Event Type ACG
May
202627JanAll Day26MayMuhabbet: East Mediterranean Conversations(All Day)

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Muhabbet is an initiative aiming at bringing together scholars, students, and people interested in the shared social history and cultural heritage of the East Mediterranean. We wish
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Muhabbet is an initiative aiming at bringing together scholars, students, and people interested in the shared social history and cultural heritage of the East Mediterranean. We wish to hold discussions about our common legacies in an informal and friendly environment, like that of the coffeehouses, which originated in the Ottoman East Mediterranean, where people used to come together to develop amicable conversations called muhabbet.
The study of Ottoman history, considerably enriched in recent years, has been read mostly as a prologue to Turkish history, thus leaving the diversity of ethnic and religious groups under its umbrella at the margins of the political, intellectual, and cultural history of the empire. They were much more than that. They not only participated in the everyday life of the imperial state, but contributed considerably to the making of the empire’s multicultural heritage. Our initiative aims especially in creating dialogues for the study of the Ottoman and post-Ottoman worlds, considering the contributions of both the Ottoman elite culture as well as the various ethnic and religious groups of the empire to the historical and contemporary societies of the East Mediterranean.
After a successful first season in 2025, we intend to continue in 2026 our informal conversations on a variety of topics that will bring together people with mutual interests into an open dialogue in the spirit of a friendly chat or Muhabbet. The conversations will facilitate a “safe space” for discussing aspects of the East Mediterranean peoples’ experiences and encourage the understanding of Ottoman history as part of the history of peoples of the region.
Organizers
Ilay Romain Ors (PhD in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University),
Catherine Boura (PhD in History, King’s College, University of London),
Elias Kolovos (Research Director, Institute of Historical Research, NHRF),
Anne McCabe (Research Associate, University of Oxford)
The Muhabbet initiative is co-organized by the Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts & The Demos Center of The American College of Greece, the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
Muhabbet ‘26 Program
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 18:30
Antoine the Fortunate (Nefin Dinç, 2020, Anemon Productions)
A Muhabbet conversation between:
Ayhan Aktar and Kalliopi Amygdalou
Moderator: Elias Kolovos
–in partnership with Cinedoc
Cotsen Hall, Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Anapiron Polemou 9, Kolonaki, Athens
Friday, February 13, 2026, 18:30
Centuries of Parenthesis and Wounds that Never Heal?
A Muhabbet conversation between:
Cengiz Aktar and Elias Kolovos
Moderator: İlay Romain Örs
ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17B, Plaka, Athens
Monday, March 2, 2026, 19:00
Archaeology, Museums, and Photography in the Late Ottoman Empire: Osman Hamdi Bey and Theodore Macridy Bey
A Muhabbet conversation between:
Bahattin Öztuncay and George Manginis
Moderator: Anne McCabe
–in cooperation with the Benaki Museum
Benaki Museum of Greek Culture, Koumbari 1 and Vas. Sofias Avenue, Athens
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 19:00
“I laugh so that I don’t cry”: Coexistence and Imperial Collapse in Ottoman Greek Satire
A Muhabbet conversation between:
Kutay Onayli and Antonis Nasis
Moderator: Catherine Boura
Cotsen Hall, Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Anapiron Polemou 9, Kolonaki, Athens
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 20:00
Ottoman/Post-Byzantine/Neohellenic? The arts of the Greeks after Byzantium
A Muhabbet conversation between:
Anna Ballian (Benaki Museum) and Anastasia Drandaki (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Benaki Museum)
Moderator: Elias Kolovos (National Hellenic Research Foundation)
ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17B, Plaka, Athens
Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 19:00
Greeks in the Ottoman diplomatic service
A Muhabbet conversation between:
Sinan Kuneralp and Catherine Boura
Moderator: İlay Romain Örs
ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17B, Plaka, Athens


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Exhibition: Permanent Temporality Exhibition duration: Saturday 25 April - Friday 8 May, 2026 Opening hours: M-F 15:00-18:00, Saturdays 12:00-16:00, closed May 1st Where: ACG Art Gallery – The
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Exhibition: Permanent Temporality
Exhibition duration: Saturday 25 April – Friday 8 May, 2026
Opening hours: M-F 15:00-18:00, Saturdays 12:00-16:00, closed May 1st
Where:
ACG Art Gallery – The American College of Greece
6 Gravias Street, 15342 Aghia Paraskevi
The Visual Arts Program of the Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts of Deree – The American College of Greece, is very pleased to present its Senior exhibition 2026 in the ACG Gallery, opening on April 24th at 18:30.
About the exhibition
Students completing the Visual Arts program have spent a full academic year to research and realize a project related to their specific interests as emerging visual artists. Graduating students Anna Giakoumakatou, Maria-Luisa Dollete, Konstantina Chatzouli, Phoebe Kainourgiou, and Natalia Zara present the exhibition Permanent Temporality. Please join us at the opening to see their work and meet the artists.
We are living in a state of Permanent Temporality. As old as the earth and as new as the disruptive technologies that change our world by the millisecond, Permanent Temporality speaks to both an enduring philosophy of impermanence, and to a rupture in the timeline. Constant change characterizes the human condition, but for our graduating students, the accelerated existential threats and destabilization of norms manifest psychically through visual hallucinations, dysmorphia and escapist mechanisms which the artists interrogate and engage with. Their sustained acts to see the world explicitly blend their interior mental filters with memory and its errors, forging a subjective and authentic way forward. The exhibition invites viewers into their daily quest to navigate a disorienting present and make meaning of it.
Anna Giakoumakatou
Giakoumakatou’s Anemoessa is a multi-projection installation that reconstructs memory as a spatial, immersive environment. Drawing from personal and archival material, the work transforms fragments of lived experience into a unified, inhabitable space. Past and present coexist in shifting, layered images, revealing memory not as a fixed record, but as a living condition. Giakoumakatou’s practice explores memory, identity, and notions of home. As visitors navigate the space, they enter a state of recollection where absence and presence converge—where memory is not only revisited, but physically and emotionally experienced.
Maria-Luisa Dollete
How do you truly feel right now? Dollete’s immersive audiovisual installation Lunaris offers viewers the opportunity to honestly reflect on this vital question. Using the Moon as a vehicle for reconnecting to the Self and the natural world, Dollete’s installation consists of a large-scale moon projection and its watery reflection, 28 self-reflective questions, and a personal monologue. The resulting liminal and introspective space, inspired by Dollete’s own meditation and journaling practices, provides a pause from our fast-paced, technologically-driven, contemporary lives.
Konstantina Chatzouli
In Fluctuations, the artist creates a self portrait through depictions of a glitched urban landscape. In an attempt to explore distorted perception and confusion, Chatzouli translates the visual results of accidental digital errors into paintings and woven pieces. The labor intensive practices and purposeful detailings clash with the idea and speed of accidental digital distortion in a process similar to the artist’s own struggle to locate their analog self within the moving technological landscape.
Phoebe Kainourgiou
Kainourgiou’s process-based installation, Uniquely Yours, is formed through a practice of committed looking at and within herself. Over the course of 8 months, Kainourgiou made daily self-portraits accompanied by short diary entries in an attempt to know her ever-changing self. The installation consists of a long hallway of selected portraits and a video in which drawings of her face pass across her actual face. Inspired by her childhood practice of drawing in school notebooks as a means of escapism, she now makes a more personal and mature visual diary, to promote self-awareness instead. With her attempt to capture her genuine expressions, Kainougiou also comments on harmful societal ideologies about appearance. She explores themes of honesty, filtering, self-image, femininity, mental health, and the only true stability of this world, change.
Natalia Zara
With the installation Αστεροσκοπείο [Observatory], Natalia Zara explores the human need to revisit childhood experiences as a source of comfort and security. Inspired by the intuitive practices of child-play, the work evokes an innocent curiosity. The audience is faced with the installation’s exterior created by cluttered blankets and bedsheets forming a tent-like construction, a kind of pillow fort. Only through play will they discover the interior of the intimate, soft space, which operates as a shelter. Ultimately, Αστεροσκοπείο considers refuge and escapism at a time when global sociopolitical upheaval inevitably leads us to seek safety.
For more information please contact Ms. Niki Kladakis 210 600 9800, ext. 1456 or at [email protected]
ACG Art Gallery – The American College of Greece
6 Gravias Street, 15342 Aghia Paraskevi
202605May18:0021:00ACG in Chicago 202618:00 - 21:00

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Venue: National Hellenic Museum 333 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60661 When: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 6:00 PM CDT Hosted by: John P. Calamos, Sr. Founder, Chairman & Global CIO of Calamos Investments Chairman
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Venue:
National Hellenic Museum
333 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60661
When:
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 6:00 PM CDT
Hosted by:
John P. Calamos, Sr.
Founder, Chairman & Global CIO of Calamos Investments
Chairman of the National Hellenic Museum
In honor of:
The American College of Greece
About the Event
You are invited to an evening at the National Hellenic Museum hosted by John P. Calamos, Sr., in honor of The American College of Greece.
The event will bring together distinguished guests for an engaging program that highlights The American College of Greece’s mission and impact, along with an opportunity to experience the National Hellenic Museum.
President Dr. Ed Wingenbach will present ACG’s vision and ongoing contributions to education, while guests will enjoy a guided museum tour and connect with fellow attendees.
Event Agenda
Welcome Remarks
John P. Calamos, Sr.
Founder, Chairman & Global CIO of Calamos Investments
Chairman of the National Hellenic Museum
Museum Tour
Presentation of The American College of Greece
Dr. Ed Wingenbach
President, The American College of Greece
Reception & Networking
This is an invitation-only event.
202610May15:0018:00Ed Wingenbach at the Hellenic Consulate in San Francisco15:00 - 18:00

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Venue: Residence of the Consul General of Greece 2443 Gough Street, San Francisco When: Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 3:00 PM Hosted by: Mr.
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Venue:
Residence of the Consul General of Greece
2443 Gough Street, San Francisco
When:
Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Hosted by:
Mr. Grigorios Tassiopoulos
Consul General of Greece in San Francisco
About the Event
You are cordially invited to a networking gathering hosted by the Consul General of Greece in San Francisco, welcoming The American College of Greece to the city.
The event will bring together members of the Greek-American community and distinguished guests for an afternoon of meaningful connections and conversation.
Dr. Ed Wingenbach, President of The American College of Greece, will be the Guest of Honor, offering an opportunity to alumni and friends to engage with ACG’s leadership and learn more about the institution’s mission and impact.
This is an invitation-only event.

