Saint John School is in the heart of the historic North End, but it’s been making its own glorious history in Catholic education for the past 130 years. In fact, Saint John will recognize its decades of excellence at a “Back To Our Roots” spring gala May 9 at the Battery Wharf Hotel. The school will turn back the clock and celebrate the neighborhoo...

The MUR (Ministry of University and Research) online platform is now active for participation in the call dedicated to young researchers who have obtained an ERC Starting Grant or ERC Consolidator Grant and are currently working abroad. The initiative targets those working in universities or research centers outside Italy who wish to relocate or re...

Last semester saw the first few meetings of the Italian Film Club, a new student organization that meets every other Wednesday to view and discuss Italian cinema and television from across various decades. The club was brought about by Quin McGlame ‘25 and Teddy Salamone ‘27, both of whom had taken classes taught by the professor who would be broug...

The Forum of Italian American Educators (FIAME) hosted its 39th Awards Dinner Dance on Friday, April 4. Numerous community members were honored at the event for their contributions to the City. This year’s honorees included Associate Superintendent of Catholic Identity and Secondary Schools Linda Mele-Dougherty, UFT Pension Special Representative F...

April 2025 Fighting anti-Italianism, stereotypes and cancel culture: meet Andrè DiMino

Walt Whitman High School welcomed the consul general of Italy in New York, Fabrizio Di Michele, to its school, the South Huntington School District announced. As consul general, Signor Di Michele is the highest ranking diplomat in the Italian Consulate in New York. He has 30 years of experience in the field of international relations. Di Michele wa...

Perhaps the most important of the things we struggle to understand here in Italy, regarding the needs and struggles of the Italian American community, is the constant fight against stereotypes and cancel culture that has affected and still affects our brothers and sisters of Italian American nationality. However, this is a fundamental issue, one th...

From April 10 to 12, Denver will host a new edition of the international project P.E.R., Play, Explore, Research, promoted by Fondazione Reggio Children with the support of The LEGO Foundation. The event brings the core of the Reggio Emilia Approach to the United States, an educational vision that sees play not only as a break, but as a form of kno...

E-RIHS - European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science(www.e-rihs.eu) provides technologically advanced tools and specialized expertise to explore the secrets of the colors in an ancient painting, analyze the composition of historic textiles or identify archaeological sites. This infrastructure brings together Europe’s most prestigious rese...

Professor of Linguistics Donna Jo Napoli has been named to the prestigious ranks of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. “A linguist down to [her] toes” and a steadfast advocate for the deaf, Napoli joins a venerable cadre of scientists, engineers, and innovators whom AAAS recognized for their achievements across an a...