Faculty News

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.

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.

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."

Law Professor Chiara Magrini Interviewed by Associated Press

Law Professor Chiara Magrini Interviewed by Associated Press

Professor Magrini was interviewed by the Associated Press on the recent sentencing of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to seven years in prison.

Professor Lila Yawn to Present at Middle Ages in the Modern World Conference

Professor Lila Yawn to Present at Middle Ages in the Modern World Conference

The conference was organized to celebrate the six hundredth anniversary of the founding of the University of St. Andrews.

“Il Giornale” Publishes Results of Professor Federigo Argentieri’s Research

“Il Giornale” Publishes Results of Professor Federigo Argentieri’s Research

The Milan daily "Il Giornale" has published with great relevance the results of a recent research by Prof. Argentieri, carried on at the Jozsef Karolyi foundation in Hungary.

Professor Pietro Paganini Writes Editorial for Corriere della Sera

Professor Pietro Paganini Writes Editorial for Corriere della Sera

Professor Pietro Paganini, who teaches in the Department of Business Administration at John Cabot University, recently published an editorial on how education and creativity can help fight unemployment.

The John Cabot Community Joins Marquette University in Mourning Loss of Student Andrew Keith Carr

The John Cabot Community Joins Marquette University in Mourning Loss of Student Andrew Keith Carr

The entire JCU community joins Andrew's family and friends and Marquette University in mourning Andrew's passing and honoring his memory.

President Pavoncello Comments on Italian Mayoral Races for WSJ

President Pavoncello Comments on Italian Mayoral Races for WSJ

President Franco Pavoncello was recently interviewed by the WSJ regarding the results of the mayoral races held throughout Italy.

Professor Ada Bertini Presents Paper at AATI Conference in Strasbourg

Professor Ada Bertini Presents Paper at AATI Conference in Strasbourg

Professor Bertini, who teaches Italian language at JCU, will present a paper at the 2013 Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI), which is taking place in Strasbourg (France) from May 30th to June 2nd

Professor Pamela Harris Gives Paper at University of Parma Workshop

Professor Pamela Harris Gives Paper at University of Parma Workshop

Professor Pamela Harris presented a paper at the University of Parma, entitled "Legislative Borrowing: Foreign Flavors in the American Sausage?"

President Pavoncello Publishes Analysis of Current Italian Government

President Pavoncello Publishes Analysis of Current Italian Government

John Cabot University President and professor of political science Franco Pavoncello recently published an article about the Italian government led by Enrico Letta in the prestigious website e-International Relations.

Featured Professor: Daniel Roy Connelly

Featured Professor: Daniel Roy Connelly

A former British diplomat, Professor Connelly has been an academic since 1999. He has directed theater on three continents and was until 2010 the Artistic Director of Zuloo Theatre in Shanghai, where his production of David Henry Hwang's M Butterfly was forced to close down by the Chinese secret police. He is also a published poet and playwright.

Professor Scarpa Contributes to Drafting Guidelines of Italian Cooperation for Development in Cultural Heritage

Professor Scarpa Contributes to Drafting Guidelines of Italian Cooperation for Development in Cultural Heritage

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved and published on its web-site the Guidelines of the Italian Cooperation for Development on Cultural Heritage and Development and the Strategy of the Italian Cooperation for Development in the same field. Both documents were the result of a project that saw the participation of JCU Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science Silvia Scarpa.

Professor Pietro Paganini Publishes Article in Prestigious Italian Daily

Professor Pietro Paganini Publishes Article in Prestigious Italian Daily

Professor Pietro Paganini, who teaches in the Department of Business Administration at John Cabot University, recently published an article in the prestigious Italian daily Corriere della Sera on how education needs to encourage research, critical thinking, and creativity in order to prepare students for future challenges.

Professor Alan Bates Publishes Article in Journal “The Physics Teacher”

Professor Alan Bates Publishes Article in Journal “The Physics Teacher”

Professor Alan Bates just published the article "The Inverse-Square Law with Data Loggers" in the May 2013 issue of The Physics Teacher.

Professor Inge Lyse Hansen Publishes Book on Ancient City of Butrint

Professor Inge Lyse Hansen Publishes Book on Ancient City of Butrint

JCU art history professor Inge L. Hansen is the editor of the most recent monograph on the excavations of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Butrint (ancient Buthrotum) in Albania.

JCU Professor Lars Rensmann Presents Research at the 2013 MPSA

JCU Professor Lars Rensmann Presents Research at the 2013 MPSA

JCU Political Science and International Affairs Professor Lars Rensmann presented his research on global constitutionalism at the 2013 Midwestern Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference

Professor Tiziana Provvidera Publishes Book on Justus Lipsius

Professor Tiziana Provvidera Publishes Book on Justus Lipsius

John Cabot University Humanities Professor Tiziana Provvidera recently published Etica e politica in Giusto Lipsio: Aristotelismo, cristianesimo e antiumanesimo (Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici Press, Naples).

Professor Lars Rensmann Discusses Global Cultural Diplomacy

Professor Lars Rensmann Discusses Global Cultural Diplomacy

On Friday, March 1, JCU Political Science and International Affairs Professor Lars Rensmann joined a live broadcast discussion on CBC's Radio One morning show "The Current."