The ICCC awards $2,500 scholarships to Houston area college students participating in study abroad programs in Italy
The Italian Cultural & Community Center is pleased to launch a new scholarship program for Houston area college students participating in study abroad programs in Italy. Study abroad programs should be greater than four weeks and up to a full semester. Completed applications must be submitted by November 15, 2021. To know more or download the appli...
Italian American Society presents scholarship
Three New Orleans area high school students have received scholarships from the Italian American St. Joseph Society (IASJS). Selected for the honors were graduates Gabrielle LoCoco and Katherine Lorusso, both of Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans, and Benjamin Broussard, of St. Paul's High School in Covington. This marked the third year for the so...
We're hiring teachers as independent contractors
The Italian Cultural & Community Center is seeking qualified instructors to join our dedicated team. We are looking for candidates who are independent contractors. The candidates must exhibit a passion for working with young children and adult groups, and they must have good communication and classroom management skills. Job description: Teach indi...
100 Days of Dante
We are pleased to announce 100 Days of Dante, a new project sponsored by the Baylor University Honors College, in collaboration with programs at Biola University, the University of Dallas, Eastern University, Gonzaga University and Whitworth University. This coalition of universities has come together to create the world’s largest Dante reading gro...
The winner of the 2020-2021 “Italian Club of Dallas” Scholarship is Alexa Hassell
The Italian Program announces the winner of the 2020-2021 “Italian Club of Dallas” Scholarship! This year’s recipient is…Alexa Hassell, who will be spending the summer in Rome. Alexa Hassell is a current sophomore who knew what she wanted to do from day one. Before starting her first day of classes, she walked into Italian Program Director Anthony...
D'Eugenio Presents on Comics and Graffiti at the 52th Annual NeMLA Conference
The University of Arkansas' Daniela D'Eugenio, assistant professor of Italian, recently presented "Comics and Graffiti for the 'Week of the Italian Language in the World'" on the roundtable session "Teaching Popular Culture in the Intermediate Language Courses" at the 52nd Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA). The...
Scholarship opportunities at Italian Cultural and Community Center of Houston
Since the year 2000, the Italian Cultural & Community Center has granted over $241,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are of Italian descent to any degree on either side of parentage, and who submit complete applications by the specified deadline. All completed applications are due in the ICCC office by 5:00 p.m. on April 9,...
Continuità nel promuovere la ricerca ed i Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo
Si è svolta il 12 dicembre in videoconferenza la XV Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo, evento organizzato dalla Texas Scientific Italian Community (TSIC) in collaborazione con la Rice University e patrocinato dal Governatore dello Stato del Texas, dalla Camera dei Deputati, dall’Istituto Superiore della Sanitá, dal Consiglio Nazionale d...
Calabretta-Sajder Receives American Association of Teachers of Italian's Distinguished Service Award
Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, assistant professor and section head for Italian at the University of Arkansas, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the American Association of Teachers of Italian's Distinguished Service Award for the college/university level. A member of the American Association of Teachers of Italian for 13 years, Calabretta-Sajder...
XV Conference of Italian Researchers in the world. Saturday 12th December
The XV Conference of Italian Researchers in the World is only a few days away and we can't be more excited to see so many interesting topics, in different fields of science, technology, medicine, and humanities, with outstanding speakers and moderators, as well as several important endorsements and auspices received for the event organized by the T...
Riunione ordinaria della Texas Scientific Italian Community (TSIC). Eletto il comitato esecutivo.
L’ associazione denominatasi "Texas Scientific Italian Community" (TSIC), che riunisce membri della comunità scientifica italiana nel Texas, si è riunita via zoom per eleggere il suo comitato esecutivo e per finalizzare le attività dell’ultimo quadrimestre del 2020. I presenti hanno altresì programmato: la presentazione il 23 ottobre di un webina...
Diversity, Transformation and Italian Studies Hosts Its Inaugural Event
The newly founded Diversity, Transformation and Italian Studies by Ryan Calabretta-Sajder and four colleagues in Italian studies (Syndey Conrad, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosetta Giuliani Caponetto, Auburn University; Marina "Maureen" Melita, Marist College; Vetri Nathan, University of Massachusetts, Boston) is happy to announce its inaugur...