January 29, 2025
Professor Emily Hurt is a scholar of Classical Studies with a passion for ancient Mediterranean exploration. Originally from Rhode Island, she moved to Italy in 2019, where she discovered John Cabot University and joined the faculty as a full-time Classical Studies professor.
January 29, 2025
November 18, 2024
Allison is a Humanistic Studies major and Classical Studies and Philosophy minor from San Jose, California.
November 18, 2024
October 17, 2024
Helena has come all the way from Oregon to pursue a BA in Classical Studies. She told us all about her experience as an American in Italy and why Classics are still important.
October 17, 2024
September 9, 2024
Tatiana Tondini recently published an article on oncological care in ancient Egypt with the leading research publisher Frontiers in Medicine.
September 9, 2024
April 3, 2024
Born and raised in Mexico City, Sebastian Terrazas is a junior at JCU double majoring in Classical Studies and Art History.
April 3, 2024
March 13, 2023
Alumna Magda Benichou graduated from JCU in 2020 with a B.A. in Classical Studies. She then went on to earn an M.Litt. in Classical Literature from the University of St. Andrews in 2022. Currently, she runs her own vintage Italian clothing business called Magda Violet.
March 13, 2023
January 18, 2023
Originally from Romania but raised in Italy, Elena Catalina Sirbu graduated from JCU in 2021 with a double B.A. in International Affairs and Classical Studies. Elena is currently pursuing an M.Phil. in Classics at Trinity College Dublin.
January 18, 2023
September 16, 2021
Born and raised in Novi Sad, Serbia, Classics Professor Danica Pušić teaches Latin and Ancient Greek at JCU. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and she is also the official translator and interpreter at the Rome Criminal Tribunal (Italian – Serbo-Croatian; Serbo-Croatian – Italian).
September 16, 2021
July 5, 2021
Classics Professor Thomas Govero has taught at the high school and college level for over twenty years. He has taught classics at John Cabot University since 2003.
July 5, 2021
April 8, 2021
After a successful career as a dentist in the U.S. Airforce and Public Health Service, John Caudill enrolled at John Cabot University, where he majored in Italian Studies and minored in Art History and Classical Studies.
April 8, 2021
December 2, 2020
JCU alumna Bianca Rondolino presented her first film, “In the Image of God,” at the prestigious Torino Film Festival, which took place this year online from November 28-30.
December 2, 2020
October 16, 2019
Marjorie Marino graduated from JCU in 2010, with a major in Humanistic Studies and a concentration in the Ancient World.
October 16, 2019
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March 14, 2017
Tom Govero has taught at the high school and college level for over twenty years. He has degrees from St. Louis University and the University of Colorado-Boulder. In addition, he was a Fulbright scholar at the American Academy in Rome. He has taught classics at John Cabot University since 2003.
March 14, 2017
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May 27, 2016
Professor Benedetta Bessi, who teaches Classical Studies and Ancient History at JCU, recently lent her expertise in ancient Roman wine to the British ITV channel.
May 27, 2016
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May 13, 2016
John Cabot University is pleased to welcome new professor of Political Science and Dr. Seth N. Jaffe International Affairs, Dr. Seth N. Jaffe, who will begin teaching in January 2017.
May 13, 2016
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April 23, 2016
Rome's great new work of contemporary art was inaugurated on April 21, 2016.
April 23, 2016
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March 18, 2016
The John Cabot University Theater Society will perform the entirely student-directed production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap on March 22 and 23 at 7pm in the Aula Magna Regina.
March 18, 2016
June 24, 2015
Thanks to a successful campaign led by the transgender Cambridge student, college officials are rewriting the rules in order to allow women to wear trousers and men to wear skirts at formal dinners.
June 24, 2015
April 23, 2015
President Franco Pavoncello, Vice President and Dean Mary Merva, and Vice President Andrea Giummarra praised this year's group of winners, not just for their impressive academic achievements, but also for the many ways in which they have contributed to the growth of John Cabot University.
April 23, 2015
April 11, 2014
"We are here to celebrate the success of our students and the special spirit of our community," said John Cabot University President Franco Pavoncello.
April 11, 2014
