Greek Studies

Professor Sofia Berto Villas-Boa | IES Visit From Greece

December 3, 2025
Luna Valayannopoulos

On December 3rd, the Institute of European Studies (IES) welcomed US Berkeley Professor Sofia Berto Villas-Boa for a presentation to the visiting delegation of faculty and students from the University of Piraeus in Greece. Professor Villas-Boa is a prominent scholar in the Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) department at Berkeley and delivered an engaging talk on American undergraduate education, economic research methods, and her current empirical work in consumer behaviors. Professor Villas-Boas holds a Ph.D. in Economics from UC Berkeley and has been a faculty member in the...

Modern Greek and the Politics of Language (MELC 190A)

New Course from the Modern Greek and Hellenic Studies Program starting in Spring Semester 2026!

Modern Greek and the Politics of Language (MELC 190A), examines how features of Modern Greek-both standard and non-standard varieties-serve as sites of debate and as tools for advancing political and cultural agendas. Through a sociolinguistic lens, we will analyze a wide range of materials, including academic, literary texts, art, mass and social media. Students will explore how language reflects and shapes social and political change across...

Modern Greek Studies Foundation Fellowship

In cooperation with the Modern Greek Studies Foundation, IES is pleased to announce a new scholarship for Berkeley graduate students in the Humanities & Social Sciences wishing to do research at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies, based in Rethymno, Crete, Greece.

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) was founded in 1985. Its purpose is to support and invigorate research in the field of the human and social sciences, as well as to promote the application of advanced technologies in the field. The objective of the IMS's research programs is to study the geographical...