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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.

Professor S. N. Jaffe on Risks and Rewards of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War

Professor S. N. Jaffe on Risks and Rewards of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War

Professor S.N. Jaffe recently published “The Risks and Rewards of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War” in the well-respected on-line policy journal War on the Rocks.

John Cabot University Mourns Passing of Beloved Trustee Fred Rotondaro

John Cabot University Mourns Passing of Beloved Trustee Fred Rotondaro

The John Cabot University community is saddened to announce that Fred Rotondaro, John Cabot University Board Member since 2011, and great friend of the Institution, passed away on June 26.

Russia’s Influence on Europe’s Political Movements

Russia’s Influence on Europe’s Political Movements

The Guarini Institute and the IR Society attended an international conference moderated by the director of the Institute Professor Federigo Argentieri.

Guarini Institute Welcomes Existence March Founder Bahar Adanc

Guarini Institute Welcomes Existence March Founder Bahar Adanc

The Guarini Institute and the STAND Club hosted a presentation titled “Existence March: Kurdish identity and the political walk for diplomatic recognition.”

A Look at the Big Picture: Mathematics Professor Stefano Arnone

A Look at the Big Picture: Mathematics Professor Stefano Arnone

Stefano Arnone is Associate Professor of Mathematics at John Cabot University. He holds a Laurea cum laude as well as a Dottorato di Ricerca in Physics from the University of Rome "La Sapienza". He was voted JCU Professor of the Year for 2017.

JCU Creative Writing Institute Launches Diodata Literary Magazine

JCU Creative Writing Institute Launches Diodata Literary Magazine

The JCU Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation is pleased to announce the launch of its first literary magazine, Diodata.

The Role of Croce Rossa in Assisting Refugees

The Role of Croce Rossa in Assisting Refugees

John Cabot University welcomed the Italian Red Cross (CRI) – Rome Branch to present the first annual report of its refugee camp in Via Ramazzini, in Rome.

Professors Driessen and Bailey Publish on Religion and Politics

Professors Driessen and Bailey Publish on Religion and Politics

Professor Michael Driessen John Cabot University Professors Michael Driessen and Tom Bailey recently published two works they co-authored. Both stem from a conference Professors Driessen and Bailey organized at John Cabot in June 2014, “Rethinking Political Catholicism.” The first publication is a special edited volume with the [...]

Professor Argentieri Discusses London Terror Attack on SkyTG 24

Professor Argentieri Discusses London Terror Attack on SkyTG 24

Professor Argentieri was invited to SkyTG 24, a 24-hour satellite news channel, to discuss the June 18 attack to a London mosque.