Marsh McCall in Sicily

Classics professor Marsh McCall decided he would become a teacher when he was in the third grade and went on to fulfill that desire, introducing legions of university students to the study of classics during a decades-long professorship at Stanford. He has enchanted participants on more than 40 Travel/Study programs with his lectures and on-site readings of classical literature. A vibrant and interactive lecturer, Marsh’s classes illuminate ancient Greek philosophy and poetry by applying their issues and themes to modern dilemmas.

After 60 years filled with travels to the Mediterranean, his heart still beats faster at the thought of his next trip. During this program, Professor McCall will discuss Thucydides and the Greeks in Sicily; the beginning of the Roman Empire; and Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound.

• At Stanford: professor of classics since 1976 (now emeritus); former chair, classics department; associate dean, undergraduate studies; chair, Western culture program committee; and founding dean, Continuing Studies

• Recipient of Stanford’s Dinkelspiel Award for outstanding service to undergraduate education, the Lyman Award for faculty volunteer service, the Phi Beta Kappa Teacher of the Year Award, and the School of Humanities and Sciences Lifetime Teaching Award

• PhD, classics, Harvard University