Welcome to The Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies
Office Information
Director: Gerasimus Katsan
Gerasimus.Katsan@qc.cuny.edu
Assistant Director: Maria Athanasopoulou
Maria.Athanasopoulou@qc.cuny.edu
Recent Newsletter!
Next Event: Themis Brown Memorial Lecture with Professor Simos Zenios
Thursday, April 24 2025
Queens Hall, Room 325
About the Center
The mission of the Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies of Queens College is to support, and coordinate the teaching of Byzantine and Modern Greek Language subjects; to promote Byzantine and Neo-Hellenic scholarship and publications; to relate research and teaching to the needs of the Greek community of the borough of Queens and beyond. The center’s logo is based on a dictum of the ancient Greek orator Isokrates—“Greeks are those who partake in our culture”—and exemplifies the center’s spirit of enlightened Hellenism. Queens College’s 1,500 students of Greek ancestry—more than at any other American university—plus its location near the country’s largest Greek community invigorate the Byzantine Center. Since the center’s founding in 1974, by Harry J. Psomiades, thousands of students have taken part in its programs. The center’s interdisciplinary BA in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies is unique in the United States. Its scholarly publications, among them the Journal of Modern Hellenism, are important in understanding the problems confronting Greece and the Greek diaspora. The center provides library support to QC’s 6,000 volumes illuminating Hellenism. Other activities include conferences, lectures, exhibits, and seminars. Community and campus alike benefit from the center’s commitment to preserving and promoting the Greek language, history, institutions, and culture from Byzantium to modern times.
Support the Center
The Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies is a community-supported entity. Please support the Byzantine Center for its impact as an essential part of World Heritage. We humbly accept donations of any size; any and all assistance is greatly appreciated. We thank you for your ongoing support.
To make a gift or donation, please send a check to:
The Queens College Foundation
Center for Byzantine Center and Modern Greek Studies
Jefferson Hall, Room 302
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
Or click the button below to visit our donation page:
Scholarships
The Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies is pleased to announce that the Center will award as previously a certain number of scholarships for student achievement in the field of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. The scholarships will be awarded at the Center’s 47th Annual Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 at 6:30 pm at Queens Hall, located at Queens College. To be eligible to apply, you must be Greek majors/minors or are enrolled in two or more courses offered by the Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies and the Modern Greek Language Program. Scholarships are open to all students who meet the requirements; it is not necessary to be of Hellenic /Greek descent. For information, call the Center at 718-997-4520, email Dr. Maria Athanasopoulou: at qc.byzantine.center@gmail.com, or come and visit us at Jefferson Hall, Room 302.
To be considered for a scholarship, please fill out the form below and email the unofficial transcript to qc.byzantine.center@gmail.com.
*Applications will not be accepted without an attached copy of the unofficial transcript*
Note: The deadline for the application, along with the student’s attached transcript, is Sunday, March 30th, 2025.
Upcoming Events!
47th Annual Certificate of Achievement
Thursday, May 22 2025
Queens Hall, Amphitheater
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