Thursday January 23 2025, 6 PM. IIC New York - 686 Park Avenue, New York, NY. A conversation with the author Tania Convertini (Dartmouth College) in conversation with the moderators Iuri Moscardi (Bryn Mawr) and Erica Moretti (FIT. NYC). Imagine transforming the lives of millions of Italians through literacy - not in a traditional classroom, but through the power of television.

Imagine delivering lessons so inspiring and accessible that they bridge social divides and resonate across an entire nation. This is exactly what the Italian educator Alberto Manzi (1924–2024) achieved with his groundbreaking television program Non è mai troppo tardi, which aired in Italy from 1960 to 1968 enabling a multitude of Italians to learn how to read and write.