Inaugurated in 1965, the Charles Alexander Robinson, Jr., Memorial Lecture is an endowed, annual lecture delivered by a distinguished, senior scholar on a topic of broad interest to scholars, students, and community members at Brown.

Named in honor of Professor Emeritus, Michael Putnam, and funded by the Putnam Flexible Research Fund, the Putnam Lecture is an annual talk delivered by an invited scholar on a topic related to the particular specialties of Professor Putnam.

Inaugurated in the spring of 2004 with Michael C.J. Putnam delivering a lecture at Yale, these semi-annual one-day events foster ties between the Yale and Brown Classics Departments.

Inaugurated in Spring 2010, stemming from a generous grant from the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Foundation, an eminent scholar in Classical Studies is selected and invited by the graduate students of the Classics Department. The scholar leads a seminar for the graduate students and present a public lecture on a topic of their choosing, relating to the ancient world.