A New Chapter of Discentes: A Letter from the Editorial Team

Reflecting upon the first half of 2020, it would be an understatement to say that the world around us has changed immensely. As individuals, as classicists, and as an editorial team, we have experienced a global pandemic, faced an abrupt ending to our semester on campus, and, most harrowingly, witnessed unthinkable acts of racism and hatred in our country. At the same time, we have also seen benevolent acts of kindness, watched the fight for justice rise even greater than before, and found moments of light even during these uncertain times…

The Editorial Board

Welcome to Discentes, the Classics Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania. Where Discentes previously existed as a printed volume of select undergraduate work, we now publish work on our new online platform on a rolling basis.