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Innovation Across AI, Fintech, and Biotech When: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 18:00-21:00 Where: AC Amphitheater, Aghia Paraskevi Campus, Deree - The American College of Greece Hosted by: The Stavros
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Innovation Across AI, Fintech, and Biotech
When: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 18:00-21:00
Where: AC Amphitheater, Aghia Paraskevi Campus, Deree – The American College of Greece
Hosted by: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Scholars Organization
About the event
Join us for an expert-led panel discussion exploring the powerful convergence of Artificial Intelligence, Financial Technology, and Biotechnology. This session brings together industry leaders to examine how breakthroughs in these three pivotal sectors are reshaping the global landscape, disrupting traditional business models, and unlocking unprecedented opportunities for growth. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the synergies between these “future-proof” industries and discover how their rapid evolution is defining the next era of global innovation.
Live Panel Discussion + Audience Q&A + Networking Reception
The event is free and open to students, alumni and ACG Community.
For further information, please contact [email protected]
202614May19:0021:00Invitation to the First Roundtable of the BRIDGE Project19:00 - 21:00

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When: Thursday, May 14 | 19:00 - 21:00 Where: ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17, Plaka About the event Invitation to the First Roundtable of the BRIDGE
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When: Thursday, May 14 | 19:00 – 21:00
Where: ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17, Plaka
About the event
Invitation to the First Roundtable of the BRIDGE Project
Bridges for Inclusion & Participation
A Dialogue on Migration, Refugee Experiences and Public Policy
We are pleased to invite you to the first thematic roundtable of the BRIDGE project (Building Responsible Institutional Dialogue for Governance and Empowerment), dedicated to the contemporary challenges surrounding migration and refugee experiences.
The roundtable seeks to foster dialogue and collaboration among civil society organizations, institutional actors, and the academic community on migration and refugee policy. As migration and refugee issues remain at the forefront of social and political debate in Greece and across Europe, the need for inclusive and integration-oriented policies that promote social cohesion, equality, democratic participation, and the protection of human rights is more important than ever.
The BRIDGE project aims to strengthen the meaningful participation of Civil Society Organizations in public policy-making processes. Through a dynamic digital platform of Open Educational Resources (OER), six thematic roundtables focusing on migration and refugee issues, gender-based violence, sexual identity and equality, child protection, homelessness, and public space and democracy, as well as a series of podcasts, the project creates spaces for exchange and engagement among civil society, public institutions, and the academic community. The project’s outcomes will include concrete policy recommendations and a Best Practices Handbook aimed at strengthening collaboration and democratic participation.
Participants
- Professor Dimitris Kairidis, MP, former Minister of Migration and Asylum
- Dr. Heracles Moskoff, Secretary General for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection, Ministry of Migration and Asylum
- Dr. Sissy Andritsopoulou, Scientific Director, Nostos NGO
- Marietta Lixourioti, Executive Manager, Faros Elpidas NGO
- Lefteris Papagiannakis, Director, Greek Council for Refugees (GCR)
Moderator
Dr. Chryssa Zachou, Chair of the Department of Social Sciences, American College of Greece
We warmly invite you to contribute actively to the discussion on the contemporary challenges, needs, and prospects related to migration and refugee issues by sharing your knowledge and experience in shaping meaningful and inclusive policies.
Your presence would be a great honor and a valuable contribution to the dialogue.
202615May19:30The Beauty of Tango and its HistoryA Journey of Music, Dance, and Solidarity19:30

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The Beauty of Tango and its History When: Friday, May 15, 2026 | 19:30 Where: Pierce Theater – The American College of Greece About the event “The Beauty of Tango and its History” is a
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The Beauty of Tango and its History
When:
Friday, May 15, 2026 | 19:30
Where:
Pierce Theater – The American College of Greece
About the event
“The Beauty of Tango and its History” is a unique music and dance performance that invites audiences on an artistic journey through time and across cultures, revealing Tango as a living and ever-evolving art form. Under the artistic direction of composer and accordion soloist Zoe Tiganouria, the performance travels from Argentina and Uruguay to retro-era Greece, connecting the timeless spirit of Tango with contemporary artistic expression.
Iconic works by Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel, Mariano Mores, Ángel Villoldo, and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez are brought to life alongside Greek tango influences. The production features distinguished singers, musicians, dancers, and choreographers, creating a rich and emotional stage experience.
Organized by “Δεσμοί Αλληλεγγύης,” a non-profit organization offering significant social support to vulnerable families across Attica, the event combines culture with social contribution and the proceeds will support individuals in need.
The event is held under the auspices of the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi.
For more, please visit here.
202621May10:0015:00Preparing for the Emotional Demands of Trauma Work10:00 - 15:00

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When: Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 10:00-15:00 Where: Arts Center Auditorium, Aghia Paraskevi Campus, Deree - The American College of Greece Organized by: The School of Science and Technology,
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When: Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 10:00-15:00
Where: Arts Center Auditorium, Aghia Paraskevi Campus, Deree – The American College of Greece
Organized by: The School of Science and Technology, Psychology Department – The American College of Greece
About the Event
This interactive workshop equips psychology students with practical strategies to sustain personal well-being while working with trauma-affected populations. The featured presenters are Dr. Lisa Compton, Dr. Tina Stathopoulou, and Dr. Taylor Patterson. Topics include secondary traumatic stress, absorption vulnerability, neuroscience, and perspectives on European mental health. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in small- group activities and receive mentorship with licensed American counselors.
Event Program
10:00 – 11:00: Drs. Lisa Compton and Taylor Patterson present on secondary trauma in the helping professions (starting with an introduction to trauma)
11:00- 12:30: PhD students facilitate small group discussions and an experiential learning activity with your students.
12:30-13:30: Lunch
13:30- 15:00: Dr. Tina Stathopoulou presents on mental health in Europe
About the Presenters
Dr. Alessandra Sax holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Child Development from Hampshire College (USA). She graduated from New York University (USA) with a Clinical Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work, Children, Adolescents and Adults and completed her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology and Supervision in Counselor Education at Argosy University (USA). She has been an instructor in Instructional Consultation, Clinical Interviewing and Consultation, Child Psychopathology, Child-Centered Play Therapy, Life-Span Development, Multicultural Perspectives, Cultural Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Advanced Psychopathology, and Group & Music Therapy. She is also a licensed psychotherapist who has been in private practice for over thirty years, working with children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Sax also acts as a consulting psychologist to various organizations. From 2006 until 2019, she worked at the American Community Schools of Athens (ACS) as the Elementary School Counselor and then School Psychologist, and additionally served as the coordinator of the Psychology Intern Program within the Department of Student Affairs. During 2017-2022, Dr. Sax was the Co-Founder and Director of Learning and Wellness Center, a holistic therapeutic center for children, adolescents, and adults. From 2019-2023, she served as Director of the Psychology Department, including the University Counseling Center, at the Hellenic American University, and is an Associate Professor of Psychology. She has been an editorial board member and peer reviewer for the International Journal for Elementary Education for SciencePG, the American Journal of Applied Psychology and the International Journal of Progressive Education. She has published several book chapters and articles, and regularly presents her clinical work and research at international conferences both in Europe and the USA. She is a member of EB-ACA and ACA. Currently, Dr. Sax is a part-time Associate Professor of Psychology at the American College of Greece, Department of Psychology, and continues with her private practice and consulting, as a specialist in her field.
Dr. Lisa Compton is an Associate Professor and Director of the Ph.D. in Counselor Education program at Regent University. With over 29 years of experience in the mental health field, she is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), certified trauma treatment specialist (CTTS), and compassion fatigue educator (CFE).
Dr. Compton has been a conference keynote speaker, presented internationally on trauma-related topics, and has been featured on CBN News discussing domestic violence and sexual trauma. She is the co-author of Preparing for Trauma Work in Clinical Mental Health and Safeguarding Skills: A Guide to Preventing Abuse and Fostering Healing in the Church. Her research focuses on secondary trauma and trauma pedagogy with numerous published articles, including “Absorption Vulnerability” in Traumatology (2024).
Dr. Taylor Patterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor and instructor in the counseling department at Regent University. She worked for several years as a mental health counselor at a nonprofit agency serving survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking and now sees clients in private practice, specializing in adults with a history of childhood trauma. She served as co-editor for “Skills for Safeguarding: A Guide to Preventing Abuse and Fostering Healing in the Church,” a textbook promoting trauma prevention in faith communities, and has published in peer-reviewed journals on risk factors for compassion fatigue. Taylor’s research interests include interpersonal violence, compassion fatigue prevention and treatment, and trauma-informed counselor education and supervision.
Dr. Tina Stathopoulou graduated from the American College of Greece with a B.A. in Psychology, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA, with an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, and from Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, USA, with a M.Sc. in Counseling Psychology and a specialization in Couples and Family Therapy. She worked as a postdoc researcher at the Institute of Research in Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania and at Drexel University, Philadelphia. She has received training in Systemic Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy. She has worked as an IB psychology teacher in IB schools for 6 years and has worked for over 25 years as a psychology professor at the undergraduate and graduate level at academic institutions both in Greece and the US. She has presented at conferences in USA, Greece and Italy and published in books and peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests lie in the areas of attentional deficits, parental abuse, substance abuse in families, volunteerism and politics and neuropsychology. She also holds advanced certificates in Piano studies and French Literature.
The event is free and open to the psychology students and faculty.
For further clarifications, please contact [email protected].

