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Professor Nicola Petrocchi to Present at Gerace Summer School

Professor Nicola Petrocchi to Present at Gerace Summer School

Professor Nicola Petrocchi will be lecturing at the Summer School "Empathy and Compassion: From Contemplative Traditions to Neuroscience.”

Professor Stefan Sorgner Lectures on Transhumanism Throughout Europe

Professor Stefan Sorgner Lectures on Transhumanism Throughout Europe

Professor Stefan Sorgner recently returned from the University of Lower Silesia, in Poland, where he was Visiting Professor.

JCU Participates in Memorial Day Ceremony in Nettuno

JCU Participates in Memorial Day Ceremony in Nettuno

The Guarini Institute along with members of the IR Society attended the Memorial Day Ceremony hosted at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno.

Italy Writes 2017 Announces Winners

Italy Writes 2017 Announces Winners

On 6 June, JCU’s Italy Writes, a nation-wide English language creative writing competition for high school students whose primary language of instruction is not English celebrated young talent.

Service Learning and Croce Rossa Meet Italian High School Students

Service Learning and Croce Rossa Meet Italian High School Students

Professor Andrea Lanzone held a seminar on the JCU Service Learning Project – Combining Fieldwork and Education for Italian high school students.

Striving for Equality: Communications Student Federica Bocco

Striving for Equality: Communications Student Federica Bocco

Federica Bocco (class of 2018) is a Communications student from Naples. She is also pursuing a minor in Humanistic Studies.

JCU Welcomes Vittoria Cimino, Director of the Vatican Museums Conservator’s Office

JCU Welcomes Vittoria Cimino, Director of the Vatican Museums Conservator’s Office

The students of John Cabot University’s Continuing Education program “Management and Digitalization of Cultural Heritage” welcomed Vittoria Cimino, Director of the Vatican Museums Conservator’s Office.

John Cabot University Receives Three Million Dollar Donation from Hon. Frank J. Guarini

John Cabot University Receives Three Million Dollar Donation from Hon. Frank J. Guarini

JCU is pleased to announce that the Hon. Frank J. Guarini, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, has donated three million dollars to the University.

Professor Fabrizio Conti Gives Seminar at University of Rome “La Sapienza”

Professor Fabrizio Conti Gives Seminar at University of Rome “La Sapienza”

On Wednesday May 10, 2017 Fabrizio Conti, a History lecturer at John Cabot University, taught a seminar at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" entitled "The Jews, Pawnshops, and Popular Religiosity in Late Fifteenth-Century Franciscan Preachers."

JCU Welcomes Antonella Magagnini, Director of Rome’s Capitoline Museums

JCU Welcomes Antonella Magagnini, Director of Rome’s Capitoline Museums

Antonella Magagnini, Director of the Capitoline Museums, shared her professional experience with the students of JCU’s Continuing Education Program “Management and Digitalization of Cultural Heritage.”

Three JCU Students’ Articles Featured on Institute of Network Cultures Blog

Three JCU Students’ Articles Featured on Institute of Network Cultures Blog

Three John Cabot University Communications majors recently published articles on the Institute of Network Cultures blog dedicated to the Fear and Loathing of the Online Self conference, recently held at JCU.

Carson McCullers in the World: International Conference at JCU

Carson McCullers in the World: International Conference at JCU

John Cabot University will host an international conference on the American novelist Carson McCullers from July 14 through 16, 2017.

Professor Francesco Ruscitti to Present Paper at XXVI European Workshop on General Equilibrium

Professor Francesco Ruscitti to Present Paper at XXVI European Workshop on General Equilibrium

Dr. Ruscitti’s expertise and research interests are in Microeconomics and Economic Theory. He presents papers at international conferences on a regular basis.

Professor Lila Yawn Interviewed for Documentary on Kentridge’s Frieze

Professor Lila Yawn Interviewed for Documentary on Kentridge’s Frieze

John Cabot University art history professor Lila Yawn was recently interviewed for an Italian documentary on Triumphs and Laments, by renowned South African artist William Kentridge.

Salutatorian Giuseppe Spatafora Accepted to University of Oxford

Salutatorian Giuseppe Spatafora Accepted to University of Oxford

Giuseppe is from Palermo, the regional capital of Sicily, in the heart of the Mediterranean. He majored in International Affairs with minors in History and Economics.

JCU and The New School in NYC Announce Fast Track to Graduate Media Studies

JCU and The New School in NYC Announce Fast Track to Graduate Media Studies

The John Cabot University Department of Communications and The New School are proud to announce the Fast Track to Graduate Media Studies.

Congratulations to John Cabot University Class of 2017!

Congratulations to John Cabot University Class of 2017!

At the 45th Commencement ceremony on May 15, 2017, John Cabot University celebrated the largest graduating class in its history, the Class of 2017.

Meet Class of 2017 Valedictorian Marialaura Grandolfo

Meet Class of 2017 Valedictorian Marialaura Grandolfo

John Cabot University’s Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Mary Merva is pleased to announce the Valedictorian for the Class of 2017, Marialaura Grandolfo.

Migration Flows in the Mediterranean: a Humanitarian Crisis

Migration Flows in the Mediterranean: a Humanitarian Crisis

Professor Antonella Salvatore welcomed Flavio Di Giacomo from the Coordination Office for the Mediterranean at the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Volunteering Across Borders: Student Cristina Di Leva

Volunteering Across Borders: Student Cristina Di Leva

Cristina Di Leva is a degree seeking student from Lavello, Basilicata, in southern Italy. She majors in Communications and has a minor in Political Science.