Margaret Toscano

Margaret Toscano is a Professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Utah, holding this position since July 2025. Previously, she served as Assistant Professor (Lecturer) from 2003 to 2006 and Instructor (Lecturer) from 1999 to 2003, demonstrating over two decades of continuous academic service.

Her scholarly focus centers on classical philology and ancient languages, with expertise spanning:

• Classical Greek literature and linguistics
• Latin textual studies
• Comparative mythology
• Semitic languages including Biblical Hebrew
• Germanic philology with specialization in Middle High German
• Ancient Mediterranean cultural studies

Professor Toscano's teaching portfolio includes advanced graduate seminars in classical prose composition alongside foundational courses in Classical Mythology and Ancient Greek language sequences. She actively mentors doctoral candidates through thesis research supervision while maintaining undergraduate research supervision, reflecting her dual commitment to graduate training and undergraduate pedagogy within the classics curriculum.