Dr. Anke Tietz

Anke Tietz is a historian, classicist, and entrepreneur. She studied classics and ancient history in Munich and Bochum, and received her doctoral degree, again in classics, from the Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

After working as a lecturer and researcher at LMU München with an international research project in Turkey, Anke founded her own educational travel company Via Antiqua. Besides operating recreational and soft adventure trips in the Mediterranean, Via Antiqua has managed educational travel programs and service related travel programs for the Association of Yale Alumni. Anke has participated in Yale service programs both as a Yalie volunteer and a tour operator and has a comprehensive perspective on alumni travel.