Archive for April, 2022

JCU to Welcome Billy Collins and Azza Karam at Commencement 2022

JCU to Welcome Billy Collins and Azza Karam at Commencement 2022

John Cabot University is honored to announce the special guests for the 2022 Commencement Ceremony, poet Billy Collins and Dr. Azza Karam, Secretary-General of Religions for Peace.

JCU Hosts International Symposium on Professor Sorgner’s Latest Book

JCU Hosts International Symposium on Professor Sorgner’s Latest Book

On March 31, JCU’s Guarini Institute for Public Affairs hosted an international symposium on Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s new book We Have Always Been Cyborgs (Bristol University Press, 2022).

From Humanities to Technology: Alumna Cristiana Cordova

From Humanities to Technology: Alumna Cristiana Cordova

On March 29, Professor Riccardo Maiolini welcomed Cristiana Cordova, a JCU alumna who received a B.A. in Art History with a minor in Entrepreneurship in 2017.

Institute of Future and Innovation Studies Hosts High Level Dialogue on Cyber Defense

Institute of Future and Innovation Studies Hosts High Level Dialogue on Cyber Defense

On Thursday, April 21,  the JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Studies co-hosted the High Level Dialogue: “Cyber Defense: From the Russia-Ukraine Battleground to Cyberwarfare with Authoritarian Regimes” in collaboration with the Boston Global Forum and the Global Alliance for Digital Governance (GADG).

InVerse – Italian Poets in Translation Returns to JCU

InVerse – Italian Poets in Translation Returns to JCU

Founded in 2005 by JCU professors Brunella Antomarini, Berenice Cocciolillo, and Rosa Filardi, the InVerse festival has become a forum where the JCU community and guests can listen to a variety of voices in contemporary Italian poetry, which is also read in English translation.

John Cabot University Celebrates 2022 Student Award Winners

John Cabot University Celebrates 2022 Student Award Winners

On April 20, 2022, John Cabot University students, faculty, and staff gathered on the Secchia Terrace for the Student Award Ceremony, which was held in-person after a two-year break imposed by the pandemic.

Giving Back to the Community: Student Government and MUN President Courtney Smith

Giving Back to the Community: Student Government and MUN President Courtney Smith

Born in North Carolina, Courtney Smith is majoring in International Affairs and is the president of both the Student Government and the Model United Nations society.

Italian Electronic Literature: JCU Welcomes Author Emanuela Patti

Italian Electronic Literature: JCU Welcomes Author Emanuela Patti

On April 11, 2022, JCU welcomed Italian author Emanuela Patti from the University of Edinburgh to talk about her new book, Opera aperta: Italian Electronic Literature from the 1960’s to the present (Peter Lang, 2022).

The School-to-Prison Pipeline in the US: JCU Welcomes Dr. Tammy Hughes

The School-to-Prison Pipeline in the US: JCU Welcomes Dr. Tammy Hughes

JCU's Department of Economics and Social Sciences welcomed Dr. Tammy Hughes for a talk on the school-to-prison pipeline in the U.S.

Other Words: JCU Welcomes Italian Novelist Riccardo Capoferro

Other Words: JCU Welcomes Italian Novelist Riccardo Capoferro

On April 5, 2022, the JCU Department of English Language and Literature welcomed Italian author Riccardo Capoferro for the last event of the Other Words series.

IFE Welcomes Alumnus Guk Kim, COO of lastminute.com

IFE Welcomes Alumnus Guk Kim, COO of lastminute.com

The JCU Institute of Entrepreneurship hosted alumnus and COO of lastminute.com, Guk Kim, for a talk called “Leading Growth in Online Travel.”

IFE Announces Spring 2022 Elevator Pitch Competition Winners

IFE Announces Spring 2022 Elevator Pitch Competition Winners

The JCU Institute for Entrepreneurship announced the winners of the Spring 2022 Elevator Pitch Competition.

Professor Rosa Filardi Participates in National DanceMovement Therapy Conference

Professor Rosa Filardi Participates in National DanceMovement Therapy Conference

Professor Rosa Filardi participated in the conference Convegno Nazionale APID® 2022  "Un altro Mondo è necessario. La DanzaMovimentoTerapia e le sfide del futuro” (National APID Conference “Another World is Necessary. DanceMovement Therapy and Challenges for the Future) in Modena, Italy in March 26-27, 2022.

Professor Isabella Clough Marinaro Publishes Book on Rule Bending in Rome

Professor Isabella Clough Marinaro Publishes Book on Rule Bending in Rome

Professor Isabella Clough Marinaro recently published the book "Inhabiting Liminal Spaces: Informalities in Governance, Housing, and Economic Activity in Contemporary Italy."

JCU Web Team Awarded Siteimprove Certificate for Web Excellence 2021

JCU Web Team Awarded Siteimprove Certificate for Web Excellence 2021

The John Cabot University Web Communications team has been awarded the Siteimprove Certificate for Web Excellence 2021. 

Institute Participates in High Level Dialogue Organized by “Global Alliance for Digital Governance”

Institute Participates in High Level Dialogue Organized by “Global Alliance for Digital Governance”

On the 31st of March 2022, the Institute of Future and Innovation Studies participated in the High Level Dialogue organized by the "Global Alliance for Digital Governance (GADG)."

Discovering the World of Crowdfunding with Professor Jenn Lindsay

Discovering the World of Crowdfunding with Professor Jenn Lindsay

The JCU Institute for Entrepreneurship welcomed Communications Professor Jenn Lindsay for a talk on crowdfunding in the film industry.

JCU Communications Department Hosts Talk on Algorithmic Resistance Project

JCU Communications Department Hosts Talk on Algorithmic Resistance Project

The JCU Communications Department organized a talk called “The Algorithmic Resistance Project,” on March 23, 2022, in the context of the Digital Delights and Disturbances Lecture Series.