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Columbus Day and Veterans Day will no longer be days off for Stamford students after a vote by the Board of Education Tuesday night. Both days, which are currently days off from school in Stamford, had been proposed as in-school days last year as well. But after push-back from local veterans and Italian-Americans, both remained untouched.  Neither...

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That was how Joseph Sciame ’71Ed, Vice President, Office of Community Relations, encapsulated more than six decades as a St. John’s University student, administrator, and integral member of the campus community, one most often tasked with fostering positive relationships with the diverse groups outside the University’s walls. As an undergraduate st...

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Meeting and interacting with new people and cultures is one of the best ways to expand one’s worldview and enrich one’s mindset. Studying abroad is an authentic way to cultivate a global perspective through cultural immersion. The Eternal City of Rome, with its storied history and vibrant culture, provides a dynamic and captivating setting to achie...

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When I began preparing for my semester in Florence, my Google Drive was inundated with recommendations for Italian restaurants, bars, travel destinations and coffee shops. As I assumed the role of detective, I collected as much information as I could about studying abroad in Italy to alleviate my fears about living in a new country. The peer recomm...

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The Sons of Italy announced the group is accepting applications for its $500 Italian Heritage Scholarship until April 1. Each applicant must be of Italian descent, a senior at a high school in Salida with at least a 2.5 grade point average and have been accepted to an accredited institution of higher learning or trade school, a press release stated...

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The Order of the Sons of Italy Lodge #1309 is offering their annual $500 Scholarship to Salida High School Seniors. The local lodge offers the scholarship every spring to graduates of Salida High School or Horizons Exploratory Academy, to be used towards college or a trade/vocational school.  Students must be graduating this May, 2024 and must be o...

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When Provincetown International Baccalaureate Schools students enter the classroom of their new Italian instructor, Tiziana Murray, they’re faced with an immediate challenge: a sentence on the board in need of translation. The classroom erupts in a flurry of activity as students check their notebooks to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and articl...

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The Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco is glad to announce that La Scuola International School in San Francisco, a private Italian non-profit school supported by the Consulate, recently hosted a Ribbon Cutting ceremony to mark the launch of the California International Reggio Center (CIRC), a groundbreaking initiative fostering global educ...

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The Friends of the Dartmouth Libraries (Dartmouth, MA) invites the public to the 33rd annual Molly Little Film Series, which will focus on the life and most influential works of Italian artist and sculptor Michelangelo. The video series begins at 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the Haskell Room at Southworth Library located at 732 Dartmouth...

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The 2024 Italian American Baseball Foundation scholarship application is officially open! These scholarships are for Italian Americans and Italian natives looking to play college baseball or softball. Educational opportunity through baseball and Italian heritage is at the forefront of our IABF mission. The Italian American Baseball Foundation award...

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