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Hellenic Studies Seminar Series 2025-2026 Forms of Belonging: Citizenship, Migration, and the Modern Greek Literary Sphere Speaker: Karen Emmerich Associate Professor of Comparative Literature Princeton University When: Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 18:00 Where: Deree Faculty
Event Details
Hellenic Studies Seminar Series 2025-2026
Forms of Belonging: Citizenship, Migration, and the Modern Greek Literary Sphere
Speaker:
Karen Emmerich
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Princeton University
When:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 18:00
Where:
Deree Faculty Lounge, The American College of Greece
Organized by:
The Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts – The American College of Greece
About the seminar:
This talk probes the connection between literary and legal modes of belonging in the Modern Greek sphere. How and when do writers come to be thought of as Greek, and how and when do they not? What does it mean to claim someone as a Greek writer, and what does it do to our understanding of their work? In thinking of nationality, citizenship, and literary belonging together, this talk seeks to denaturalize the category of “Greek writer” and to recognize the ways in which the construction of that literary sphere has interacted with shifting legal frameworks and sociopolitical understandings of who counts as Greek.
About the speaker:
Karen Emmerich is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University, where she specializes in modern Greek literature and translation studies. She is the author of Literary Translation and the Making of Originals (2017) and the translator of over twenty books of Greek poetry, prose, and drama, including works by Yannis Ritsos, Miltos Sachtouris, Eleni Vakalo, Alki Zei, Margarita Karapanou, Ersi Sotiropoulou, Christos Ikonomou, and others. She has won the National Translation Award, the Best Translated Book Award, and the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation.
The seminar will be followed by a reception and is free and open to the public. It may also be attended via MS Teams, with the link provided on the day of the event and sent by email to those who opt for online participation.
For more information, please contact us at [email protected]
202623MayAll Day03JunAnnual Arts Festival 2026(All Day)

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When: Saturday, May 23 - Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Where: Deree - The American College of Greece, multiple venues Organized by: Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social
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When: Saturday, May 23 – Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Where: Deree – The American College of Greece, multiple venues
Organized by: Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences – The American College of Greece
About the event
Don’t miss the 2026 Arts Festival, taking place at Deree – The American College of Greece, which is free and open to the public and will feature exciting cultural events – from arts, music, dance, theater & film.
From May 23 – June 3, the Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Deree, presents this year’s Arts Festival! Following the successful course of the first Arts Festival in 2012, the festival is expected to be rich in various cultural events that will take place on campus. Faculty and students from the departments of Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, Visual Arts, Graphic Design and Cinema Studies have collaborated with established artists to create an exciting program that combines lectures, master classes, performances, and workshops for a true celebration of the arts!
See the program here.
202623May10:0017:30Leadership Summit 2026Turn Leadership Into Impact10:00 - 17:30

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When: Saturday, 23 May 2026 | 10:00-17:30 (registrations open at 09.00) Where: Pierce Theater, The American College of Greece, Gravias 6, Ag. Paraskevi 153 42 Organized by: AP
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When: Saturday, 23 May 2026 | 10:00-17:30 (registrations open at 09.00)
Where: Pierce Theater, The American College of Greece, Gravias 6, Ag. Paraskevi 153 42
Organized by: AP Group Collective
Supported by: The American College of Greece
About the Event
AP Group Collective, co-founded by Vasilis Kapsokelis, Deree – ACG alumnus, is an international network that brings together students, young professionals, and leaders who are passionate about personal development, innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration. Through events and initiatives, AP Group creates opportunities to connect, exchange ideas, and grow both personally and professionally.
The 1st Leadership Summit 2026, powered by AP Group Collective, will take place on Saturday, May 23, at Pierce Theater, The American College of Greece, aims to bring together inspiring speakers, professionals, and students, offering attendees the opportunity to:
- Gain insights from experienced leaders and innovators
- Expand their professional network
- Participate in engaging discussions and activities
- Explore opportunities for collaboration and growth
The event will feature six thematic panels:
- Women in Leadership
- Leaders who Build Leaders
- Neo Leadership – The Startup World
- Leading under Pressure: Crisis, Risk & Accountability
- Power, Influence & Direction
- “The Titan vs The Tribe”: Who Owns the Future of Connection?
Signature side experiences include Networking and Music, Mentoring Round Tables, Custom Live Polling Q&A, a Live Podcast Room, and Community Partner booths.
The Leadership Summit 2026 is designed for university students and recent graduates, aspiring entrepreneurs and start-up founders, young corporate talent, and alumni networks. It is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in leadership, entrepreneurship, and connecting with a dynamic community beyond the classroom.
For the AGENDA click here.
The event is by registration only.
Deree and Alba students and faculty can take advantage of free talent tickets by using the special registration link below and registering with their @acg.edu email account only:
For more information, please click here.
202624May11:0013:00Dr. Gabor Maté at The American College of Greece11:00 - 13:00

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Dr. Gabor Maté at The American College of Greece When: Sunday, May 24, 2026, 11:00-13:00 Where: Pierce Theater – The American College of Greece About the presentation The internationally renowned physician, author, and speaker
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Dr. Gabor Maté at The American College of Greece
When:
Sunday, May 24, 2026, 11:00-13:00
Where:
Pierce Theater – The American College of Greece
About the presentation
The internationally renowned physician, author, and speaker Gabor Maté is coming to Athens to present his book Scattered Minds, published by Key Books, at an open-to-the-public event.
In this rare public appearance, the author will share his radical approach to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), highlighting the decisive role of environment, upbringing, and lived experiences in shaping the human mind. Drawing on his extensive clinical experience as well as his personal story—having been diagnosed with ADHD himself, as well as his three children—he proposes a more humane and hopeful way of understanding and addressing ADHD.
This talk will offer the audience a unique opportunity to engage with the ideas of one of the most influential contemporary thinkers on trauma, mental health, and parenting.
A knowledge-rich and inspiring experience for parents, educators, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and others.
The event will be opened by psychologist and author Agni Mariakaki, a Deree – ACG alumna.
Following Dr. Maté’s 90-minute talk, in English, a 30-minute Q&A session with the audience will take place.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required, HERE.

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ACG Community Service Day – Let’s Bake for a Good Cause When: Monday, May 25, 2026 | 09:00-14:30 Where: Loulis Food Ingredients, Keratsini Transportation from/to ACG is
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ACG Community Service Day – Let’s Bake for a Good Cause
When: Monday, May 25, 2026 | 09:00-14:30
Where: Loulis Food Ingredients, Keratsini
Transportation from/to ACG is provided free of charge
Organized by:
The Office of Sustainability – Public Affairs
Supported by:
ACG Sustainability Leaders
About the Event
The American College of Greece invites students, faculty, staff, and alumni to participate in a meaningful day of community service through a hands-on volunteer experience.
On Monday, May 25, 2026, participants will visit Loulis Food Ingredients in Keratsini, where they can contribute to a good cause by baking and packaging sweet treats. With the support of professional pastry chefs and the provision of all necessary ingredients, participants will work together to prepare goods that will be distributed through the NGO Boroume to a local charity.
Following the baking activity, participants will enjoy a guided tour of the Loulis Museum, gaining insight into the history and heritage of one of Greece’s leading food industry companies.
This initiative combines community engagement, teamwork, and social impact, offering a rewarding experience that reflects ACG’s commitment to giving back.
Participation is open to all members of the ACG community. Transportation to and from ACG will be provided free of charge. Advance registration is required, as space is limited.
Visit Schedule
- 09:00 – Meeting at the ACG Main Gate
- 09:30 – Departure by bus to Loulis Food Ingredients
- 11:00 – Baking activity with professional pastry chefs
- 13:30 – Guided tour of the Loulis Museum
- 14:30 – Departure and return to ACG
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Registration is mandatory due to limited capacity.
Because ACG Cares!
202626May12:30Open Day | MSc in Organizational Psychology12:30

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Ελληνικά English Open Day για το μεταπτυχιακό MSc in Organizational Psychology Πότε: Τρίτη 26 Μαΐου |
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Open Day για το μεταπτυχιακό MSc in Organizational Psychology
Πότε:
Τρίτη 26 Μαΐου | 12:30
Πού: Βιβλιοθήκη – Αίθουσα 9, Deree – Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος Γραβιάς 6, GR – 153 42, Campus Αγίας Παρασκευής
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Σας προσκαλούμε σε ένα Open Day για το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα MSc in Organizational Psychology, όπου θα έχετε την ευκαιρία να ζήσετε την εμπειρία της τάξης και να γνωρίσετε σε βάθος:
- τη δομή και το περιεχόμενο του προγράμματος,
- τις επαγγελματικές προοπτικές και ευκαιρίες καριέρας που προσφέρει,
- καθώς και τις εμπειρίες αποφοίτων που ήδη εφαρμόζουν τις γνώσεις τους στην αγορά εργασίας.
Την παρουσίαση θα πραγματοποιήσουν:
- Δρ. Ολίβια Κυριακίδου, Ακαδημαϊκή Διευθύντρια του Προγράμματος
- Δημήτρης Μεγρέμης, Director, Career Services
- Χριστίνα Μαρίνα Βάλβη, Coordinator, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources
Κατά τη διάρκεια της εκδήλωσης θα απαντηθούν ερωτήσεις σχετικά με τη δομή του προγράμματος, τη σύνδεσή του με την αγορά εργασίας, καθώς και τη διαδικασία εισαγωγής.
Open Day for MSc in Organizational Psychology
When:
Tuesday, May 26 | 12:30
Where:
Library – Room 9, Deree – The American College of Greece
6 Gravias str., GR 153 42, Aghia Paraskevi Campus
About the event
You are invited to an Open Day for the MSc in Organizational Psychology, where you will have the opportunity to experience the classroom environment and gain in-depth insight into:
- the structure and content of the program,
- the career prospects and professional opportunities it offers,
- as well as the experiences of alumni who are already applying their knowledge in the job market.
The presentation will be delivered by:
- Dr. Olivia Kyriakidou, Academic Director of the program
- Dimitris Megremis, Director, Career Services
- Christina-Marina Valvi, Coordinator, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources
During the event, there will also be time to answer questions regarding the program structure, its connection to the job market, and the admissions process.

