Ancient Athens is one of the oldest capital cities in the world, the birthplace of democracy and the inspiration for the American constitution. But modern Athens is comparatively young by European ...

Watching an American icon like Indiana Jones battle Nazis in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” it’s hard to believe that it was actually a German cultural institute which played a pivotal role in ...

Drawn to the program by a lifelong love of Greek mythology and a passion for screenwriting, Graham Kohn entered NYU Tisch ...

ATHENS -- Greece is the cradle of democracy but, as the world has seen recently, a financial crisis is no time to put important questions to the people. Prime Minister George Papandreou’s proposed ...

Public speaking was once seen as a vital civic duty in Ancient Greece, and today, it remains a powerful skill that reflects critical thinking, leadership, and confidence. In this immersive learning ...

For a long time, my advice was to see the big sights, then get out. But Athens has dramatically changed. A century and a half ago, Athens was a humble, forgotten city of about 8,000 people. Today, one ...

You step off the bus, and you think you know what you are going to see. You’ve seen the pictures, taken the rudimentary 8th-grade course on ancient Greece, and watched the movie “Clash of the Titans.” ...

A vacationer's initial admiration for the modern Greek mindset, contrasting it with India's focus on a glorious past, was ...