Kid’s Italian Language Video Contest 2018
In honor of Italian Language Week, Fondazione Italia, in collaboration with the Italian Consulate General in Los Angeles, has launched the second annual Italian Language Kids Video Contest! The Week of the Italian Language in the World is an event promoted yearly by the cultural and diplomatic network in the third week of October. It focuses on a t...
San Francisco: “La Scuola International School” is given equivalence
There will be an important development in the Italian educational system in the world for the 2018/2019 school year: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) have recognised “La Scuola International School” in San Francisco the status of equivalence at preschool an...
James G. Turner Uncovers the Erotic Dimensions of Italian Renaissance Art
Proportion, harmony, mythological subject-matter – all well-known and indisputable effects of classical recovery on Renaissance artistic expression. But James G. Turner (James D. Hart Chair in English at UC Berkeley) in Eros Visible: Art, Sexuality, and Antiquity in Renaissance Italy underscores an easily neglected side of art and court culture d...
Maggi to speak at Cal U commencement
Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi, a Cal U. alumnus, will address graduate and undergraduate students at California University of Pennsylvania’s 186th Commencement, set for May 11 and 12 in the Convocation Center arena. Master’s degree candidates will receive their diplomas and be vested in their academic hoods at 7 p.m. May 11. Undergradu...
Dr. Pacchioni awarded Faculty Excellence Award in Scholarship, Teaching and Service
Dr. Pacchioni is the recipient of a Faculty Excellence Award in Scholarship, Teaching and Service. The faculty committee that reviewed this year’s nominees recognized Dr. Pacchioni for having “established a truly impressive record as teacher-scholar with a strong spirit of service to Chapman and its students.” In particular, the committee unanimous...
A San Francisco la riunione degli insegnanti d'italiano della Bay Area
Si è tenuta presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di San Francisco la seconda riunione degli insegnanti d'italiano della Bay Area. All’incontro, che si è svolto sotto il patrocinio del console generale d'Italia, Lorenzo Ortona, hanno partecipato circa 60 insegnanti provenienti dalla zona. Anna Zeppieri, responsabile dell'Ufficio Scolastico presso...
Italian Studies students Elle Berti and Sarina Welsh awarded Chapman Italian Studies Council Travel Class Grants
Italian Studies students Sarina Welsh and Elle Berti have been awarded with Chapman Italian Studies Council Travel Class Grants in support of their participation in the upcoming summer immersion course in Taormina, Sicily. This award is named after the philanthropic group that has supported the development and outreach activity of CU’s Italian Stud...
L'italiano negli USA: DAL Comites di San Francisco una simulazione per gli studenti che si preparano all'AP
Promuovere lo studio della lingua italiana e incoraggiare gli studenti americani a sostenere l’esame Ap di italiano. Questo l’obiettivo del Comites di San Francisco che, attraverso la Commissione lingua e cultura, ha organizzato una simulazione online del test per gli studenti residenti nella circoscrizione consolare (Northern California, Utah, Ida...
Italian Research Day 2018 in Los Angeles
Monday, April 16, 2018 at 6:30 pm. Organized by IIC Los Angeles in collaboration with UC Irvine and ISSNAF. Free entrance. Location: IIC Los Angeles - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90024 - USA. Emiliana Borrelli, Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics at UC Irvine School of Medicine, will discuss her work and research activity, whic...
County of Santa Clara, CA USA/ Province of Florence, Italy Sister County Commission Scholarship Program
Every year the County of Santa Clara CA USA/Province of Florence, Italy Sister County Commission offers scholarships to university students from Santa Clara County who are participating for an academic year in a University approved International Program in Florence, Italy. Applications are available at: www.sccgov.org/florencescholarships Completed...
New Partnership between Chapman Italian Studies & Bowers Museum
The Bowers Museum and the Chapman Italian Studies Program have established a new internship in Museum Education and Administration for students of Italian at Chapman. This year, interns review and research exhibition content and assist in developing educational materials and programs for general public and schools to engage in the Knights in Shinin...
Join us for Cinema and Culture: An Italian Perspective, Saturday April 7
Join us for the third presentation of Chapman University’s s Italian Perspective series, this year focusing on the intersection between cinema and culture. It will take place at the Musco Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. A celebration of Italian cinema and culture, exploring the beauty and complexity of Italy...