Archive for July, 2013

JCU Hosts Summer 2013 Student Photo Exhibit

JCU Hosts Summer 2013 Student Photo Exhibit

Students of photojournalism, digital, and pinhole photography exhibited their photos in Rome's Studio 9 gallery on July 29th in a show entitled "The Real and the Unreal."

Professor Silvia Scarpa Speaks at Australian Bar Association Conference

Professor Silvia Scarpa Speaks at Australian Bar Association Conference

In the framework of the panel dedicated to trafficking in persons, Professor Scarpa analyzed the European standards in the field of the fight against the phenomenon and the protection of the victims.

Professor Vanda Wilcox Interviewed on Football and Corruption in Italy

Professor Vanda Wilcox Interviewed on Football and Corruption in Italy

History professor Vanda Wilcox was recently interviewed by Italy's new English-language news site, The Local, about football and corruption.

Award-Winning Photojournalists Discuss Journalism in Conflict Scenarios

Award-Winning Photojournalists Discuss Journalism in Conflict Scenarios

The Shoot 4 Change non-profit organization and, the National Press Photographers Association, and the US Embassy Rome sponsored the conference.

JCU Professor Federigo Argentieri Interviewed on Kazakhstan

JCU Professor Federigo Argentieri Interviewed on Kazakhstan

On the 14th of July, the Italian state radio news program GR3 interviewed John Cabot University Prof. Argentieri on the Kazakh dissident scandal.

Communications Major Jasmine Manari Completes her First Short Film

Communications Major Jasmine Manari Completes her First Short Film

To make her first short film, Jasmine persuaded the offices of the JCU President, the Academic Dean, and Student Services to support her project, and she even got to use a space in Rome's contemporary art museum MACRO.

Italy Writes 2013 Winners Receive Awards from Jhumpa Lahiri

Italy Writes 2013 Winners Receive Awards from Jhumpa Lahiri

You are invited to visit the John Cabot University Vimeo channel where you can find the video recording of the June 20th Italy Writes Award Ceremony.

Guarini Institute: the Politics of Exclusion in the Arab Gulf

Guarini Institute: the Politics of Exclusion in the Arab Gulf

The Guarini Institute presented The Politics of Exclusion in the Arab Gulf: Women, Stateless Persons and Migrants, a lecture by Farah Al-Nakib.

President Franco Pavoncello Delivers Keynote Presentation

President Franco Pavoncello Delivers Keynote Presentation

The President was the initial commentator in the Opening Plenary Session, specifically in the session entitled "Social Capital and the Trust Factor in Transition Societies."

Meet John Cabot University Alumnus Garrett Goodman

Meet John Cabot University Alumnus Garrett Goodman

JCU Alumnus Class of 2008 Garrett Goodman directs his entrepreneurial drive to growing Worldcrunch, – a media outlet which delivers top international journalism previously shut off from English language readers.

Welcome Participants to Advanced Placement Italian Summer Institute

Welcome Participants to Advanced Placement Italian Summer Institute

John Cabot is pleased to welcome 25 teachers of Advanced Placement Italian Language and Culture to the Advanced Placement Summer Institute to our campus this summer.

Student Testimonial: Lorenza Guerri

Student Testimonial: Lorenza Guerri

My study abroad experience has enriched me personally, broadened my horizons, and given me a different view of the world and of my future.