 4359
Email: abbe.walker@northwestern.edu
Study Abroad Advisor
Phone number: 847-491-8042
Office location: Kresge Hall 4367
Email: nick.winters@northwestern.edu
Classics Undergraduate Student Advisory Board Advisor & Student Leadership
Office location: 4351
Email: german.camposmunoz@northwestern.edu
Alisa Vazgryna
Email: alisavazgryna2027@u.northwestern.edu
Faith Magiera
Email: faithmagiera2027@u.northwestern.edu
Global Antiquities Kaplan Research Workshop Steering Committee
Phone number: 847-467-6976
Office location: Kresge 4355
Email: ryan.platte@northwestern.edu
Phone number: 847-491-8039
Office location: Kresge Hall 4353
Email: taco.terpstra@northwestern.edu
Department Staff
Business Administrator
Mel Keiser
(847) 491-7077
mel.keiser@northwestern.edu
- Oversees all administrative processes
- Supports the Department Chairs
- Faculty affairs
- Human resources, staffing, and hiring
- Budget, finances, and payments
- Faculty discretionary accounts and reimbursements
- Facilities maintenance, keys, equipment, and purchasing
Program Assistant
Caitlin Kelley Burney
(847) 491-3230
caitlin.kelley@northwestern.edu
- Manages the Department of Classics email
- Event manager and publicity
- Undergraduate program administrator including major/minor declaration and honors theses support
- Supports Directors of Undergraduate Studies, Classics Honors Director, Classics DEI Speaker Coordinator, Classics Expo Coordinator, and faculty event organizers
- Supports Classics Undergraduate Advisory Board (CUAB)
- Website management
- Work study coordinator
- Mail services and FedEx shipments
Program Assistant
Caroline Stevens
(847) 491-7597
caroline.stevens@northwestern.edu
For registration inquiries: classics-registration@northwestern.edu
- Undergraduate and graduate curriculum management and registration
- Supports the Classics Associate Chair
- Supports the Classics Cluster Director
- Graduate program administrator
- Graduate admissions coordinator
- Graduate funding, grants, and reimbursements
- Graduate assistantships (including TA assignments) and questions related to unionization
- Supports graduate student events