Eric Dugdale is a professor of classics at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota. Dugdale holds degrees from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and the University of North Carolina. Dugdale serves on the Education Committee of the American Philological Association and is also participating in Ancient Greeks/Modern Lives, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by Peter Meineck of the New York-based Aquila Theatre Company. The initiative places live theatrical events, reading groups, and lectures in community libraries and cultural centers to inspire people to come together to read, see, and think about classical literature and how it continues to influence and invigorate American cultural life.