ISSNAF - Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation and La Fondazione NY are pleased to announce the 2015 ISSNAF – La Fondazione NY Award for the Humanities. The award acknowledges the research of young Italian scholars in North America whose commitment to their discipline of study is innovative and honors their country of origin....

by Lisa Femia   The National Italian American Foundation is excited to announce the creation of NIAF on Campus, a new NIAF Italian American Leadership Council (IALC) Program. If you know an outstanding Italian or Italian studies professor and Italian American college or graduate student, please encourage them to apply!   The program i...

This three-week summer program, to be held for the second year in a row at the University of Calabria (Arcavacata di Rende) takes place June 13 through July 1 and is designed to introduce participants (doctoral students and professors) to cultural studies of the Italian Diaspora from a variety of academic perspectives.   This is the second y...

Dal 9 all'11 Novembre si terrà a Boston la XIII conferenza del NOVA dal titolo "Wake up Italy!", organizzata in collaborazione con l'European student clubs at Harvard Business School e la MIT Sloan School of Management. Come recita il sottotitolo dell'evento, gli incontri verteranno attorno alle strategie, le opportunità ed i cambiamenti necessari...

Established in 1998, this annual scholarship is made available to qualifying high school seniors in memory of Vincenzo "Jimmy" De Pinto, a late president of the Society, for his contributions to the Societa Madonna Dei Martiri, the Hoboken Italian Festival and his devotion to the Madonna.   Emigrating from Italy, Mr. De Pinto never abandoned...

By Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Tutti gli studenti amano viaggiare, fare nuove esperienze, investigare e conoscere nuovi luoghi. Giovanissimi e adulti che vivono periodi fuori dei loro paesi imparano di più e si sentono connessi alla cultura e alla lingua straniera che studiano.   Gli studenti liceali e universitari e gli studiosi di lingue,...

by Catherine Accardi & Dr. Lisa Pieraccini On May 6, 2015, UC Berkeley's ambitious plan to establish a Center for the Study of Ancient Italy was officially launched with a reception at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco. It was a well attended event with supporting remarks from Italy's own representative, Mauro Battocchi, the...

By Mauro Battocchi   I'm honored to introduce you to Giuliana Cosentino Marple. She is a native Italian and is currently a full-time teaching faculty in the Department of Languages and Literature at the University of Utah where she completed her Masters degree in Foreign Language Teaching. She teaches Italian, Italian literature and history...

The American University of Rome is pleased to announce that the graduate-level seminar New technologies and multi-disciplinary perspectives in foreign language teaching will take place July 4-18, 2014 in Rome, Italy.   NEW THIS YEAR!! Modules in English and ItalianTwo complete 60-hour modules, divided between lab practicum, theory and practi...

Children ages 4 to 13 years old can immerse themselves in the wonders of Italian language and culture through a wide range of enjoyable and educational activities on the beautifully landscaped grounds of Casa Italia. Our program focuses on teaching your children the Italian language through songs, games, storytelling, movies and skits. Children ca...