On February 13, 2020, CYA honored the memory of Ismene Phylactopoulou, its founder, at its annual Founder’s Day event. Ismene’s resilient and innovative spirit enabled her to achieve her goals, making her an “example of female emancipation and a role model for young women,” as President Phylactopoulos stated in his speech. At the event, memories of Ismene and CYA’s past were shared among faculty, staff, and alumni.

During her January term, full-year student Gwen Ellis volunteered in Chania, Crete at the Etz Hayyim synagogue, the last Jewish monument remaining on the island. During her month in Chania, Gwen learned about Crete’s rich Jewish history and the importance of cultural preservation.

Thank you to all of those who work at Etz Hayyim including Anja Zückmantel, the Administrative Director of the synagogue, and historian Katerina Anagnostaki, as well as CYA faculty Daphne Lappa and Nadia Meliniotis, Executive Director of Student Affairs at CYA, for facilitating Gwen’s eye-opening experience.

Each semester, CYA’s Media Lab welcomes a group of interns into the team. This semester, spring 2020, the Media Lab is happy to gain 9 new collaborators! The Media Lab is happy to be working with this new group of interns on exciting, creative projects throughout the semester. You can look forward to seeing some content from our interns:

CYA held a reception for Alumni & Friends January 4th in Washington, DC. The event was held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America/Society for Classical Studies.

Last week, College Year in Athens (CYA) had the honor of being welcomed to the Consulate General of Greece in Boston by Consul General Stratos Efthymiou. Consul Efthymiou noted CYA’s important history of inspiring students and philhellenes to come to Greece for academic purposes, enriching the country’s academic and cultural landscape.

Welcome to the CYA winter 2020 session!