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By Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Ogni anno Hofstra University presenta un festival italiano che attira migliaia di persone nella contea del Long Island dalle diverse zone dello Stato di New York. La celebrazione della Hofstra sottolinea i numerosi contributi degli italiani alla cultura americana. Il festival include: concerti con ballerini e cantanti...

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by Paddy Agnew   If you know Italy at all, you will know that the Italian university system does not always enjoy a good press. At best, the average Italian student's third-level experience tends to make Ulysses' wanderings and occasional encounters with one-eyed monsters look like a relative dawdle. Huge student numbers (there are approxim...

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By Bruce Deitrick Price   Here are two harsh realities about American education. K-12 schools are mired in mediocrity. Second, the Education Establishment and the high-level people who should be improving the schools seem indifferent to academic improvement.   My sense is that the only people crusading for genuine reform are tradition...

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Italian classes start up again the week of January 13th! Daytime, evening, and Saturday classes are all available. ENROLL ONLINE TODAY! Learn more about ItalCultura, the official language school at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.   The upcoming Winter session will run for 10 weeks. January 13th - March 22nd. Daytim...

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by Sal Pizarro   The San Jose-based Italian American Heritage Foundation is giving out a record $22,000 spread among 18 scholarships for its Italian American Young Scholars program and is celebrating the awards with a barbecue Sunday at its headquarters at 425 N. Fourth St.   Tickets for the barbecue are $22 for adults and $7 for kids...

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By David Willis   Stefano Calvagno knew that somewhere, in some form, someone was playing a sport known as football. "I was aware that there was a sport called football somewhere in the world," he said in his native Italian accent. "But that was all that I knew. I had never seen a game. It's like cricket.   I know that someone pl...

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by Francesca Gaspari   ItaLingua is seeking a qualified volunteer to help our organization promote our Italian classes for adults and children in Berkeley. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual interested in enhancing ItaLingua's visibility and expanding program enrollment. The volunteer will assist in carrying out marketing strategi...

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Fiorenzo Omenetto works with silk all day (and apparently a lot of nights, too), but he does not make clothes, not even invisible ones, contrary to rumors triggered by a journalistic exaggeration published a couple of years ago and quickly spread around the world.   Yet, thanks to a fascination with this natural material — discovered at the...

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The Scholarship Committee of the Italian Festival Foundation will present special awards to the 2014 Italian Festival scholarship winners on Saturday night, July 27th at 6:30 p.m. on the Heritage Port Stage. The presentation will take place prior to the Elio Scaccio Orchstra show.   The scholarship winners will be introduced by Nancy Ducci,...

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By Devon Haynie    Prepping for finals is never fun, but few things can propel students through the pain like an upcoming boat ride along a Venetian canal or a glass of wine in a Roman cafe. Italy is the best country to study abroad, at least according to nearly 6,000 millennials, or adults under age 35, who filled out surveys for...

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