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Using the Past for the Present International Conference to be held at JCU on March 28-29

Using the Past for the Present International Conference to be held at JCU on March 28-29

The international conference Using the Past for the Present: Medieval Narratives in Modern Political and Religious Discourse will be held in Rome on March 28-29, 2025, at Jonh Cabot University, Guarini Campus.

Institute of Future and Innovation Studies Director Francesco Lapenta Contributes Chapter to New Book A New Global Deal: Reforming World Governance

Institute of Future and Innovation Studies Director Francesco Lapenta Contributes Chapter to New Book A New Global Deal: Reforming World Governance

Francesco Lapenta, Director of the Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, has contributed to a new book "A New Global Deal: Reforming World Governance".

Experts Gather at JCU to Discuss Disinformation and AI in Elections 

Experts Gather at JCU to Discuss Disinformation and AI in Elections 

On May 20, 2024, a panel of distinguished experts convened at John Cabot University's Guarini Campus to discuss the critical topic of "Disinformation and Elections in the Age of AI-Generated Content."

JCU and UNICRI Conclude Ninth Edition of the Summer School on Migration and Human Rights

JCU and UNICRI Conclude Ninth Edition of the Summer School on Migration and Human Rights

The ninth edition of the JCU-UNICRI Summer School on Migration and Human Rights was held at John Cabot University from July 8 to 12, 2024.

Mastering Milan: A Journey Through Italian 20th-Century Art and Architecture

Mastering Milan: A Journey Through Italian 20th-Century Art and Architecture

One of the highlights of the Master's in Art History is a three-day field trip to Milan as part of Professor Sarah Linford's course Italian Art, 1909-1979.

Triggering Change Selected as International SDG 2 Best Practice in Higher Education

Triggering Change Selected as International SDG 2 Best Practice in Higher Education

Triggering Change was selected as an international best practice addressing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 in higher education.

Integral Human Development: A New Global Platform for Change?

Integral Human Development: A New Global Platform for Change?

On June 5th, the Atlantic Council, along with John Cabot University, Sussex University, the Knights of Malta and the University of Notre Dame hosted a conference in Rome entitled "Religious Freedom and Integral Human Development: A New Global Platform.

President Franco Pavoncello Receives Prestigious Award from Italian Children’s Rights Organizations

President Franco Pavoncello Receives Prestigious Award from Italian Children’s Rights Organizations

On July 25, 2024, President Franco Pavoncello received a prestigious award from the nonprofit children’s rights organizations Telefono Azzurro and Fondazione Child, for John Cabot University’s support through a recently established partnership.

Summer School on Migration and Human Rights Kicks Off with Agàpe Documentary   

Summer School on Migration and Human Rights Kicks Off with Agàpe Documentary   

On July 8, 2024, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and John Cabot University  organized the special event “Beyond Borders: Unveiling the Human Stories of Migration” to kick off the Ninth Edition of the Summer School on Migration and Human Rights.

Trade-Offs and Sustainability: Reflections on the EU We Have and the One We Dream of

Trade-Offs and Sustainability: Reflections on the EU We Have and the One We Dream of

On June 19, JCU hosted the 2024 "Trade-offs and Sustainability: Reflections on the EU we have, and the one we dream of. "

Italy Starts 2024 Announces Winning Teams

Italy Starts 2024 Announces Winning Teams

On June 27, Italy Starts 2024 selected the best final presentations of an entrepreneurial idea to resolve a perceived challenge to the environment.

Meet MA in Art History Alumna Renita Terabramians

Meet MA in Art History Alumna Renita Terabramians

Renita Terabramians graduated with an MA in Art History in Fall 2023. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where she works as a legal assistant at a law firm.

The Beating Drums of Literature: Guarini Advisor Angela Brintlinger

The Beating Drums of Literature: Guarini Advisor Angela Brintlinger

On May 24, Professor Angela Brintlinger presented her book "Why We (Still) Need Russian Literature" (2024).

JCU Writing and Pedagogy Working Group Presents Teaching Guide at International Meetings

JCU Writing and Pedagogy Working Group Presents Teaching Guide at International Meetings

The JCU Writing and Pedagogy Working Group presented its comprehensive teaching guide at two international events.

JCU Delegates Participate in Prestigious Summer School on Markets and Governments

JCU Delegates Participate in Prestigious Summer School on Markets and Governments

From June 19 to 21, three JCU delegates had the privilege of attending the prestigious Summer School “Markets and Governments: A Theoretical Appraisal,” organized by the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Summer Creative Writing Institute Wraps Up with Showcase of Faculty and Student Talent

Summer Creative Writing Institute Wraps Up with Showcase of Faculty and Student Talent

The Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation wrapped up for the summer on June 20th, with its wildly popular Creative Writing Showcase.

John Cabot University Welcomes Acclaimed Author Ocean Vuong

John Cabot University Welcomes Acclaimed Author Ocean Vuong

On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, the Institute of Creative Writing and Literary Translation hosted acclaimed poet and fiction writer, Ocean Vuong, in his first reading in Rome.

U.S. Gun Policy and How it Traumatizes American Youth

U.S. Gun Policy and How it Traumatizes American Youth

On June 19, 2024, the Guarini Institute of Public Affairs organized and hosted a discussion on “U.S. Gun Policy and How it Traumatizes American Youth” led by Firmin DeBrabander from the Maryland Institute College of Arts and moderated by Professor Barbara Ottaviani Jones.

JCU Alumna Tatiana Badillo Campuzano Elected Vice-President of Junior Enterprises Europe 

JCU Alumna Tatiana Badillo Campuzano Elected Vice-President of Junior Enterprises Europe 

JCU alumna Tatiana Badillo Campuzano has recently been elected Vice-President of Junior Enterprises Europe.

Visiting Professors Moynagh and Caputi Edit Research Handbook on Feminist Political Thought

Visiting Professors Moynagh and Caputi Edit Research Handbook on Feminist Political Thought

JCU Visiting Professors Patricia Moynagh and Mary Caputi recently co-edited a book called Research Handbook on Feminist Political Thought (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024).