Email: kyleharper@ou.edu
Harper, an assistant professor of classics and a core faculty member in the Religious Studies Program, received his bachelor’s degree from OU in 2001, going on to obtain his master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University in 2003 and 2007. His articles have been published in some of the most internationally distinguished journals in his field. His book, Slavery in the Late Roman Mediterranean, AD 275-425: An Economic, Social, and Institutional Study, is under contract with Cambridge University Press.
Since joining the OU faculty in 2007, Harper has been the recipient of numerous grants. His courses on Roman Civilization and the Origins of Christianity are popular offerings at OU. He also teaches in the Osher Lifelong Learning Program at OU and regularly speaks at national conferences. Before coming to OU, he received many fellowships and awards — including the distinguished Whiting Fellowship — and won numerous teaching awards as a graduate student at Harvard.
