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When Enza Spilotro’s family moved from Chicago’s South Side to suburban Addison, she chose to attend the local public high school rather than a private institution because she wanted to take Italian language classes. Nowadays, Spilotro walks the halls of her alma mater, Addison Trail High School, as an Italian teacher, a role she’s held for the las...

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Andy Mitchell, managing director of Lega Serie A USA (the American division of Italy’s preeminent soccer league), recently visited Falk College to speak with students in the SPM/SAL 300 “Italian Football: Impact and Outcomes” class. The course includes a spring break trip to Italy, where the students will meet with Serie A organizations and other i...

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Sinner: the agreement includes a suspension despite acknowledging his innocence San Faustino and the cost of being single in Italy Italy’s new law tackles fake online reviews in tourism and hospitality ITA Airways, inspired by Alitalia Italy promotes sports in schools and reintroduces Youth Games Serious concerns over seismic swarm in the Campi Fl...

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1,600 lower secondary school students – in other words, what used to be called middle schools – and 840 university students. The latter serve as tutors for the former, helping them with their homework. This is a new project introduced in Italy called Compiti@casa, designed to support the educational journey of younger students through tutoring prov...

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The report "The value of AACUPI Study Programs in Italy" (by S. Duranti, M. Donati, and R. Paniccià, bilingual publication) was presented by AACUPI – Association of American College and University Programs in Italy last November at the John Cabot University in Rome. Introduced by the President of JCU, Franco Pavoncello, Silvia Duranti and Renato Pa...

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The College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago seeks qualified candidates, discipline open, for a tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor level for the Paul and Ann Rubino Endowed Professorship of Italian American Studies beginning Fall 2025. We seek candidates with strong research and teaching profiles in Italian America...

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Unico chapters around the country are proud to be associated with perpetuating the name of Brian Piccolo.  His personal battle has been an inspiration to countless people determined to achieve their goal.  The Plainfields’ Chapter of UNICO National is pleased to announce we are accepting applications for the 50th Annual Brian Piccolo Award.   UNICO...

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On Monday, Jan. 27, Bethpage High School proudly inducted students from the Spanish, French and Italian programs into the World Languages Honor Society. The ceremony was filled with pride, tradition and heartfelt moments, particularly for senior Rose Arrabito, one of the inductees from the Italian program. Rose’s induction was especially meaningful...

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The Italian Parliament is approving a law promoting sports in schools and establishing the New Youth Games (Giochi della Gioventù), renewing the national sports event for students aged 7 to 17, which was created in 1968, suspended in 1996, then reinstated in 2007, and finally closed in 2017. The goal is to promote sports education as a tool for cog...

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On a late rainy Wednesday afternoon in the University of Arizona’s Integrated Learning Center, a group of 35 students savors some loaves of home-baked olive and tomato focaccia at the sound of soft music and frolicsome chatter. There are also cups of Italian-style cioccolata calda.       With food being Italy’s main wealth and best-known symbol abr...

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