Event Details
Zero for Conduct: Notes on Critical Pedagogies Curated by Tina Pandi Opening: Thursday 28 May, 2026 18:00- 22:00 Exhibition duration: 28 May- 18 July, 2026 Opening hours: Wednesday- Friday: 15:00-
Event Details
Zero for Conduct: Notes on Critical Pedagogies
Curated by Tina Pandi
Opening: Thursday 28 May, 2026 18:00- 22:00
Exhibition duration: 28 May- 18 July, 2026
Opening hours: Wednesday- Friday: 15:00- 20:00 Saturdays: 12:00-17:00
The exhibition is free and open to the public
Where:
ACG Art Gallery, 6 Gravias, Aghia Paraskevi
Organized by:
Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences,
Deree – The American College of Greece
About the exhibition
Zero for Conduct: Notes on Critical Pedagogies is conceived as a research-based curatorial project that focuses on artists who explore alternative educational frameworks and forms of knowledge, thereby tracing critical pedagogical approaches that question how knowledge is produced, mediated, and transmitted. The exhibition takes its title from the seminal film Zéro de Conduite (1933) by French director Jean Vigo, which serves as a point of reference for questioning the disciplinary structures of education. Within this framework, education is approached not as a neutral mechanism of knowledge transmission, but as a dynamic system that shapes subjectivities, behaviors, and social relations.
The exhibition places particular emphasis on the history of education in Greece during the 20th century, highlighting the tension between traditional modes of instruction and reformist pedagogical practices. Special attention is given to the role of language as a site of ideological conflict, where issues of identity, power, and politics are both constructed and contested. From the ideological and political debates surrounding the “language question” in early 20th-century Greece to artistic initiatives exploring new forms of participation in art and learning during the 1960s and the following decades, the exhibition examines education as a field of cultural, social, and ideological formation.
Through works that experiment with collective forms of learning, embodied knowledge, and participatory processes, Zero for Conduct brings together historical and contemporary artistic initiatives that approach education as a creative, critical, and potentially emancipatory process. Comprising existing works and new commissions, the exhibition is conceived as a space for critical reflection, where art becomes a means of questioning the conditions of the learning process. In this context, education emerges as a dynamic practice tied to the very right to knowledge—particularly at a moment when this right is once again being called into question.
Participating artists:
Dimitris Antonitsis, John Baldessari, Natasa Biza, Thanasis Chondros / Alexandra Katsiani, Anastasia Douka, Effie Halivopoulou x Nikos Falagas x Tim Ward x Maira Milolidaki x Michaela Ganelli x Alexia Anna Hoffnagle x Anna Kolaza x Athena Chi Mosenthal, Niki Kanagini’s archive, Dionisis Kavallieratos, Karolina Krasouli, Jennifer Nelson, Leda Papaconstantinou, Alexandros Psychoulis, Group for communication and education in art archive, Aspa Stassinopoulou, Jean Vigo
Performances:
Jennifer Nelson in collaboration with students of the department.
ACG Αrt Collection team: Ioanna Papapavlou, Dr. Ana S. González Rueda, Katerina Milesi
Production: Katerina Milesi, Dr. Ana S. González Rueda, Ioanna Papapavlou
Mediation team: Dr. Ana S. González Rueda, Katerina Merkouri, Katerina Milesi, Eva Ntampanli and Anthi Stergiou (Art History program, Deree – The American College of Greece)
Graphic Design: Theodosia Skoumpi (Graphic Design student, Deree – The American College of Greece)
Graphic Design supervisor: Melina Constantinides (Graphic Design Professor)
Exhibition design: Eva Ntampanli
Exhibition videography: Anna Livieratou, Tzouli Ampitmpol
Videography supervision: Artemis Athanasiadou (Cinema Studies Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor)
Contributors to Jennifer Nelson’s performance:
Readers: Christos Dielas, Evgenia Kentrou, Anna Giakoumakatou, Athena Chi Mosenthal, Natalia Zara
Librarian: Jennifer Nelson
Scribe: Elen Demirian
Trees courtesy of Giannis Gryllis – Gryllis Waterlillies
Production assistant – Fani Koulocheri
The exhibition is organized by the Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts in the context of the Arts Festival 2026, in collaboration and with the support of Art History, Visual Arts and Graphic Design programs as well as of the Dance Area of Deree – The American College of Greece.
Special thanks to the Collection of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (ΕΜΣΤ) and the Irene Y. Panagopoulos Collection. Also to Dean Helena Maragou, Ms. Niki Kladakis, Dr. Daphne Mourelou of the Dance Area.
Thanks to Vivian Giannopoulou, Nicky Theodorou and Georgia Dassyra from the Events team, Marinos Klouras, Nasia Ntinopoulou, George Papastogiannoudis, Virna Vrettou, Nefeli Alexandraki, Nikolaos Fronimos and Alexis Tsironis for the Marketing and PR of the exhibition, Michalis Orontis and the security team, George Kyrodimos, Nassos Sopilis, John Fetalidis, Victor Zafeiropoulos and Christos Papadopoulos as well as Rene Fragkou, Antonis Kontopoulos, Haris Gialelis, Dimitris Fakinos, Stavros Theofilou, Christos Matzios, Manolis Sideris, Stelios Teloniatis, Giannis Gerakellis, John Poulakis, Stavros Karadimitriou, Alekos Potamianos, Giannis Kontopoulos and Takis Moschidis for the technical assistance.



Event Details
Pillars of Democracy Town Hall: Democracy in the Feed: Politics in the Age of Social Media When: Thursday, May 28, 2026 | 19:30 Where: ACG Plaka building, Ipitou Str. 17B, Plaka, Athens Co-organized by: The Demos
Event Details
Pillars of Democracy Town Hall:
Democracy in the Feed:
Politics in the Age of Social Media
When: Thursday, May 28, 2026 | 19:30
Where: ACG Plaka building, Ipitou Str. 17B, Plaka, Athens
Co-organized by:
The Demos Center of The American College of Greece, Prwtovoulia Newn
How are scrolling feeds and algorithms reshaping modern political discourse? Pillars of Democracy Townhall: Democracy in the Feed: Politics in the Age of Social Media brings together a dynamic panel of experts from academia, digital journalism, and communications strategy to dissect the shifting realities of civic engagement. This session explores the critical intersections of algorithmic news, political messaging, and digital citizenship. Join us to discover how the digital world is actively redefining the future of democracy.
Panelists:
Thomas Siomos
Assistant Professor of Political Communication, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Rodis Savvakis
CEO of fyi.news, a cutting-edge, innovative, social-media first news medium that curates the news for the digital generations
George Varnelis
Senior Communications Strategist for EU and National public institutions at Netcompany. Member of Youth Initiative
Moderator:
Kostis Katsanevas
Managing Director of Career Gate
and Special advisor at Crestview Strategy
The program will be in Greek.
202629May21:00ACG Concerts at Plakafrom jazz and pop ensembles to timeless chamber repertoire21:00

Event Details
ACG Concerts at Plaka Jazz and Pop Ensemble Open Concert Exam + Jam Session Thursday, April 23 | 20:00 ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17b Athens, 10557 ACG Jazz
Event Details
ACG Concerts at Plaka
Jazz and Pop Ensemble Open Concert Exam + Jam Session
Thursday, April 23 | 20:00
ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17b Athens, 10557
ACG Jazz and Pop ensemble takes the stage downtown in Plaka, presenting a set of contemporary jazz tunes and pop/rock songs as part of their final exam. Following the ensemble’s headline set, the stage will open for a crossover jam by ACG alumni and students, sharing their music ideas and explore improvised music.
Free Entrance
100 Years of Miles Davis
Friday, May 29 | 21:00
ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17b Athens, 10557
ACG is celebrating 100 Years of Miles Davis, an extraordinarily creative and influential figure in the evolution of jazz. The event features faculty musicians from ACG playing a program of original repertoire.
Free Entrance
Chamber Concert
Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17b Athens, 10557
ACG Music Performance Workshop presents a program exploring a wide range of distinctive and contrasting repertoire drawn from across musical history, from the classical era through to contemporary times.
Free Entrance
For more information, please contact [email protected]
June
202623MayAll Day03JunAnnual Arts Festival 2026(All Day)

Event Details
When: Saturday, May 23 - Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Where: Deree - The American College of Greece, multiple venues Organized by: Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social
Event Details
When: Saturday, May 23 – Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Where: Deree – The American College of Greece, multiple venues
Organized by: Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences – The American College of Greece
About the event
Don’t miss the 2026 Arts Festival, taking place at Deree – The American College of Greece, which is free and open to the public and will feature exciting cultural events – from arts, music, dance, theater & film.
From May 23 – June 3, the Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Deree, presents this year’s Arts Festival! Following the successful course of the first Arts Festival in 2012, the festival is expected to be rich in various cultural events that will take place on campus. Faculty and students from the departments of Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, Visual Arts, Graphic Design and Cinema Studies have collaborated with established artists to create an exciting program that combines lectures, master classes, performances, and workshops for a true celebration of the arts!
See the program here.

