For high school students, one of the most exciting things to experience is the chance to study abroad in a whole new country and be immersed in something very different to their usual norm. If not personally experiencing that themselves, the next best thing is getting to know someone who is a foreign exchange student. This year, Fillmore C...
READ MOREThis panel welcomes papers exploring the cultural, philosophic, and aesthetic ramifications of the puppet image and metaphor in Italian literature and film (including possible connections to other media such as theater, animation, visual arts, and video games). Please send 150-300 word abstract and short bio by December 1st to panel organizer at pa...
READ MOREby NOIAW We are currently accepting applications for our 2015 undergraduate and graduate scholarship competition! An important part of our mission is to promote the educational advancement of Italian American women. We are committed to helping women succeed through our scholarship grants. Our scholarship recipients have diverse inter...
READ MOREAt our annual celebration honoring the Italian students inducted into the National Honor Society, "Società Onoraria Italica-Sezione Cristoforo Colombo," the Prospect High School Italian Program showcased the hard work of students at Prospect High and St. Raymond's and honored members and organizations in the community who share the passion...
READ MORETrasmettere il valore della cucina attraverso la condivisione di culture e cibi da tutto il mondo; questo l'obiettivo della Chef Walters Cooking School, la scuola di cucina di Walter Potenza (nella foto), cuoco di origini italiane trapiantato da oltre 40 anni negli Stati Uniti, dove ha aperto anche un ristorante, precisamente nel centro di Providen...
READ MOREThe Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies at Montclair State University is pleased to invite you to the Spring 2016 Inserra Chair calendar of cultural programs and educational initiatives in Italian and Italian American Studies. The calendar includes round tables, exhibits, as well as contests and international projects for students...
READ MOREOcchi incollati sul carretto delle verdure e penna alla mano, uno dei primi gruppi di studenti newyorkesi si è recato a scuola di "Made in Italy" nell'emporio Eataly a Manhattan per imparare a fare la spesa, a conoscere gli ingredienti e a cucinare cibi sani.È la nuova iniziativa ideata dallo Italian American Committee on Education (Iace) per l'ann...
READ MORECristina Della Coletta, a professor of Italian and an associate dean at the University of Virginia, has been appointed dean of arts and humanities at the University of California, San Diego. "With her cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural research and experience, Cristina Della Coletta is uniquely poised to lead a vibrant division at UC Sa...
READ MOREBoston University says it has been chosen to receive the archives of former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. The school announced that Menino's family is donating a collection of artifacts spanning the former Democratic mayor's 30 years in public service. The collection will be housed permanently at the university and made available to anyone inter...
READ MORENel 1997 il regista Vittorio Capotorto creò alla Columbia University un corso originale per l'insegnamento della lingua italiana attraverso la recitazione teatrale. Il corso raccolse lusinghieri consensi attraverso la messa in scena di testi di Eduardo, Pirandello, Machiavelli, Dario Fo e Nicolaj. Ebbe quindi i suoi giorni migliori quando,...
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