The 2014 Italian Festival scholarship winners were announced and honored Saturday at Heritage Port.There were 14 total winners from six surrounding counties which are: Belmont, Jefferson, Hancock, Brooke, Ohio and Marshall. Each student received a commemorative scholarship plaque.    Those awarded are:Collin Stipetich from John Marshall...

di Gianluca Sollazzo   La buona scuola è quella che "motiva e incoraggia gli studenti nelle loro potenzialità. Le nuove generazioni vanno accompagnate e guidate sempre". Così Matilda Raffa Cuomo fondatrice di Mentoring Usa e madre di Andrew Cuomo, attuale governatore dello Stato di New York, in visita stamattina alla scuola di Fratte per por...

By Robert Perkins   Andrew J. Viterbi will be presented with the prize at a gala dinner in Washington, D.C. (Photo/Ziva Santop/Steve Cohn Photography)The National Academy of Engineering will award Andrew J. Viterbi, USC trustee, Presidential Chair and professor of electrical engineering systems and namesake of the USC Viterbi School of Engin...

  WTI Magazine #79    2016 May 13Author : John Cabot University      Translation by:   Designer clothing and handbags, amazing food, fine wines—Italy is known for offering some of the most luxurious items and experiences the world has to offer. But believe it or not, it's possible for anyone to enjoy Italy's world-class landscape and culture on...

The Charitable Italian American Organization awarded $1,000 scholarships to area high school students at its Monday scholarship dinner. Recipients were Hailey Perkins, of Allen East High; Ashlynn Vieira, of Bath, Rachel Yoder, of Bluffton; Brendan Giambruno-Fuge, of Delphos St. John's; Austin Etzler and Bethany Koch, of Elida, Lauren Harvey, of Ap...

Who: Dante Alighieri Society of Pueblo What: Scholarship awards celebration When: May 4 Where: Pueblo Country Club   Highlights/honorees: Adelyn Crank and Sadie Tishma received the Persons of the Year Award. Four high school seniors received $1,000 scholarships: Hannah Zabukovic and Jared Horvat, South High School; Allaya Pacheco, East; a...

Italian language classes under the instruction of Alex Nardacci will continue from January to March at the Italian-American Club, 203 Newell St. A set of nine 1½ hour lessons will be offered Mondays through Thursdays.   The classes and their start dates are as follows: Beginners Part 1 at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12; Beginners Part 2 at 5 p.m...

by Mauro Battocchi   Luca Vullo, an Italian gestures specialist and filmmaker, is now a visiting professor of Italian Gestures at Mills College in Oakland for six weeks from the 26th of June to the 7th of August. As those familiar with Italian culture and language can tell you, i gesti italiani are impressively varied in their manifestations...

The Department of French and Italian at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature and Culture at the Assistant Professor rank. Pending budgetary approval, the appointment will be effective fall 2016, with teaching duties beginning on September 1, 2016.   Appl...

A group of unsung community members were recognized for their various contributions to Italian American education. On Sunday, January 10, the Forum of Italian American Educators hosted its annual Epiphany Dinner at Fratelli's Restaurant to celebrate the end of the Christmas season and announce this year's FIAME honorees.   According to...