Event Details
Zero for Conduct: Notes on Critical Pedagogies Curated by Tina Pandi Opening: Thursday 28 May, 2026 18:00- 22:00 Exhibition duration: 28 May- 18 July, 2026 Opening hours: Wednesday- Friday: 15:00-
Event Details
Zero for Conduct: Notes on Critical Pedagogies
Curated by Tina Pandi
Opening: Thursday 28 May, 2026 18:00- 22:00
Exhibition duration: 28 May- 18 July, 2026
Opening hours: Wednesday- Friday: 15:00- 20:00 Saturdays: 12:00-17:00
The exhibition is free and open to the public
Where:
ACG Art Gallery, 6 Gravias, Aghia Paraskevi
Organized by:
Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences,
Deree – The American College of Greece
About the exhibition
Zero for Conduct: Notes on Critical Pedagogies is conceived as a research-based curatorial project that focuses on artists who explore alternative educational frameworks and forms of knowledge, thereby tracing critical pedagogical approaches that question how knowledge is produced, mediated, and transmitted. The exhibition takes its title from the seminal film Zéro de Conduite (1933) by French director Jean Vigo, which serves as a point of reference for questioning the disciplinary structures of education. Within this framework, education is approached not as a neutral mechanism of knowledge transmission, but as a dynamic system that shapes subjectivities, behaviors, and social relations.
The exhibition places particular emphasis on the history of education in Greece during the 20th century, highlighting the tension between traditional modes of instruction and reformist pedagogical practices. Special attention is given to the role of language as a site of ideological conflict, where issues of identity, power, and politics are both constructed and contested. From the ideological and political debates surrounding the “language question” in early 20th-century Greece to artistic initiatives exploring new forms of participation in art and learning during the 1960s and the following decades, the exhibition examines education as a field of cultural, social, and ideological formation.
Through works that experiment with collective forms of learning, embodied knowledge, and participatory processes, Zero for Conduct brings together historical and contemporary artistic initiatives that approach education as a creative, critical, and potentially emancipatory process. Comprising existing works and new commissions, the exhibition is conceived as a space for critical reflection, where art becomes a means of questioning the conditions of the learning process. In this context, education emerges as a dynamic practice tied to the very right to knowledge—particularly at a moment when this right is once again being called into question.
Participating artists:
Dimitris Antonitsis, John Baldessari, Natasa Biza, Thanasis Chondros / Alexandra Katsiani, Anastasia Douka, Effie Halivopoulou x Nikos Falagas x Tim Ward x Maira Milolidaki x Michaela Ganelli x Alexia Anna Hoffnagle x Anna Kolaza x Athena Chi Mosenthal, Niki Kanagini’s archive, Dionisis Kavallieratos, Karolina Krasouli, Jennifer Nelson, Leda Papaconstantinou, Alexandros Psychoulis, Group for communication and education in art archive, Aspa Stassinopoulou, Jean Vigo
Performances:
Jennifer Nelson in collaboration with students of the department.
ACG Αrt Collection team: Ioanna Papapavlou, Dr. Ana S. González Rueda, Katerina Milesi
Production: Katerina Milesi, Dr. Ana S. González Rueda, Ioanna Papapavlou
Mediation team: Dr. Ana S. González Rueda, Katerina Merkouri, Katerina Milesi, Eva Ntampanli and Anthi Stergiou (Art History program, Deree – The American College of Greece)
Graphic Design: Theodosia Skoumpi (Graphic Design student, Deree – The American College of Greece)
Graphic Design supervisor: Melina Constantinides (Graphic Design Professor)
Exhibition design: Eva Ntampanli
Exhibition videography: Anna Livieratou, Tzouli Ampitmpol
Videography supervision: Artemis Athanasiadou (Cinema Studies Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor)
Contributors to Jennifer Nelson’s performance:
Readers: Christos Dielas, Evgenia Kentrou, Anna Giakoumakatou, Athena Chi Mosenthal, Natalia Zara
Librarian: Jennifer Nelson
Scribe: Elen Demirian
Trees courtesy of Giannis Gryllis – Gryllis Waterlillies
Production assistant – Fani Koulocheri
The exhibition is organized by the Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts in the context of the Arts Festival 2026, in collaboration and with the support of Art History, Visual Arts and Graphic Design programs as well as of the Dance Area of Deree – The American College of Greece.
Special thanks to the Collection of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (ΕΜΣΤ) and the Irene Y. Panagopoulos Collection. Also to Dean Helena Maragou, Ms. Niki Kladakis, Dr. Daphne Mourelou of the Dance Area.
Thanks to Vivian Giannopoulou, Nicky Theodorou and Georgia Dassyra from the Events team, Marinos Klouras, Nasia Ntinopoulou, George Papastogiannoudis, Virna Vrettou, Nefeli Alexandraki, Nikolaos Fronimos and Alexis Tsironis for the Marketing and PR of the exhibition, Michalis Orontis and the security team, George Kyrodimos, Nassos Sopilis, John Fetalidis, Victor Zafeiropoulos and Christos Papadopoulos as well as Rene Fragkou, Antonis Kontopoulos, Haris Gialelis, Dimitris Fakinos, Stavros Theofilou, Christos Matzios, Manolis Sideris, Stelios Teloniatis, Giannis Gerakellis, John Poulakis, Stavros Karadimitriou, Alekos Potamianos, Giannis Kontopoulos and Takis Moschidis for the technical assistance.



Event Details
When: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | 15:30 - 18:30 Where: 7th Level Auditorium, The American College of Greece, 6 Gravias Str., Aghia Paraskevi Organized by: Cinema Studies Society & the Deree Film Club,
Event Details
When: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | 15:30 – 18:30
Where: 7th Level Auditorium, The American College of Greece, 6 Gravias Str., Aghia Paraskevi
Organized by:
Cinema Studies Society & the Deree Film Club, Deree – The American College of Greece
Deadline for film submission: Monday, May 25, 2025
Please send all queries to [email protected]
About the event
Lights, camera, action! The Annual Student Film Festival is an event honoring the cinematic talent of ACG students as budding directors, screenwriters and film editors! Join us for a celebration of our students’ filmmaking skills and submit your own film by the date indicated above.
Whether you’re behind the lens or in the audience, come be a part of the magic that happens when creativity meets the screen.
The event is free and open to the public.
202603Jun21:00RentNo day but today: Celebrating 30 years of love, art, and survival21:00

Event Details
Rent Jonathan Larson’s cultural phenomenon onstage, at The American College of Greece When: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | 21:00 Where: Pierce Theatre, The American College of Greece, 6 Gravias Str., 153 42, Athens Supported
Event Details
Rent
Jonathan Larson’s cultural phenomenon onstage, at The American College of Greece
When: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | 21:00
Where: Pierce Theatre, The American College of Greece, 6 Gravias Str., 153 42, Athens
Supported by:
ACG Events Office & The Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
About the event
Jonathan Larson’s legendary rock musical, RENT, continues to celebrate its 30th anniversary this summer. Here in Athens, ACG proudly presents a triumphant second production on Wednesday, June 3, after its full-house performance in March.
RENT reawakens the urgency to stand together, live fully, and love fiercely. This urgency has been present since the musical’s very first performance, not only through its powerful messages, but also through the tragic circumstances surrounding its premiere: its creator, Jonathan Larson, died suddenly the night after the final dress rehearsal for RENT and the day before its first off-Broadway preview performance.
Inspired by Puccini’s La Bohème, Larson composed RENT, blending rock and grunge within musical storytelling, bringing musical theatre to the MTV generation. His work redefined Broadway and reshaped the landscape of American musical theatre. RENT ran twelve consecutive years after its debut, and received widespread critical acclaim, earning the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, cementing the musical’s impact as a cultural phenomenon that continues to resonate across generations.
Set in the 1990s East Village of New York City during the height of the AIDS crisis, RENT captures a group of young bohemian artists confronting poverty, illness, addiction and eviction. As the characters seek to survive, create their art, and love in the face of uncertainty, they build an empowering and inclusive community that offers hope amid hardships. Following Larson’s vision, ACG remains committed to building communities through the performing arts in alignment with its educational and artistic mission. This production invites the international cultural hub of Athens to immerse into Larson’s work that is profoundly relevant to today’s world.
Driven by students seeking to revive and reinvent the presence of the American performing art of musical theatre at The American College of Greece, this production is a testament to the power of collaboration and common vision. With the support of dedicated faculty, students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines come together uniting knowledge, talent, heart and artistry. As echoes of hope and strength fill the human heart, we strive to amplify Larson’s powerful message,“No day but today.”
RENT
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical Arrangements by Steve Skinner
Original Concept/Additional Lyrics by Billy Aronson
Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements by Tim Weil
Dramaturg: Lynn Thomson
RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop
James C. Nicola, Artistic Director
Jeffrey Seller, Producing Director
Originally produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum,
Allan S. Gordon and New York Theatre Workshop
RENT is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Credits:
Initiated by
Victoria Anastasia Weil, Theano Soldatou, Tina Aktoglou
Creative Team
Artistic Supervision: Cindi Trent
Co-Directors: Grayce Marie Martin, Theano Soldatou, Cindi Trent
Co-Choreographers: Sophia Karasso, Cindi Trent
Additional Choreography, “Santa Fe”: Sophia Karasso
Music Director: Nassos Sopilis
Vocal Coaches: Effi Minakoulis, Maira Milolidaki
Ensemble Vocal Coach: Effi Minakoulis
Movement Design of Mugging/Riot Scenes: Katerina Drakopoulou
Acting Coaches: Victoria Anastasia Weil, Theano Soldatou, Grayce Marie Martin
Staging Assistant: Victoria Anastasia Weil
Adaptation/Editing Team:
Theano Soldatou, Victoria Anastasia Weil, Tina Aktoglou, Grayce Marie Martin
Production Team
Stage Manager: Amalia Moraitou
Stage Design: Naya Barakat, Tessi Kakampoura in collaboration with the Creative Team
Installation: Christos Dielas
Makeup: Dafni Tenente, Konstantia Remou
Lighting Design: Tessi Kakampoura in collaboration with the Creative Team
Lighting Operator: Tessi Kakampoura
Follow Spot Operator: Ilia Can Celem
Sound Engineers: Christos Papadopoulos, George Alexopoulos, Eleftheria Sakellaridi
Communications Coordinator: Tina Aktoglou
PR Coordinator: Naya Barakat
Graphic Design & Promotional Material: Tina Aktoglou, Naya Barakat
In-Show Documentary & “One Song Glory” Music Video
Videographer: Anna Livieratou
Assistant Videographer: Victoria Anastasia Weil
Music Video Actors: Alex Lomvardias, Naya Barakat
Main Cast
Mark Cohen: Dylan Goulas
Roger Davis: Alex Lomvardias
Mimi Marquez: Demitra Sideris
Tom Collins: Enio Azariadis
Angel Dumott Schunard: Jacqueline Gwinn
Maureen Johnson: Victoria Anastasia Weil
Joanne Jefferson: Damo Serafeimidou
Benjamin “Benny” Coffin III: Bennett Marotti
Ensemble
Tina Aktoglou
Naya Barakat
Ariadni Iliopoulou
Andrew Manolis
Grayce Marie Martin
Marifet Mitsiou
Christos Sellas
Theano Soldatou
Angeliki Splagkounia
Zoe Tsouri
Band
Piano: Alexandros Barlas
Acoustic Guitar: Tony Manes
Electric Guitar: Emilios Rompotis, Sofia Fazeli
Bass: Giota Dagdeleni
Drums: Alexia Bassole
202604Jun20:00ACG Concerts at Plakafrom jazz and pop ensembles to timeless chamber repertoire20:00

Event Details
ACG Concerts at Plaka Jazz and Pop Ensemble Open Concert Exam + Jam Session Thursday, April 23 | 20:00 ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17b Athens, 10557 ACG Jazz
Event Details
ACG Concerts at Plaka
Jazz and Pop Ensemble Open Concert Exam + Jam Session
Thursday, April 23 | 20:00
ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17b Athens, 10557
ACG Jazz and Pop ensemble takes the stage downtown in Plaka, presenting a set of contemporary jazz tunes and pop/rock songs as part of their final exam. Following the ensemble’s headline set, the stage will open for a crossover jam by ACG alumni and students, sharing their music ideas and explore improvised music.
Free Entrance
100 Years of Miles Davis
Friday, May 29 | 21:00
ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17b Athens, 10557
ACG is celebrating 100 Years of Miles Davis, an extraordinarily creative and influential figure in the evolution of jazz. The event features faculty musicians from ACG playing a program of original repertoire.
Free Entrance
Chamber Concert
Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
ACG Plaka Building, Ipitou 17b Athens, 10557
ACG Music Performance Workshop presents a program exploring a wide range of distinctive and contrasting repertoire drawn from across musical history, from the classical era through to contemporary times.
Free Entrance
For more information, please contact [email protected]

