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President’s Gala Concludes 50th Anniversary Year Celebrations at JCU

President’s Gala Concludes 50th Anniversary Year Celebrations at JCU

On September 23, 2023, the annual President’s Gala was held at Rome’s Hotel Hassler. President Franco Pavoncello welcomed more than 80 guests including Trustees, administrators, alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the JCU Student Government.

Professor Aidan Fadden Publishes Three New Poems

Professor Aidan Fadden Publishes Three New Poems

JCU professor Aidan Fadden published three poems last September, in issue 89 of The Cannon's Mouth, the quarterly journal of Birmingham (UK) poets.

Mind, Behavior and Business: Alumna Nada El Kady

Mind, Behavior and Business: Alumna Nada El Kady

Alumna Nada El Kady graduated in Spring 2023 with a B.A. in Psychological Science and a minor in Business Administration. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Psychology of Work and Organizational Wellbeing.

JCU Students Participate in International Journalism Festival in Ferrara

JCU Students Participate in International Journalism Festival in Ferrara

Six JCU students participated in the annual Internazionale a Ferrara, an international journalism festival held in Ferrara from September 29 to October 1.

Learn Outside the Classroom: Student Lucas Whitaker

Learn Outside the Classroom: Student Lucas Whitaker

Born in California and raised in Vermont, student Lucas Whitaker is pursuing a B.A. in International Affairs with a minor in Gender Studies.

Meet Study Abroad Student Hayley Nowak

Meet Study Abroad Student Hayley Nowak

Hayley Nowak is a senior at American University in Washington DC, where she is part of the 3-year Politics, Policy, and Law Scholars program.

Fall 2023 Community Service Site Leaders Share Their Gratitude

Fall 2023 Community Service Site Leaders Share Their Gratitude

The Office of Community Service is immensely grateful to these six young women/students who show such extensive commitment to the program, week after week, on top of their academic assignments and other roles they fulfill in the John Cabot community. 

New Perspectives: Student Maiya Decena-Chinn

New Perspectives: Student Maiya Decena-Chinn

Hailing from Washington State, student Maiya Decena-Chinn is a senior pursuing a B.A. in Psychological Science at JCU. Maiya is the President of the JCU Asian Culture Club and sits on the Black & African Student Association’s board.

History Rhymes: Kunihiko Miyake’s Entanglement Theory of the New World Disorder

History Rhymes: Kunihiko Miyake’s Entanglement Theory of the New World Disorder

Miyake is President of the Foreign Policy Institute, a private think-tank in Tokyo, Research Director for foreign and National Security Affairs at Canon Institute for Global Studies and a Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University.

Embrace the Unfamiliar: Study Abroad Alumna Maria Valeria Guerrero

Embrace the Unfamiliar: Study Abroad Alumna Maria Valeria Guerrero

Maria Valeria Guerrero studied abroad at JCU in Spring 2023. She is a senior at the University of Notre Dame.

Alumna Anna Maria Gehnyei Presents Book Il Corpo Nero at JCU

Alumna Anna Maria Gehnyei Presents Book Il Corpo Nero at JCU

On September 19, 2023, Anna Maria Gehnyei was invited by JCU's Guarini Institute for Public Affair to present her book Il Corpo Nero (The Black Body) which talks about her experience as a black woman in Rome.

Fragments of a Life Loved: Professor Chloé Barreau Presents Film at Venice Film Festival

Fragments of a Life Loved: Professor Chloé Barreau Presents Film at Venice Film Festival

Professor Chloé Barreau presented her documentary film "Frammenti di un percorso amoroso" at the 80th Venice Film Festival.

Unpacking the Truths of Entrepreneurship: Lessons by Jonathan Aberman

Unpacking the Truths of Entrepreneurship: Lessons by Jonathan Aberman

On September 20, John Cabot University hosted Jonathan Aberman, Partner at Ruxton Ventures, in the context of Professor Silvia Carnini Pulino’s International Entrepreneurship course.

A Passion for Rome: Art History M.A. Alumna Lindsay Maldari

A Passion for Rome: Art History M.A. Alumna Lindsay Maldari

Lindsay Maldari earned an M.A. in Art History from JCU in 2022 and is now working as project coordinator at Gustolab International's Borromini Institute.

Meet Business Administration Alumnus Kassym Kabylgali

Meet Business Administration Alumnus Kassym Kabylgali

Alumnus Kassym Kabylgali and his business partner Daniil Matskevich were featured in Forbes “30 Under 30 Kazakhstan” for their startup Squares.

Bridging the Gap Between the Classroom and the Workplace

Bridging the Gap Between the Classroom and the Workplace

The JCU Center for Career Services hosted the talk “Fashion Retailing and Store Management with Hollister” with alumna Adele Donnarumma.

Meet JCU Psychological Science Alumna Antonia Gomez

Meet JCU Psychological Science Alumna Antonia Gomez

Alumna Antonia Gomez graduated in 2022 with a B.A. in Psychological Science and is now pursuing a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy at the University of Southern California.

President Pavoncello Welcomes Italian Senator Francesca La Marca to JCU

President Pavoncello Welcomes Italian Senator Francesca La Marca to JCU

Francesca La Marca, Senator of the Italian Republic, was invited to visit John Cabot University. She was welcomed by President Franco Pavoncello and Senior Advisor Jacqueline Falk Maggi.

Professors Antonio Lopez and Miriam Tola Co-edit Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies

Professors Antonio Lopez and Miriam Tola Co-edit Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies

John Cabot University Communications and Media Studies Professors Antonio Lopez and Miriam Tola co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies (Routledge, 2023), which was released in September as an open-access e-book, as well as a regular print version.

Unpacking Politics and Digital Humanities: Professor Bogdan Popescu

Unpacking Politics and Digital Humanities: Professor Bogdan Popescu

Professor Bogdan Popescu joined JCU’s Department of Political Science and International Affairs in Spring 2023. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago.