WTI Magazine #79    2016 May 13Author : John Cabot University      Translation by:   Designer clothing and handbags, amazing food, fine wines—Italy is known for offering some of the most luxurious items and experiences the world has to offer. But believe it or not, it's possible for anyone to enjoy Italy's world-class landscape and culture on...

The Charitable Italian American Organization awarded $1,000 scholarships to area high school students at its Monday scholarship dinner. Recipients were Hailey Perkins, of Allen East High; Ashlynn Vieira, of Bath, Rachel Yoder, of Bluffton; Brendan Giambruno-Fuge, of Delphos St. John's; Austin Etzler and Bethany Koch, of Elida, Lauren Harvey, of Ap...

Who: Dante Alighieri Society of Pueblo What: Scholarship awards celebration When: May 4 Where: Pueblo Country Club   Highlights/honorees: Adelyn Crank and Sadie Tishma received the Persons of the Year Award. Four high school seniors received $1,000 scholarships: Hannah Zabukovic and Jared Horvat, South High School; Allaya Pacheco, East; a...

Italian language classes under the instruction of Alex Nardacci will continue from January to March at the Italian-American Club, 203 Newell St. A set of nine 1½ hour lessons will be offered Mondays through Thursdays.   The classes and their start dates are as follows: Beginners Part 1 at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12; Beginners Part 2 at 5 p.m...

by Mauro Battocchi   Luca Vullo, an Italian gestures specialist and filmmaker, is now a visiting professor of Italian Gestures at Mills College in Oakland for six weeks from the 26th of June to the 7th of August. As those familiar with Italian culture and language can tell you, i gesti italiani are impressively varied in their manifestations...

The Department of French and Italian at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature and Culture at the Assistant Professor rank. Pending budgetary approval, the appointment will be effective fall 2016, with teaching duties beginning on September 1, 2016.   Appl...

A group of unsung community members were recognized for their various contributions to Italian American education. On Sunday, January 10, the Forum of Italian American Educators hosted its annual Epiphany Dinner at Fratelli's Restaurant to celebrate the end of the Christmas season and announce this year's FIAME honorees.   According to...

Dear Friends,New York Italians in collaboration with Fordham University, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Italian Honor Society C.I.A.O. is very happy to invite you to:"Tech and the City". Based on over 50 interviews with entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, university professors, members of the Bloomberg adm...

Fifth Italian Symposium on Modern and Contemporary Italian Cinema at Indiana University, April 22-25, 2015.   Submissions are being accepted for original research on the importance of new directors in Italian cinema. Topics may include, but are not limited to: recent research on directors, regulation and funding with regard to film productio...

Twelve years in action, hundred-sixty students, a staff made of thirty people, two different locations: what La Scuola - Italian International School - represents today for Italians, Americans, and other communities in San Francisco is much more than what these numbers tell.   La Piccola Scuola Italiana, founded in 2001 by some Italian-Ameri...