Event Details
Master Class: Research and Clinical Directions in Dual Diagnosis Treatment When: Friday, June 5, 2026 | 11:00-13:00 Where: AC Auditorium, The American College of Greece, Gravias 6, Ag. Paraskevi 153
Event Details
Master Class: Research and Clinical Directions in Dual Diagnosis Treatment
When: Friday, June 5, 2026 | 11:00-13:00
Where: AC Auditorium, The American College of Greece, Gravias 6, Ag. Paraskevi 153 42
Organized by:
Psychology Department,
School of Science and Technology, Deree – The American College of Greece
About the masterclass
The Master Class, “Research and Clinical Directions in Dual Diagnosis Treatment,” explores the development of integrated research and clinical practice models within residential and outpatient substance misuse care. This session highlights how the Yale School of Medicine’s partnership with local clinics in the northeast U.S. emerged from a shared commitment to data-informed behavioral health care. Specifically, it examines the translation of empirical evidence into routine clinical practice for adolescents and young adults navigating substance use disorders alongside co-occurring psychiatric conditions.
The presentation reviews four inter-related lines of work:
- Standardized Assessment Batteries: The implementation of a comprehensive, multi-rater, multi-trait clinical assessment battery—including the GAD-7, PHQ-9, AUDIT-C, NIDA-modified ASSIST, the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, brief neuropsychological screening, and life satisfaction metrics. This battery is administered serially throughout treatment as a therapeutic intervention in its own right.
- Exercise as Adjunctive Therapy: An overview of converging empirical evidence supporting the inclusion of physical exercise in substance use treatment. This includes data on how exercise directly impacts craving, substance use, mortality, cognitive functioning, mood, cerebral blood flow, neurogenesis, and telomere maintenance.
- Long-Duration Interdisciplinary Care: A breakdown of empirically supported components of long-duration (12+ months) care. This approach targets craving and reward circuitry through a combination of pharmacotherapy, evidence-based counseling, lifestyle modification, and complementary and integrative behavioral medicine.
- Early Outcome Data: A review of initial data demonstrating clinically meaningful improvements in anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-9), and functional capacity within the first 30 days of treatment compared against long-term (6–9 month) residential treatment outcomes.
About the speaker
Dr. Christopher J. Cutter, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at the Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, on the Clinician Educator-Scholar Track. A counseling psychologist of Native American descent, Dr. Cutter has built his career at the intersection of three pressing areas of behavioral health: mental health care for Native American youth and communities, the treatment of co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder, and quality improvement in care for dually-diagnosed adolescents.
In 2016, Dr. Cutter founded Yale’s first Native American Mental Health Program — one of the first academically based programs in the United States dedicated to Indigenous mental health research, assessment, and clinical training. As principal investigator, he leads a portfolio of community-driven projects, including a SAMHSA-funded effort with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, a school-district partnership serving students of the Shinnecock Nation, and a culturally adapted trauma-informed intervention with the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe. Earlier work with the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tiwahe Initiative, helped lay the foundation for these collaborations.
Beyond Yale, Dr. Cutter serves as Chief of Adolescent Psychology and Training Director of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Social Work at Turnbridge Addiction Treatment Programs, where he oversees three residential and outpatient programs for dually-diagnosed adolescents. In January 2026, he assumed the role of Director of Research and Assessment at The Pointe Dual Diagnosis Residential Treatment Program in Malibu, California. He also leads cognitive behavioral therapy training at the APT Foundation’s Pain Treatment Services and is a co-investigator on the NIH HEAL initiative IMPOWR-YOU, a multi-site clinical trial integrating chronic pain and opioid use disorder care.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Cutter teaches Native American Mental Health at Yale College and at tribal colleges across the country, including a recent visiting professorship at Aaniiih Nakoda Tribal College in Montana. He has chaired six national conferences, including the Charles Carl Native American Mental Health Conferences, and has presented as keynote and invited speaker at venues ranging from the Native Health Summit to Oxford University. His scholarship has appeared in JAMA, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, and Psychotherapy, among other journals.
Dr. Cutter earned his Ph.D. from Northeastern University, completed his predoctoral internship at Harvard Medical School/ McLean Hospital, and postdoctoral fellowship through Yale School of Medicine’ Division of Substance Abuse. He is currently senior teaching and training faculty and recently received Yale School of Medicine’s Sally Provence Award for Excellence in Supervision as well as Yale’s Faculty Excellence and Diversity Initiative fellowship.
202606Jun18:302026 Deree Homecoming Reunion18:30

Event Details
Come Back to Where it All Began! When: Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 18:00 Where: Deree – The American College of Greece Participation: 35€ As a non-profit institution, ACG will direct all event proceeds
Event Details
Come Back to Where it All Began!
When: Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 18:00
Where: Deree – The American College of Greece
Participation: 35€
As a non-profit institution, ACG will direct all event proceeds to support the Deree Scholarship Fund
Organized by: ACG Office of Advancement-Alumni
An evening dedicated to reconnecting, celebrating, and strengthening the Deree alumni community.
The 2026 Deree Homecoming Reunion brings together graduates from all class years in a vibrant and welcoming setting, designed to inspire meaningful connections, rekindle shared memories, and create new opportunities for engagement.
The evening will feature a dynamic mix of social and interactive experiences across campus, including opportunities to reconnect with fellow alumni and faculty, enjoy live music, and experience a lively, festive atmosphere.
We look forward to welcoming you back to campus for a memorable and inspiring reunion.
Parking upon availability.
Event Program
18:00-20:00
- Alumni Registration – Deree Gate
- Deree Campus Tours
- Welcome Drinks – Deree Main Corridor
18:30-20:00
- Speed Networking – Deree Student Lounge
- Re-connect with your Professors – Deree Student Lounge
20:00-20:15
- Welcome Remarks – Deree 200 level
20:15-20:45
- Live Music Performance by Deree Music Major Students and Alumni – Deree 200 level
20:45 – 23:00+
- Party/Cocktail Reception – Deree Student Lounge (Live DJ set by DJ Avgoustinos, D’03)
#2026DereeHomecoming #Reunion

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World Ocean Day 2026 | Global Climate Crisis and the Mediterranean Marine System: Current status & Future challenges When: Monday, June 8, 2026 | 15:30-17:00 Where: AC Auditorium, Deree - The
Event Details
World Ocean Day 2026 | Global Climate Crisis and the Mediterranean Marine System: Current status & Future challenges
When:
Monday, June 8, 2026 | 15:30-17:00
Where:
AC Auditorium, Deree – The American College of Greece
Organized by:
ACG Center of Excellence in Sustainability
About the event
Join us on Monday, June 8, 2026, 15:30, AC Auditorium, for a keynote speech on the Global Climate Crisis and the Mediterranean Marine System: Current status & Future challenges.
In this special event on the occasion of the World Ocean Day celebration, Dr. Velaoras, a physical oceanographer of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Institute of Oceanography, will explore how the global climate crisis is reshaping ocean systems, affecting marine biodiversity, coastal communities, weather patterns, and the delicate balance of the Mediterranean ecosystem.
Through scientific insight and real-world observations, the presentation will highlight the current state of the Mediterranean Sea, the impacts already being recorded, and the major environmental challenges expected in the coming decades. The discussion will also emphasize the importance of research, innovation, and collective action in protecting one of the world’s most unique and vulnerable marine regions for future generations.
About the speaker
Dr. Dimitris Velaoras obtained his B.Sc. in Physics at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Physical Oceanography in the same University. He is presently a principal researcher at the Institute of Oceanography/Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) and has worked in the past as an oceanographer/environmental scientist for the Hellenic Navy and the Greek Ombudsman.
His main research activities include the study of Eastern Mediterranean marine processes and the role of the Aegean Sea, the functioning and variability of the Mediterranean thermohaline circulation, the characterization of water masses, interannual hydrological variations and connections to climate change, as well as collection and processing of field oceanographic data.
He has more than 25 years of sea-going experience and has participated in both Greek and international field research activities in the Eastern & Western Mediterranean and the Red Sea. He has participated in over 40 sea-going cruises on Greek, German and French research vessels. He has authored or contributed to more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals.
For clarifications please contact: Dr. Stella Apostolaki, [email protected], ext. 1764 or Dr. Ioannis Christodoulakis, [email protected], ext. 1464
202608Jun18:0021:00Ocean Stewards on Campus: An Evening Dedicated to the Deep Blue18:00 - 21:00

