The Italian Program at the University of Pittsburgh (part of the Department of French & Italian) invites applications to their Master's Program in Italian. Founded in 1968, the MA in Italian at Pitt offers a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to graduate study in the field of italianistica and a cutting-edge preparation in the post-seconda...

By John Phillips Italy must follow the USA and create more private universities to prevent the Italian youth workforce becoming "marginalised," American University of Rome President Richard Hodges says. "We are in a global market, not just a national one, so this needs to be reflected in people's education," Dr Hodges told the Italian Insider...

Lo scopo dei programmi della Fondazione Giovanni Armenise-Harvard e' quello di sostenere la ricerca di promettenti giovani scienziati, di contribuire alla creazione di nuove aree di ricerca nel settore delle scienze biologiche in Italia e di rafforzare e sviluppare i rapporti di collaborazione tra gli scienziati italiani e la Harvard...

By Goffredo Palmerini Venivano ogni anno all'Aquila gli studenti della Georgetown University di Washington DC per l'attesa Summer School guidata dalla prof. Laura Benedetti, che di quell'ateneo è direttrice del Dipartimento di Italiano.   Ormai era un'annuale consuetudine, per la quale gli studenti di quella università facevano a gara per a...

Dal 10 al 13 luglio all'Hotel Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, si è tenuta l'annuale conferenza sugli AP. Al convegno, rivolto a tutti i docenti di AP (Advancement Placement Program), erano previsti tre seminari sul programma di AP Italian; simposi dedicati ad incoraggiare i docenti d'italiano a lavorare per lo sviluppo dei corsi AP Italian.  ...

L'Italian American Museum, in collaborazione con l'Italian American Committee on Education, propone un corso di lingua e cultura italiana che comincerà a settembre con 11 classi.   Per presentare il programma e gli insegnanti è stato organizzato un incontro per il 23 settembre prossimo alle 18 presso la sede del Museo al 155 di Mulberry Stre...

The Department of Modern Languages at Kansas State University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian, term position, for the 2015-2016 academic year, with an option to be renewed. Completed PhD by August 2015 preferred, ABD considered.   Native or near-native proficiency in Italian required. Generalist with abilit...

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics and the Program in Italian at The University of Alabama seek applicants for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Italian: 1) Assistant Professor in Italian— Open area of specialization The Department of Modern Languages and Classics and the Program in Italian at The University of Alabam...

The Italian American Academy is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that was founded in 2010. It provides specialized Italian language classes to all children in San Diego.   The academy is the creation of three individuals possessing similar traits: all are native Italian, women, mothers of young children, experienced foreign language educator...

Growing up in her native Tione, a small Alpine town in the Italian province of Trento, Francesca Gino dreamed of becoming an engineer.   The idea of building houses fascinated her, and she wanted to do it for a living. "But my then-boyfriend was already enrolled in a college engineering course and according to his mother, having two engineer...