Dr. Teresa Fiore (Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies) has focused on one of her current research projects this summer – Food, Hunger, Migration and the American Myth in Sicily at the Time of the WWII Allied Landing – taking advantage of new resources available in Sicily.  This project offers a variegated reading of the 19...

We are thrilled to announce that our school has received a generous donation of $20,000 from Joseph Ficalora, former President of New York Community Bancorp. In recognition of this incredible support, we are proud to name our new TECH LAB in his honor.A huge thank you to Toni Di Piazza and Fucsia Nissoli Fitzgerald for their unwavering support and...

Little Italy Lodge Scholarship Foundation announced the recipients of its scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. "After careful consideration and review of the essays," said Vince Piscopo, Chairman, "we are proud to award scholarships to these outstanding individuals ..." Madalyn Caiazzo - $10,000; Benjamin Carroll - $7,500; Sophia Montcalmo...

September 2024 Studying in Italy, a life-changing experience for 40,000 American students each year

June 2024 Representing the city of Rome as we remember the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Rome by the American Fifth Army  

May 2024 From the city of brotherly love to the love for the Italian brothers and sisters

Nine high school students from Genoa, Italy are gaining a firsthand experience of American college life here at Bucknell. Each year in September, Bucknell’s Italian Studies Program hosts high school students for approximately four days. They live in residential dorms with their hosts, attend classes and experience the day-to-day life of an American...

Coccia Foundation is honoring extraordinary Italians and Italian Americans as we recognize and celebrate Italian Heritage Month! All students in grades 5-8 are encouraged to participate in our annual video contest, identifying the achievement and impact of any one Italian or Italian American, male or female, who has had a rich influence, nationally...

For those who like us are relentlessly dedicated to promoting everything related to the relationship between Italy and the United States, with a special eye on the Italian American community, the phenomenon of study abroad that brings thousands of American students to Italy every year is extremely important. The Association of American College and...

Prof. Maria Fusco, Director of the Education Office at the Embassy of Italy for almost eight years, was recently honored with a farewell reception organized by the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center and Casa Italiana Ente Promotore . The reception was held at the art gallery of the Italian American Museum of Washington DC. Guests included local tea...