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A Pitch to Make a Difference – Italy Pitches Final Competition

A Pitch to Make a Difference – Italy Pitches Final Competition

On Monday, April 10, 2017, the Institute for Entrepreneurship welcomed Italian high school students to compete in the Italy Pitches final round.

Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel: a Talk by Professor Brunella Antomarini

Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel: a Talk by Professor Brunella Antomarini

JCU’s Student Government hosted the second lecture in the Prof. Talks series. This week’s speaker was Philosophy Professor Brunella Antomarini

Sweeping Populisms: Guarini Institute Distinguished Lecture by Yves Mény

Sweeping Populisms: Guarini Institute Distinguished Lecture by Yves Mény

The Guarini Institute for Public Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series presented internationally renowned political scientist Yves Mény for the talk “Sweeping Populisms: The Case of the French Presidential Election.”

Professor Argentieri Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Rome Treaties

Professor Argentieri Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Rome Treaties

On the last week of March, Professor Federigo Argentieri participated in a number of events to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaties.

Queer Cultures in Italy: a Lecture by Enrico Salvatori

Queer Cultures in Italy: a Lecture by Enrico Salvatori

Prof. Paolo Prato invited Enrico Salvatori to his Italian Media and Popular Culture class to talk about Queer Cultures in Italy.

Professor Seth N. Jaffe Publishes Book on Thucydides

Professor Seth N. Jaffe Publishes Book on Thucydides

Professor Seth N. Jaffe, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at JCU, just published the book Thucydides on the Outbreak of War: Character and Contest with Oxford University Press.

Criminals Without Borders: the Illicit Antiquities Trade

Criminals Without Borders: the Illicit Antiquities Trade

On March 21, 2017 the Department of Art History and Studio Art hosted a lecture by Lynda Albertson, CEO of the Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA).

Institute for Entrepreneurship Welcomes Bepi Pezzulli

Institute for Entrepreneurship Welcomes Bepi Pezzulli

The Institute for Entrepreneurship welcomed Bepi Pezzulli, leading expert in risk management, for the lecture “Investment Theory: the New Frontier.”

JCU Welcomes Federico Assenza of WeLookAround.com

JCU Welcomes Federico Assenza of WeLookAround.com

On Friday, March 17, 2017, Professor Antonella Salvatore, Director of John Cabot University’s Center for Career Services & Continuing Education, hosted in her classes Federico Assenza, Managing Partner at WeLookAround.com, an International Communications Agency.

Institute for Entrepreneurship Presents: Design Thinking Workshop

Institute for Entrepreneurship Presents: Design Thinking Workshop

On March 24, 2017 the Institute for Entrepreneurship hosted a full-day workshop on Design Thinking with Mauro Del Santo from Fondazione Mondo Digitale. Del Santo is a designer and educator who specializes in product design and innovation in the field of manufacturing technologies.

JCU Ethiopian Film Festival Presents Shashamane  by Giulia Amati

JCU Ethiopian Film Festival Presents Shashamane by Giulia Amati

John Cabot University’s Department of Communications in collaboration with the Guarini Institute for Public Affairs presented the third and final film of the Ethiopian Film Festival, Shashamane by Italian director Giulia Amati.

Research for Justice: Alumna Margarita Biryukova

Research for Justice: Alumna Margarita Biryukova

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Margarita Biryukova graduated from John Cabot University in 2016 with a major in International Affairs.

A Night of Narrative 4: The Importance of Story Exchange

A Night of Narrative 4: The Importance of Story Exchange

On Friday, March 17th, John Cabot University Student Government hosted “Night of Narrative 4”, a storytelling event based on the highly acclaimed Narrative 4 model.

A Break to Think: Philosophy Professor Brunella Antomarini

A Break to Think: Philosophy Professor Brunella Antomarini

Brunella Antomarini, is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy at John Cabot University. She has a pluri-disciplinary formation in contemporary epistemology, aesthetics and philosophy, semiotics, theory of poetry, and anthropology.

Meenasarani Linde Murugan Discusses Black Orientalism at JCU

Meenasarani Linde Murugan Discusses Black Orientalism at JCU

Dr. Murugan is an Assistant Professor at Fordham University in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. Her main research interests are TV, gender, race, media, transnationalism, and fashion.

Professor Anna Tuck-Scala Interviewed for Web Series on Raphael

Professor Anna Tuck-Scala Interviewed for Web Series on Raphael

JCU Professor Anna Tuck-Scala was recently interviewed for the web series “Sulle tracce di Raffaello" (On the Tracks of Raphael), by Giovanni Muciaccia.

JCU Hosts Elevator Pitch Competition Final Round

JCU Hosts Elevator Pitch Competition Final Round

An Elevator Pitch is a quick way of putting across the fundamentals of a project, a business idea, a social cause, or even one’s qualifications. The aim is to capture the attention of the listeners and stimulate an action.

Finance Students Welcome yourCFO’s Fabio Scognamiglio and Fabio Cantoro

Finance Students Welcome yourCFO’s Fabio Scognamiglio and Fabio Cantoro

Professor Pulino welcomed two representatives of yourCFO to lecture her FIN 301 class. Fabio Scognamiglio, CEO, and Fabio Cantoro, a JCU alumnus (class of 2016), explained to the students how yourCFO works.

English Major Marialaura Grandolfo Accepted to University of Oxford

English Major Marialaura Grandolfo Accepted to University of Oxford

Marialaura Grandolfo comes from Modugno, a town near Bari (Puglia, Italy). She is an English Literature major with a minor in Communications (Class of 2017). She has worked as a Writing Center tutor and as an assistant to Prof. Carlos Dews, managing the public relations of the Institute for Creative Writing, and co-organizing the upcoming conference "Carson McCullers in the World."

Creative Writing Institute Welcomes Rod Mengham

Creative Writing Institute Welcomes Rod Mengham

A writer, editor, and translator, Rod Mengham is member of the English Faculty at the University of Cambridge, Jesus College.