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Guarini and Tiber Campuses Open on Monday, September 11

Guarini and Tiber Campuses Open on Monday, September 11

Due to a power shortage at the Tiber Campus this morning, classes will not be held until the lights are back on. Students are directed to go to the Guarini Campus or wait at home until they are notified that the lights are back on.

JCU Professor and Alumna Co-Author Article in Society and Economy

JCU Professor and Alumna Co-Author Article in Society and Economy

Former JCU Professor Pal Belenyesi and JCU alumna Zina Abuhaydar recently published an article in the journal Society and Economy.

English Language for University Studies Welcomes Record Number of Students

English Language for University Studies Welcomes Record Number of Students

JCU’s English Language for University Studies (ENLUS) welcomed a record number of students for Fall 2017, a total of 77 students in three different levels.

JCU President’s Gala 2017: 45th Anniversary “Building for the Future”

JCU President’s Gala 2017: 45th Anniversary “Building for the Future”

John Cabot University is pleased to announce that this year’s President’s Gala will take place on Saturday, September 23 at the Hotel Hassler Roma.

Professor Daniel Roy Connelly Publishes Article in The Irish Times

Professor Daniel Roy Connelly Publishes Article in The Irish Times

Professor Daniel Roy Connelly recently published an article titled “Daniel Roy Connelly: an Extravagant Stranger on his unusual Irish roots.”

Professor Donatella Della Ratta Publishes Essay on Filming in Syria

Professor Donatella Della Ratta Publishes Essay on Filming in Syria

Communications Professor Donatella Della Ratta recently published the article "The Unbearable Lightness of the Image: Unfinished Thoughts on Filming in Contemporary Syria" in the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication.

JCU Welcomes Record Number of Students for Fall 2017

JCU Welcomes Record Number of Students for Fall 2017

The John Cabot University community is pleased to kick off Fall 2017 by welcoming the largest student body in its 45 year history.

Statement by President Pavoncello on Recent Media Coverage of John Cabot University

Statement by President Pavoncello on Recent Media Coverage of John Cabot University

Read a statement by President Pavoncello regarding recent media coverage of John Cabot University.

Professor Salgó Publishes Book on the European Union’s Symbol Politics

Professor Salgó Publishes Book on the European Union’s Symbol Politics

Professor Salgò recently published the book "Images from Paradise: The Visual Communication of the European Union's Federalist Utopia."

Gender as a Social Construct: Alumna Claudia Canovai

Gender as a Social Construct: Alumna Claudia Canovai

Claudia Canovai, Class of 2017, comes from a small town in Tuscany. She graduated with a major in Communications and a minor in Entrepreneurship.

JCU Hosts 9th Beyond Humanism Conference

JCU Hosts 9th Beyond Humanism Conference

The Beyond Humanism Conference was organized by JCU Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, Sangkyu Shin, Evi Sampanikou, Francesca Ferrando, and Jaime del Val.

Carson McCullers in the World: a Centenary Conference on the American Novelist

Carson McCullers in the World: a Centenary Conference on the American Novelist

Carson McCullers (1917-1967) is one of the great authors of American southern literature. The conference celebrated the hundredth anniversary of her birth.

Media Literacy in the World: Alumna Wanda Gabai

Media Literacy in the World: Alumna Wanda Gabai

Wanda Gabai graduated from JCU in 2010 with a degree in Communications. She was born in Naples, Italy, and her passion for traveling and exploring different lifestyles and cultures led her to live in different parts of the world.

Writing for Videogames: Professor Mike Treanor

Writing for Videogames: Professor Mike Treanor

Mike Treanor is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the American University, Washington DC and a founding member of the American University Game Lab. His research is broadly aimed at finding new approaches for interpretation and expression within videogames and computational media.

Interacting with a Work of Art: Students Integrate Culture and Technology

Interacting with a Work of Art: Students Integrate Culture and Technology

Students of the “Management and Digitalization of Cultural Heritage” course launched a project that integrates cultural heritage with new technologies.

JCU Welcomes Piero Angelo Orecchioni, Owner of Studio 63

JCU Welcomes Piero Angelo Orecchioni, Owner of Studio 63

JCU welcomed Florence-based architect Piero Angelo Orecchioni, who gave a lecture on brand identity in the fashion and design industries.

Alumna Geraldine Ghelli Publishes Photos in “New Yorker”

Alumna Geraldine Ghelli Publishes Photos in “New Yorker”

JCU alumna Geraldine Ghelli's photos have been published in the New Yorker as part of the "A Portrait of a Couple in Love and in Transition" article, which follows a couple (Michelle Ainsworth and Jennifer Lee) as they undergo gender-confirmation surgery together.

Will the EU Hold Together? The Challenge of Sovereignism

Will the EU Hold Together? The Challenge of Sovereignism

On June 6th 2017 the Guarini Institute for Public Affairs hosted a roundtable called “Will the EU Hold Together? The Challenge of 'Sovereignism'".

The Use of the Military for Humanitarian Response

The Use of the Military for Humanitarian Response

On June 20th, 2017 the Guarini Institute for Public Affairs hosted a panel discussion titled “The Use of the Military for Humanitarian Response”. The distinguished speakers for this event were Vincenzo Camporini, Vice President of the Istituto Affari Internazionali and Thomas M. Duffy, Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Mission to the U.N.

JCU Welcomes New Professor of Political Science Bridget Welsh 

JCU Welcomes New Professor of Political Science Bridget Welsh 

John Cabot University is pleased to welcome new professor of Political Science Bridget Welsh. After coming to JCU as a Visiting Professor in January of 2017, Dr. Welsh now joins the JCU community as a full-time tenure track Associate Professor and as Director of Asian Outreach.