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Ελληνικά English Ocean Stewards on Campus: Μια Βραδιά Αφιερωμένη στο Απέραντο Γαλάζιο Πότε: Δευτέρα, 8 Ιουνίου
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Ocean Stewards on Campus: Μια Βραδιά Αφιερωμένη στο Απέραντο Γαλάζιο
Πότε:
Δευτέρα, 8 Ιουνίου 2026 | 18:00-21:00
Πού: ACG Events Hall , Deree – Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος Γραβιάς 6, GR – 153 42, Campus Αγίας Παρασκευής
Διοργανώνεται από:
Office of Sustainability – Public Affairs, The American College of Greece
Chatzigakis Foundation
MEPP Environmental
Σε συνεργασία με:
ACG Sustainability Leaders
Σχετικά με το event
Το πρόγραμμα Ocean Stewards πραγματοποιεί το 1ο του μεγάλο on-campus event, φέρνοντας στο προσκήνιο την επιτακτική ανάγκη για την προστασία των ωκεανών μας. Επίκεντρο της εκδήλωσης αποτελεί η ειδική προβολή του συγκλονιστικού ντοκιμαντέρ “The Forgotten Pacific”, ένα κινηματογραφικό οδοιπορικό που ρίχνει φως στις εύθραυστες γωνιές του Ειρηνικού Ωκεανού και στις δραματικές επιπτώσεις της κλιματικής αλλαγής.
Πρόκειται για μια πολυδιάστατη βραδιά που συνδέει την περιβαλλοντική ευαισθητοποίηση με την ηγεσία και τη δράση. Το πρόγραμμα πλαισιώνεται από στοχευμένα keynote speeches, καθώς και από την επίσημη παρουσίαση της Ocean Stewards Collection, της νέας συλλογής που ενσαρκώνει τη φιλοσοφία της συμμαχίας. Η εκδήλωση κορυφώνεται με ένα δυναμικό multi-stakeholder panel, όπου διακεκριμένοι ακαδημαϊκοί, έγκριτοι δημοσιογράφοι, καινοτόμες επιχειρήσεις και εκπρόσωποι ΜΚΟ συζητούν για τη βιωσιμότητα και το μέλλον της Γαλάζιας Οικονομίας.
Το διεθνές κύρος και τη θεσμική βαρύτητα της πρωτοβουλίας επισφραγίζει η τιμητική παρουσία Υπουργών της Ελληνικής Κυβέρνησης, καθώς και της Α.Ε. Πρέσβεως της Αυστραλίας, σε μια βραδιά-ορόσημο για τη συλλογική προσπάθεια διάσωσης των θαλασσών μας.
Η εκδήλωση είναι δωρεάν και ανοιχτή για το κοινό.
Διατίθεται parking στο campus, βάσει διαθεσιμότητας.
Για περαιτέρω διευκρινίσεις, παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με το [email protected]
Ocean Stewards on Campus: An Evening Dedicated to the Deep Blue
When:
Monday, June 8th, 2026 | 18:00 – 21:00
Where:
ACG Events Hall
Deree – The American College of Greece
6 Gravias str., GR 153 42, Aghia Paraskevi Campus
Organized by:
Office of Sustainability – Public Affairs, The American College of Greece
Chatzigakis Foundation
MEPP Environmental
In collaboration with:
ACG Sustainability Leaders
About the event
The Ocean Stewards program is hosting its 1st major on-campus event, bringing the urgent need for ocean conservation to the forefront. The centerpiece of the event is a special screening of the powerful documentary “The Forgotten Pacific”, a cinematic journey that sheds light on the fragile corners of the Pacific Ocean and the dramatic impacts of climate change.We can’t wait to welcome you on campus!
This multifaceted evening bridges environmental awareness with leadership and action. The program features targeted keynote speeches, alongside the official presentation of the Ocean Stewards Collection, a new line that embodies the core philosophy of our alliance. The event culminates in a dynamic multi-stakeholder panel, where distinguished academics, esteemed journalists, innovative business leaders, and NGO representatives will discuss sustainability and the future of the Blue Economy.
The international prestige and institutional weight of the initiative are highlighted by the honorary presence of Ministers of the Greek Government and H.E. the Ambassador of Australia, marking a milestone evening in our collective effort to protect our seas.
The event is free and open to the public.
For further clarifications, please contact [email protected]

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Learning by Doing—Now with AI: Practical Design for a Changing World When: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | 12:00-13:30 Where: DC Faculty Lounge (ACG) with Online Attendance via Zoom Organized by The MA
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Learning by Doing—Now with AI: Practical Design for a Changing World
When:
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | 12:00-13:30
Where:
DC Faculty Lounge (ACG) with Online Attendance via Zoom
Organized by
The MA in Learning Design and Technology and the Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences,
The American College of Greece
About the event
Much of modern educational practice has developed as an adaption to a central challenge: authentic learning by doing and individualized coaching are extraordinarily resource intensive. Large classes, standardized instruction, and scalable delivery models often emerged not because they represent ideal learning conditions, but because they were practical responses to limitations of time, staffing, and cost.
Yet many of the strongest educational traditions, particularly in the arts, continue to emphasize apprenticeship, studio practice, critique, rehearsal, feedback, and one-on-one mentoring as essential elements of meaningful learning. Drawing on John Dewey’s pragmatic philosophy, this session explores how artificial intelligence (AI) may help (and perhaps hinder) educators providing experiential and inquiry-based learning.
Through examples from higher education, learning design, and dance education, we will examine how AI can support learning by doing without reducing education to automation. Instead, AI can function as a practical design instrument that expands opportunities for coaching, experimentation, reflection, and active learning in ways that were previously difficult to scale. Attendees will be invited to analyze and discuss approaches that integrate AI while preserving the relational and creative dimensions of teaching and learning. We plan to share this framework for the first half of the session and then use the rest of our time together for Q&A and open, informal discussion with participants.
About the speakers
Dr. David R. Moore, Innovative Learning Design and Technology, Patton College of Education, Ohio University, US
Sophie was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. With a BA in Dance and a strong background in exercise, meditation and wellness, she has been working since 1990 at Deree as a group fitness instructor, faculty member, Recreational Sports Coordinator and finally Executive Coordinator, Wellness. Her expertise in group fitness and personal training enabled her to work in spas and sports clubs in Greece and Jordan and had a daily fitness program on Jordanian National Television. She has participated in congresses and seminars in Greece and abroad with the latest being: The Pilates Coach-Germany, The Physicalmind Institute/The Method Pilates-USA, Grounding, Reiki, Biosynthesis, Pranic Healing Light-Greece. She has been a member of IDEA (The Health and Fitness Source) since 1998. Sophie speaks Arabic, English, French and Greek.
Dr. Christi Camper Moore, Dance, Arts Administration, Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts, Ohio University, US
Christi Camper Moore is Associate Professor of Dance and Director of Arts Administration at Ohio University. Her research focuses on pedagogy, creativity, feedback, community building, and the ways dance training and curriculum shape student identity and learning experiences. She is the founding head of Ohio University’s Master of Arts Administration program and has published widely in dance education and arts management journals. Her work bridges arts education, experiential learning, assessment, and interdisciplinary teaching, with particular emphasis on collaboration, reflective practice, and student-centered learning.
This event is open to educators, researchers, and graduate students across disciplines.
For inquiries, please contact: Dr. Maria Avgerinou, Director- MA in Learning Design and Technology at [email protected]

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When: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Where: Cape Sounion (Meet at 17:00 | Deree Main Gate) Organized by ACG Health & Wellness Center – The American College of Greece Details: Participation fee: 9€ to cover
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When:
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Where:
Cape Sounion (Meet at 17:00 | Deree Main Gate)
Organized by
ACG Health & Wellness Center – The American College of Greece
Details:
Participation fee: 9€ to cover the picnic dinner.
Transportation will be covered by the college.
Register at the Wellness Center-Zen garden (first come first served).
About the event
Unwind and recharge with the Sounion Sunset Experience. Join us at the breathtaking Cape Sounion to relax, swim, meditate, and enjoy a scenic picnic against the backdrop of a majestic sunset. It is a wonderful opportunity to connect with others, take in one of Greece’s most iconic coastal views, and find a moment of serenity—with all round-trip transportation fully covered by the college.
For further clarifications, please contact s.themelis@acg.edu
About the facilitator

Sophie Themelis
Executive Coordinator, Wellness, Pilates Instructor, ACG Health & Wellness Center
Sophie was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. With a BA in Dance and a strong background in exercise, meditation and wellness, she has been working since 1990 at Deree as a group fitness instructor, faculty member, Recreational Sports Coordinator and finally Executive Coordinator, Wellness. Her expertise in group fitness and personal training enabled her to work in spas and sports clubs in Greece and Jordan and had a daily fitness program on Jordanian National Television. She has participated in congresses and seminars in Greece and abroad with the latest being: The Pilates Coach-Germany, The Physicalmind Institute/The Method Pilates-USA, Grounding, Reiki, Biosynthesis, Pranic Healing Light-Greece. She has been a member of IDEA (The Health and Fitness Source) since 1998. Sophie speaks Arabic, English, French and Greek.
July

