Lecturers at the Jefferson Educational Society

Dr. Robert Garland is the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Emeritus Professor of the Classics at Colgate University. Dr. Garland received his M.A in Classics from McMaster University and his Ph.D. in Ancient History from University College London. He is also a recipient of the George Grote Ancient History Prize. Dr. Garland has authored many books, including “The Greek Way of Death,” ‘The Eye of the Beholder,” “Athens Burning: The Persian Invasion of Greece and the Evacuation of Attica (Witness to Ancient History,” and “What to Expect When You’re Dead: An Ancient Tour of Death and the Afterlife”. And after captivating audiences as a presenter at the 2023 Global Summit, this summer he returns to the Jefferson Educational Society for his third summer residency.