UC Berkeley DAGRS Greek & Latin Summer Workshops
Intensive UC Berkeley summer language workshops in Ancient Greek or Latin, open to high school students through adults, covering grammar fundamentals in the first weeks and extensive reading of ancient poetry and prose in the second half; tuition rebates are available.
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NSLC Engineering Summer Program
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