Academic Writing Series III: Writing Effective Abstracts, with Julia Sturm

The Writing Effective Abstracts workshop is back! In this writing workshop series, we’ll talk about how to write compelling conference abstracts and put these techniques into practice; the goal is for each participant to have a good working draft of a conference abstract by the end of the series. No previous experience with conferences or abstracts is required. 

The first meeting will take place on Thursday, 21 May 2026 at 6pm CET. Please come with an idea for an abstract you’d like to write for a specific upcoming conference of your choice (e.g., the WeCIEC deadline is 1 June)! No writing preparation is required for this first meeting- we’ll talk about how to turn your idea into a succinct and persuasive first draft. Please bring the call for papers for your chosen conference, so that you may easily reference the due date/guidelines/word count.

The second meeting will take place on Thursday, 28 May 2026 at 6pm CET. This meeting will pick up where the first meeting left off, working with the abstract drafts which we’ve already begun developing. At the end of this brief series, we hope you’ll have an abstract well on its way to submission to a conference!

Monthly Hang-Outs for Graduate Students

The PhD Section of the Collective organizes monthly Zoom meetings for MA and PhD students in IE studies. These are meant to be informal occasions to connect with future friends and colleagues, as well as to talk about past experiences and current challenges facing graduate students in our field, and to work together on future solutions. If you are interested in attending, use the button below to sign up. 

Academic Writing Series II: Publishing an Article in a Journal, with Ron Kim

Preparing an article for submission to an academic journal (especially the first few times around) can be a thrilling yet intimidating experience. In this webinar, Ron Kim, one of the editors of Indo-European Linguistics, will share his experience and practical recommendations on publishing in IE Studies and related fields, and will answer audience questions. The webinar is primarily aimed at PhD students and early-career researchers, but scholars at any career stages are welcome to attend. 

Progressive Pedagogy Series II: Teaching Ancient Languages Communicatively, Q&A with Daniela Negro

Finding new and more effective ways of teaching the ancient languages is fundamental to the future of our field. Studies show that communicative approaches to language pedagogy can be more effective than traditional methods for most students. In this Q&A, veteran communicative Latin teacher Daniela Negro will share her experience and advice on how to implement communicative strategies and activities in the classroom, whether you are interested in a full overhaul of your teaching methods or  you are simply looking to add a few new tools to your teaching repertoire.

Progressive Pedagogy Series I: Working Smarter, not Harder: How to Achieve Reading Fluency in a Dead Language, with Sherrylyn Branchaw

In this webinar, led by Sherrylyn Branchaw, we will discuss why traditional methods for learning ancient languages often fail, and we will demonstrate new and effective techniques for building language fluency.