CURRICULUM VITAE
Calvin T. Higgs, Jr.
January 2013
Modern and Classical Languages (Classics) Tel: (859) 257-7011
University of Kentucky
Lexington KY 40506-0027 e-mail:
Education
Graduate Studies, Classics, University of Kentucky, 36 hours (2003-07)
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, Human Services, Boston University (1982)
Diploma, US Army Command and General Staff College (1982)
Diploma, Italian, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California (1980)
Master of Arts (ABD), English Literature, University of Oklahoma (1976)
Master of Arts, Latin, University of Oklahoma (1976)
Master of Arts, Human Relations, University of Oklahoma (1976)
Bachelor of Arts, History, Austin Peay State University (1974)
Diploma, Modern Greek, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California (1969)
Employment Record
Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Studies, MCL/Classics 2011-present
Instructor, University of Kentucky, MCL/Classics 2003-2011
Adjunct Instructor, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 2001-2003
Lecturer, University of Maryland/European Division, Aviano, Italy 1990-1997
Staff Officer, 5th Italian Corps, Vittorio Veneto, Italy 1987-1991
Speech Writer, Executive Assistant to the NATO Commander, Mons, Belgium 1986-1987
Assistant Professor, US Military Academy, West Point, New York 1983-1986
Special Staff Officer, Land Forces Southern Europe, Verona, Italy 1980-1983
Assistant Professor, US Military Academy, West Point, New York 1976-1980
Battery Commander, 4/77th Aerial Field Artillery, Fort Campbell, Kentucky 1972-1974
Intelligence Officer, 4/77th AFA, 101st Airborne Division, Hue, Vietnam 1971-1972
Commander, 37th Air Defense Artillery Detachment, Athens, Greece 1969-1971
Teaching Positions
University of Kentucky, Lecturer/Instructor, Classics Division, 2003-Present
Beginning and Intermediate Latin; Greek and Roman Mythology; Accelerated Latin; Readings
in Latin Literature; Studies in the Vulgate; Greek and Roman Art; Masterpieces of Greek and
Roman Literature; Ancient Art of War; Ancient Geography; Late Roman Empire; Magic in the Ancient World; Latin Elegiac Poetry; Latin Prose; online courses in Greek and Roman Mythology, Medical Terminology, and Greek and Latin Literature
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Adjunct Instructor, 2001-2003
Elementary Latin I; Elementary Latin II; Intermediate Latin III; Intermediate Latin IV; Medical
Terminology from Greek and Latin; Writing I; Beginning Italian I; Beginning Italian II
University of Maryland, European Division, Lecturer, 1990-1997
Elements of English, Introduction to Writing, Introduction to Philosophy, Contemporary Moral
Issues, Introduction to Library Skills, Composition and Literature, Introduction to Creative
Writing; Advanced Composition, Dante in Translation, Expository Writing, Creative Writing,
Italian Renaissance in Translation, Mythology and Literature, Science Fiction
City Colleges of Chicago, European Division, 1991-1997
Distance learning courses in English and Humanities
Università degli Anziani, Vittorio Veneto, Italy, 1989-1991
Professor of American Studies
United States Military Academy, Assistant Professor, 1976-1980, 1983-1986
English Composition, Introduction to Philosophy; English Literature, British Literature (1660-
1900), Science Fiction and Fantasy, Philosophy and Literature, Milton Seminar
Academic Fellowships, Grants and Awards
Humanities fellowship, one-year, Modern Greek Studies, Athens, Greece (1979)
Parrington Prize for Literary Criticism, Univ. of Oklahoma, three first-place awards (1974)
Association of the US Army Award, Greek, Monterey, Calif. (1969)
Commandant’s Award, Italian, Monterey, Calif. (1980)
Military Service
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Active Service, 1967-1991); awards include the Legion of Merit,
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), foreign decorations.
Publications
Numerous translations of Greek and Italian poetry, as well as poetry of my own; a few critical pieces early; NATO defense plans for northern Italy (primary staff officer); numerous NATO plans and speeches delivered by the NATO supreme commander; style and usage manual for US Military Academy; many articles, operations manuals, nuclear procedures manuals, and strategic plans and policies.
Work in Progress
Basilio Petrà’s Preti Celibi e Preti Sposati, translation, under review at publishers
Gasparo Contarini’s De Republica Venetorum, translation in progress
Greek Romantic Poets, 2 volumes, draft
George Seferis, wartime journals, 2 volumes, draft
Archipelago, a volume of original poetry, in circulation
Academic Interests
Classical and medieval literatures; Italian humanistic studies in literature and history; Modern Greek literature and history; Italian literature and dialect studies, especially Veneto; Neoplatonism; contemporary poetry, European and American; creative writing.
Academic Service at UK
Perform duties of Director of Undergraduate Studies in Classics; assist Classics TAs as needed; tutor beginning and intermediate Latin; tutor beginning and intermediate Italian; conduct study groups in Latin, e.g. in Vulgate Apocalypse, St. Brendan, Thomas a Kempis, et al.; conduct study groups in Italian, eg. Dante, Calvino’s folktales, et al.; direct graduate-level independent study in Ovid and heroic mythology; direct undergraduate-level independent study in Latin, e.g., Virgil Aeneid IV et al.; write proposals for and administer three online summer courses, CLA 131/135/261; write proposal for GenEd CLA 135; assist in the formulation of the Classics graduate study guide; assist in the formulation of the Graduate School Micro-Teach Handbook; assist in the Graduate School TA orientations; participate as a member on the TA Development Advisory Board; participate as a member of the KFLA committee; act as faculty sponsor for Gaines senior projects; participate as a member of selection committees for external scholarships, Gaines fellowships, and other awards, as required; assist in activities associated with the annual Kentucky World Language Association festival; provide editorial assistance for The Heartland Review (2001 to present); supervise Eta Sigma Phi chapter activities; perform duties of web master for Classics division; adapt CLA 101/102/201/202 (courses previously developed and administered by me for the UK Independent Study Program) for selective implementation at the departmental level (in progress); prepare annual assessment reports and reflections for BA program in Classics; develop special topics classes in the Vulgate, ancient warfare, ancient geography, the fall of the Roman Empire, and magic in the ancient world; participate in annual activities of Bluegrass Ancient Studies Seminar; perform duties as faculty sponsor for Shale, UK undergraduate creative writing journal; assist in the organization of the Neo-Latin division of the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference.
Languages
Italian — near-native fluency
Latin — master reading knowledge, basic speaking
Modern Greek — reading knowledge, basic speaking
French, German — basic reading knowledge
Ancient Greek — basic reading knowledge