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Steven L. Tuck

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Steven L. Tuck
Steven L Tuck at an archeological site
Professor Tuck at an archeological site near Rome, Italy
EducationPh.D., University of Michigan
OccupationClassics scholar
EmployerMiami University

Steven L. Tuck is a professor of classics, who is currently head of classics at Miami University. He teaches many classics courses at Miami University, especially those relating to the arts.[1] He received a Ph.D. in Classical Art and Archaeology from University of Michigan in 1997,[2][3] and he is the author of the textbook A History of Roman Art.[4]

In addition to his teaching, he has lectured the general public at Classics at the University of Colorado Boulder,[5] Yale University,[6] the University of Puget Sound,[7] Baylor University[8] and for the Getty Villa.[9] He has also appeared in the media discussing classics, including in a 2019 feature for Atlas Obscura on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and its impact on refugees and migration in the ancient world.[10] For the Vergilian Society, he managed the Villa Vergiliana in Cumae, and organized educational programs there.[11][12]

Awards and recognitions

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Tuck has received the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Archaeological Institute of America for 2014.[13]

Archaeological tours

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Dr. Tuck leads educational journeys for Far Horizons Archaeological and Cultural trips

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Steven L. Tuck - Miami University". miamioh.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  2. ^ "Dr. Steven L. Tuck - Miami University". miamioh.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  3. ^ "Dr. Steven L. Tuck's Website". www.users.miamioh.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  4. ^ [1]http://www.caareviews.org/reviews/3554
  5. ^ "Decorating for Death - Dr. Steven Tuck - Jan 23". Classics. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  6. ^ Steven Tuck - Summing It All Up: Lessons from Ancient Cities for the Modern City Designer/Dweller, retrieved 2019-08-21
  7. ^ "Events Calendar  ·  University of Puget Sound". www.pugetsound.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  8. ^ "Visiting Scholar Lecture: Dr. Steven Tuck on "Decorating Spectacles: Sculptural Programs in Roman Amphitheaters"". Department of Art and Art History | Baylor University. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  9. ^ "Bacchus Uncorked: Villas and Vineyards | Getty360 Calendar". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  10. ^ Al-Samarrai, Noor (2019-02-27). "Where Did All the Refugees From Vesuvius End Up?". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  11. ^ "Call for Papers: Dido in and after Vergil". Vergilius. 62: 174. 2016. JSTOR 90001714.
  12. ^ Wonder, John; Tuck, Steven L.; Koloski-Ostrow, Ann O.; Ostrow, Steven (2008). "Classical Summer School Tours". Vergilius. 54: 242–60. JSTOR 41587389.
  13. ^ "Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award". Archaeological Institute of America. Retrieved 2019-08-20.