The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the position of Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge of the School of Classical Studies, to join the senior Rome leadership team. POSITION DESCRIPTION - ANDREW W. MELLON PROFESSOR-IN-CHARGE OF THE SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES Source: American Academy in Rome
Apply Now: Friends of the USA Pavilion Milano 2015, in partnership with the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, is accepting applications from American college students to serve as the face of the USA Pavilion at the next world's fair in Milan, Italy. This major event, Expo Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life...
Call for Papers on Modern and Contemporary Italian Cinema For the Sixth Film Symposium - April 22-25, 2015 On New Trends in Modern and Contemporary Italian Cinema Presentedby The Department of French and Italian at Indiana University Submissions are being accepted for original research on new directors and trends in Italian cin...
Stefanie DeSimone has gained recognition for an act of heroism she did last summer in which she helped save a man’s life on a plane. DeSimone was traveling home from Italy with her cousin when a man suddenly collapsed in the aisle without a pulse to be detected. Using basic instincts, quick thinking and skills learned in the Seton Hall nursing prog...
by Zoe Romanowsky Actor and film maker, Joe Mantegna, spoke to Aleteia about how he became a spokesman for the Saint Pio Foundation, and about his connection to Padre Pio. As an Italian-American who still has many family members living close to San Giovanni Rotondo, the town where Saint Pio lived and died, Mantegna feels a sense of provide...
by Irene Gallucci Commercial Director U.S.A - For an italian design industry company, we are searching for a Commercial Director for North America Territory. Full responsibility for managing and supervising of the branch's trade side. English fluent. Availability to relocate in U.S.A. Coming from design/forniture/architectural fie...
A soli sei mesi dal lancio, il Piano straordinario per la promozione del Made in Italy agroalimentare negli Stati Uniti vanta numeri particolarmente positivi. Le attività promozionali realizzate nell'ultima parte di quest'anno negli USA, infatti, hanno registrato un incremento del 40% delle vendite di prodotti italiani autentici e l'inserimento di...
By Niccolò Graffio My clearest memories growing up of my father was of him being a workaholic. He had spent the first 17 years of his life living in Italy helping his mother and older brothers try to eke out a living on the family farm. His father immigrated to America and found work with the railroads. As happened to many of our...
The early Italian immigrants of America usually reside in groups. They seem to be more comfortable living just near their relatives and friends from Italy. These groups became bigger and bigger as the Italian immigrants increased by the number. This group ultimately became a community and was dubbed as "Little Italy". Wherever they reside—...
Sylvester "Sly" Gardenzio Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in New York City. His father, Frank Stallone, Sr., was born in Apulia, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in the early 1930s. When Sly was a young teenager, he moved to Philadelphia – a city he came to love. During his youth, he longed for the American dream and planned on becomin...
by Christie D'Zurilla Doris Roberts, a five-time Emmy winner best known for her work as Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond," died Sunday in Los Angeles, a family spokeswoman confirmed to The Times on Monday. The actress "died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes," the family said. She was 90. "Doris Roberts had an...
by John D. Calandra Italian American Institute We are happy to announce that JoAnne Ruvoli will be serving as the film and digital media review editor of the Italian American Review beginning January 2017. JoAnne's academic training and interests include American literary traditions, film and gender studies, as well as Italia...