Current Bluhm Scholars

Daniel Cronin is a Senior pursuing a degree in History, Political Science, and Classical Studies. His interests lie in studying Greco-Roman political institutions and their reception in later societies. After graduation, Daniel hopes to explore careers in public service and academia.

Alyssa DiPaolo is a senior majoring in Latin and Greek with a minor in Linguistic Anthropology. Her specific interests within Classics include mythology and linguistics. After graduating from Hunter, she plans to pursue a graduate degree in either Linguistics or Creative Writing, with the goal of pursuing a career in editing, specifically focusing on copyediting.

Sara Dove is a Senior majoring in Classical Studies and minoring in Classical Archaeology and Anthropology. She is interested in rites of initiation for girls in ancient Greece and Rome and plans to continue her research at the Graduate level after she graduates from Hunter College this Spring 2025.

Francesco Gambino graduated in 2025 with honors in History and Classical Studies. In Classics, he is particularly interested in Roman history, Roman civilization, and Latin literature. Generally speaking, he is most interested in Italian history. As a result, he has chosen to enroll in graduate school for an MA in history, with an interest in pursuing a PhD afterwards. Francesco aspires to work in an industry that keeps him close to both the Classics and history. He is fond of museums and archives, as well as academia as a whole. In the future, Francesco plans to move to Italy, where he can reconnect with his family and begin the next big step in his life. There, he hopes to teach or work at a museum.

Aliki Halkias is a senior double majoring in Health Psychology and Classical Studies with a minor in English. She studied Latin for three years in high school, providing a foundation for her love of classical studies. She is especially interested in sexuality in the Ancient Greco-Roman world as well as the translation of Ancient Greek poetry, particularly that of Sappho. Aliki plans on pursuing a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and one day specializing in Sex Therapy.  

Adam moved to the U.S. in middle school, later attending the Bronx High School of Science, where he discovered that his interests are more broad than anticipated. For this reason, despite being a pre-med student, he stuck to his other interests and explored the option of an interdisciplinary collegiate experience, which was fulfilled in part through the Bluhm scholarship. Adam is now exploring post-graduation plans, namely where to apply for a Master’s before attending medical school. Major(s): Biochemistry with Honor, Classical Studies, Hebrew.

Amelia Jaime is a junior at Hunter College. Her major is Classical Archeology with a minor in Anthropology. Her post-graduation interests are diverse, from obtaining an MA in forensic anthropology or paleontology, to an MA in criminology. The mysterious study around human or animal remains fascinates her.

Sarah Joyce Koch is a junior majoring in Latin and minoring in English and Hebrew. In addition to being a Macaulay Honors and Thomas Hunter Honors student, she is incredibly grateful to be part of the Bluhm Scholars Program. Although she has read many authors over her several years of studying Latin and Greek, she has become fascinated by medieval texts dating from around the Twelfth Century Renaissance, specifically the two letter collections of Abelard and Heloise. She is currently working on an article for publication examining the Latinitas of Heloise’s letters from the start of the Epistolae Duorum Amantium all the way through to the later monastic letters. She is thankful for the mentorship and academic enrichment experiences made possible by the Bluhm program, and she looks forward to another wonderful year!

Sunny moved to the U.S. from South Korea when she was about 4 years old. She has had her sights set on becoming a lawyer from a young age. She is a junior double majoring in Classical Studies and Psychology. She is a Bluhm Scholar and an Athena Honors Scholar while being on Hunter College’s pre-law track. After graduating, Sunny wishes to do paralegal work for a few years before attending law school and becoming a lawyer. She loves to visit museums, read fiction books, or visit Pier 34 when she has free time.

Ariana Alma Rivera is a junior majoring in classical archaeology and minoring in psychology. Rivera is primarily interested in early classical period statuary in ancient Greece and how it reflects the cultural shifts that occurred after the Persian defeat. She is currently involved in an independent study where she is researching the Sleeping Eros statue at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for how it reflects Pausanias of Athens’ school of thought as described in Plato’s Symposium. Post-graduation she wants to pursue a PhD in classical art and archaeology with the goal of eventually becoming a professor.

Hazel Savenay-Burley is a Junior majoring in Classical Studies and minoring in Religious Studies. She is primarily interested in languages and is currently studying both Latin and Greek. After graduating from Hunter, she would like to attend law school.

Karolina Sokol is a senior double majoring in Classical Archaeology and Anthropology. Her interest lies in studying pottery and figurines while applying an anthropological cultural, gendered perspective to archaeology. After graduating this spring, she hopes to continue her graduate studies in anthropology with a focus on archaeology. Before doing so, she hopes to gain experience in the field excavating and working in a museum.

Andria Veltri is a senior double majoring in Classical Studies and German. Her academic interests focus on Roman influence in its frontier territories, particularly Britannia, Caledonia, and Germania; the role of music in antiquity, especially in healing spaces like Epidauros and the rites of the Dionysian cult; and the lasting impact of Imperial Rome on medieval and contemporary German history. She spent the past summer at Freie Universität Berlin, furthering her German language skills, and plans to return this upcoming summer to continue her studies. Ultimately, she hopes to pursue an MA at Freie Universität, further integrating her passion for Classical Studies with her engagement in German language and culture.