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Zero for Conduct: Notes on Critical Pedagogies Curated by Tina Pandi Opening: Thursday 28 May, 2026 18:00- 22:00 Exhibition duration: 28 May- 18 July, 2026 Opening hours: Wednesday- Friday: 15:00-
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Zero for Conduct: Notes on Critical Pedagogies
Curated by Tina Pandi
Opening: Thursday 28 May, 2026 18:00- 22:00
Exhibition duration: 28 May- 18 July, 2026
Opening hours: Wednesday- Friday: 15:00- 20:00 Saturdays: 12:00-17:00
The exhibition is free and open to the public
Where:
ACG Art Gallery, 6 Gravias, Aghia Paraskevi
Organized by:
Frances Rich School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences,
Deree – The American College of Greece
About the exhibition
Zero for Conduct: Notes on Critical Pedagogies is conceived as a research-based curatorial project that focuses on artists who explore alternative educational frameworks and forms of knowledge, thereby tracing critical pedagogical approaches that question how knowledge is produced, mediated, and transmitted. The exhibition takes its title from the seminal film Zéro de Conduite (1933) by French director Jean Vigo, which serves as a point of reference for questioning the disciplinary structures of education. Within this framework, education is approached not as a neutral mechanism of knowledge transmission, but as a dynamic system that shapes subjectivities, behaviors, and social relations.
The exhibition places particular emphasis on the history of education in Greece during the 20th century, highlighting the tension between traditional modes of instruction and reformist pedagogical practices. Special attention is given to the role of language as a site of ideological conflict, where issues of identity, power, and politics are both constructed and contested. From the ideological and political debates surrounding the “language question” in early 20th-century Greece to artistic initiatives exploring new forms of participation in art and learning during the 1960s and the following decades, the exhibition examines education as a field of cultural, social, and ideological formation.
Through works that experiment with collective forms of learning, embodied knowledge, and participatory processes, Zero for Conduct brings together historical and contemporary artistic initiatives that approach education as a creative, critical, and potentially emancipatory process. Comprising existing works and new commissions, the exhibition is conceived as a space for critical reflection, where art becomes a means of questioning the conditions of the learning process. In this context, education emerges as a dynamic practice tied to the very right to knowledge—particularly at a moment when this right is once again being called into question.
Participating artists:
Dimitris Antonitsis, John Baldessari, Natasa Biza, Thanasis Chondros / Alexandra Katsiani, Anastasia Douka, Effie Halivopoulou x Nikos Falagas x Tim Ward x Maira Milolidaki x Michaela Ganelli x Alexia Anna Hoffnagle x Anna Kolaza x Athena Chi Mosenthal, Niki Kanagini’s archive, Dionisis Kavallieratos, Karolina Krasouli, Jennifer Nelson, Leda Papaconstantinou, Alexandros Psychoulis, Group for communication and education in art archive, Aspa Stassinopoulou, Jean Vigo
Performances:
Jennifer Nelson in collaboration with students of the department.
ACG Αrt Collection team: Ioanna Papapavlou, Dr. Ana S. González Rueda, Katerina Milesi
Production: Katerina Milesi, Dr. Ana S. González Rueda, Ioanna Papapavlou
Mediation team: Dr. Ana S. González Rueda, Katerina Merkouri, Katerina Milesi, Eva Ntampanli and Anthi Stergiou (Art History program, Deree – The American College of Greece)
Graphic Design: Theodosia Skoumpi (Graphic Design student, Deree – The American College of Greece)
Graphic Design supervisor: Melina Constantinides (Graphic Design Professor)
Exhibition design: Eva Ntampanli
Exhibition videography: Anna Livieratou, Tzouli Ampitmpol
Videography supervision: Artemis Athanasiadou (Cinema Studies Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor)
Contributors to Jennifer Nelson’s performance:
Readers: Christos Dielas, Evgenia Kentrou, Anna Giakoumakatou, Athena Chi Mosenthal, Natalia Zara
Librarian: Jennifer Nelson
Scribe: Elen Demirian
Trees courtesy of Giannis Gryllis – Gryllis Waterlillies
Production assistant – Fani Koulocheri
The exhibition is organized by the Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts in the context of the Arts Festival 2026, in collaboration and with the support of Art History, Visual Arts and Graphic Design programs as well as of the Dance Area of Deree – The American College of Greece.
Special thanks to the Collection of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (ΕΜΣΤ) and the Irene Y. Panagopoulos Collection. Also to Dean Helena Maragou, Ms. Niki Kladakis, Dr. Daphne Mourelou of the Dance Area.
Thanks to Vivian Giannopoulou, Nicky Theodorou and Georgia Dassyra from the Events team, Marinos Klouras, Nasia Ntinopoulou, George Papastogiannoudis, Virna Vrettou, Nefeli Alexandraki, Nikolaos Fronimos and Alexis Tsironis for the Marketing and PR of the exhibition, Michalis Orontis and the security team, George Kyrodimos, Nassos Sopilis, John Fetalidis, Victor Zafeiropoulos and Christos Papadopoulos as well as Rene Fragkou, Antonis Kontopoulos, Haris Gialelis, Dimitris Fakinos, Stavros Theofilou, Christos Matzios, Manolis Sideris, Stelios Teloniatis, Giannis Gerakellis, John Poulakis, Stavros Karadimitriou, Alekos Potamianos, Giannis Kontopoulos and Takis Moschidis for the technical assistance.


202607Jul10:0014:00Deree Programs Fair 202610:00 - 14:00

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Ελληνικά English #Futureproof Studies at Deree! Ανακαλύψτε όλα όσα κάνουν το Deree την επιλογή σπουδών που θα σας προετοιμάσει
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#Futureproof Studies at Deree!
Ανακαλύψτε όλα όσα κάνουν το Deree την επιλογή σπουδών που θα σας προετοιμάσει για κάθε μέλλον στο Deree Programs Fair 2026 στις 7 Ιουλίου!
- Ποιο αντικείμενο σπουδών εκφράζει τις κλίσεις και τα ταλέντα μου;
- Είμαι φοιτητής του ελληνικού πανεπιστημίου. Τι μπορεί να μου προσφέρει το Deree;
- Μπορώ να σπουδάσω στο Deree με υποτροφία;
- Είμαι τελειόφοιτος/απόφοιτος πανεπιστημίου, τι μεταπτυχιακό μπορώ να κάνω στο Deree/Alba;
Στις 7 Ιουλίου σας περιμένουμε στις 10:00 π.μ. στο «Deree Programs Fair 2025», την ετήσια έκθεση των προπτυχιακών και μεταπτυχιακών προγραμμάτων του Deree για να βιώσετε από κοντά τι σημαίνει το να είσαι φοιτητής μας!
Θα γνωρίσετε όλη την γκάμα των προγραμμάτων μας, θα μπείτε σε τάξη για να παρακολουθήσετε real-time μαθήματα, θα γνωρίσετε τις υπερσύγχρονες εγκαταστάσεις μας, θα μάθετε για τις υποτροφίες μας και φυσικά θα πληροφορηθείτε για όλα αυτά που κάνουν το Deree την καλύτερη επιλογή σπουδών!
On Campus
Συμπληρώστε τη φόρμα συμμετοχής που ακολουθεί για να επισκεφτείτε το campus μας στις 7 Ιουλίου!
#Futureproof Studies at Deree! Join us at the Deree Programs Fair 2026 on July 7, and discover everything that makes Deree the ideal place to prepare for any future!
- Are you wondering which field of study aligns with your skills and passions?
- Are you a student at a Greek university curious about what Deree can offer you?
- Do you want to know if you can study at Deree with a scholarship?
- Or perhaps you’re a graduate looking to pursue a postgraduate degree at Deree or Alba?
On July 7, we invite you to the “Deree Programs Fair 2026” at 10:00 AM. This annual event showcases our undergraduate and postgraduate programs, offering a firsthand experience of what it’s like to be a student at Deree!
Explore our full range of programs, attend real-time classes, tour our state-of-the-art facilities, learn about available scholarships, and discover why Deree is the best choice for your academic journey.
On Campus
Fill out the form below to join us on campus this July 7!
202611Jul12:00TEDxDereeACG 2026 - RULES12:00

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When: Saturday, July 11, 2026 | 12:00 Where: Pierce Theater, The American College of Greece Organized by: TEDxDereeACG Organizing Team About the event This year, we are honored to welcome Kareem Kalokoh, a leading
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When: Saturday, July 11, 2026 | 12:00
Where: Pierce Theater, The American College of Greece
Organized by:
TEDxDereeACG Organizing Team
About the event
This year, we are honored to welcome Kareem Kalokoh, a leading voice in the modern Athenian hip‑hop scene, who will explore how creativity and identity grow when you break the unspoken rules imposed by society and culture. Eri Ioannidou, forensic psychologist and TEDx speaker, returns to challenge the rules of perception by dismantling deeply rooted myths around psychopathy and mental health, inviting us to rethink how society defines “normal” and “abnormal” behavior. Elly Andriopoulou, Managing Director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, will speak about leadership, civic responsibility, and how public institutions can rewrite the rules to serve a more inclusive, sustainable society.
From the world of arts and identity, acclaimed pianist, researcher and Professor at Deree Christine Tokatlian brings a powerful perspective on redefining cultural rules through music, heritage, and creative expression, bridging tradition and innovation. Katerina Tasiopoulou, cybersecurity leader and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, will uncover the unseen rules of the digital world, speaking about cyber resilience, leadership under pressure, and how technology forces us to redefine security and trust in modern life. Aristotelis Vathis, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, will address the internal rules that govern emotional life, mental health, and trauma, offering insight into how psychological frameworks can either limit or liberate human potential. Along with additional speakers who will be announced soon on our Instagram.
Beyond the stage, the TEDx experience continues through hands‑on engagement. Attendees can visit the Bone Marrow Donation Booth, learning how one simple decision can break the rule of indifference and save lives. At the “How to Make Your CV Stand Out” booth by ACG Career Services, participants will gain practical tools to challenge conventional career rules and present their stories with confidence. The WELEAD Women Empowerment Workshop creates space to challenge outdated leadership norms and build new rules based on equality, voice, and representation.
TEDxDereeACG 2026 is proudly sponsored by MOTODYNAMICS, supporting a full day of ideas, connection, and action at Pierce Theatre.
August
202629Aug10:0013:00Discover Deree Day 202610:00 - 13:00

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Ελληνικά English Discover Deree Day Σάββατο, 29 Αυγούστου | 10:00-13:00 Ένα πολλά υποσχόμενο μέλλον γράφεται στο Deree.
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Discover Deree Day
Σάββατο, 29 Αυγούστου | 10:00-13:00
Ένα πολλά υποσχόμενο μέλλον γράφεται στο Deree.
Ένα μέλλον γεμάτο απεριόριστες δυνατότητες, προοπτικές, πλούσια ερεθίσματα, δραστηριότητες, επαγγελματικές και ακαδημαϊκές ευκαιρίες σε όλο τον κόσμο.
Προετοιμάσου για κάθε μέλλον, επιλέγοντας το Deree για τις σπουδές σου.
Δήλωσε συμμετοχή στο Discover Deree Day και γνώρισέ το από κοντά στις 29 Αυγούστου.
Ανακάλυψε τι σημαίνει να σπουδάζεις στο Deree:
- Γνώρισε τα 38 σύγχρονα προγράμματα σπουδών, 6 προγράμματα σε συνεργασία με το πανεπιστήμιο Clarkson και 61 υποειδικότητες.
- Μάθετε για την οικονομική ενίσχυση και τις υποτροφίες που μπορούν να καλύψουν έως το 100% των διδάκτρων.
- Είσαι φοιτητής σε ελληνικό πανεπιστήμιο; Μάθε για το πρόγραμμα Παράλληλων Σπουδών.
- Ανακάλυψε τις μοναδικές δυνατότητες για σπουδές σε διακεκριμένα συνεργαζόμενα πανεπιστήμια.
- Επωφελήσου από τις ευκαιρίες για πρακτική άσκηση σε κορυφαίες εταιρείες σε Ελλάδα και εξωτερικό.
Discover Deree Day
Saturday, August 29 | 10:00-13:00
A different future unfolds at Deree.
A future full of endless possibilities, diverse activities, exciting professional and academic opportunities around the world!
Be #FutureProof by choosing to study at Deree.
Join the next Discover Deree Day on August 29 and discover all that it has to offer!
Discover what studying at Deree means:
- A rich curriculum consisting of 38 innovative bachelors, 6 of which are in collaboration with Clarkson University and 61 minors.
- Find out about financial assistance and scholarships that can cover up to 100% of tuition fees.
- A Parallel Studies Program designed for public university students who wish to add a competitive edge to their degree.
- Unique opportunities to study abroad in prestigious partner universities around the globe.
- Internship opportunities in leading companies worldwide.





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