Our mission

The Circle was founded in Boston, on January 25, 2014, to address the need for a discipline-independent Forum for members of the Higher Education Community who are of Hellenic descent or have professional association with Hellenic Culture & Affairs.

The Circle of Hellenic Academics in Boston is a non-profit Corporation serving academics of Hellenic descent or with professional association with Hellenic Culture & Affairs who are currently employed or have been employed as Faculty by an Institution of Higher Education and who promote the pursuits of research, education, mentoring and academic excellence in their profession.

Recent events

Corruption

Corruption

January 15, 2026
The Archimedean Conservatories Project and the Advanced Placement (AP) Greek Initiative

The Archimedean Conservatories Project and the Advanced Placement (AP) Greek Initiative

November 14, 2025
In memory of Dionysis Savvopoulos: A conversation with him at Harvard’s Seminar on Modern Greek Studies

In memory of Dionysis Savvopoulos: A conversation with him at Harvard’s Seminar on Modern Greek Studies

October 21, 2025
Expanding Transatlantic Collaboration: The Cyprus Institute’s USA Partnership Agenda 

Expanding Transatlantic Collaboration: The Cyprus Institute’s USA Partnership Agenda 

October 14, 2025
Bringing Back Greek Scholars – The first survey of the Greek Academic Diaspora

Bringing Back Greek Scholars – The first survey of the Greek Academic Diaspora

April 27, 2025

Board of Directors

Prof. Gregory Stephanopoulos
President

MIT, USA

Prof. Erotokritos Katsavounidis
Treasurer

MIT, USA

Dr. Yiannis Monovoukas
Vice President and Secretary

Founder and CEO of the Helios Group 

Prof. Basilis Zikopoulos
Communications Director

Boston U., USA

Prof. Spyros Agathos
Director

Catholic U. of Louvain, Belgium

Ms. Athina Kourbetli
Executive Director
Athina Kourbetli
Prof. Photini Pazartzis
Director

Tufts University, USA

Dr. Harry Pothoulakis
Director

UCLA Health, USA

Latest news

NewsHAMER 2025
May 10, 2025

HAMER 2025

Saturday May 10 2025, 9am – 6pm Room 66-110, MIT Campus Co-organized by a committee of students from Boston-area academic institutions, HAMER, Hellenic-American Meeting of Early-Career Researchers, was conceived and…
NewsNew Circle President and Board
July 13, 2022

New Circle President and Board

In the summer of 2022, the Circle General Assembly elected Professor Gregory  Stephanopoulos of MIT as the new Circle President. Greg was one of the four incorporators in the Circle…