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JCU Student Giosuè Prezioso and Professor Ilaria Gianni Curate the 2015 Apulia Land Art Festival

JCU Student Giosuè Prezioso and Professor Ilaria Gianni Curate the 2015 Apulia Land Art Festival

Art History student Giosuè Prezioso and JCU Professor Ilaria Gianni have been invited to curate the 2015 Apulia Land Art Festival – and Giosuè was asked to present this year’s program at the 68th edition of the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival in May.

President Pavoncello Publishes Article in “Longitude” Magazine: “The Globalization of Education”

President Pavoncello Publishes Article in “Longitude” Magazine: “The Globalization of Education”

Longitude, an Italian monthly on world affairs, published an article by John Cabot University President Dr. Franco Pavoncello in its July 2015 edition.

Congratulations Winners of Italy Writes 2015

Congratulations Winners of Italy Writes 2015

John Cabot University and the Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation, together with the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, are honored to present the winners of the 4th Annual Italy Writes Creative Writing Competition. We thank all high school students and their teachers for their participation.

JCU Hosts Distinguished Alumni Lecture:  “Eating Your Way to High Performance” by Chantal Di Donato

JCU Hosts Distinguished Alumni Lecture: “Eating Your Way to High Performance” by Chantal Di Donato

A certified health coach, Ms. Di Donato is the author of the "Live Lean Health Plan."

JCU Presents Summer School on Human Rights with UNICRI

JCU Presents Summer School on Human Rights with UNICRI

Application Deadline to the Summer School of Human Rights has been extended to June 24.

President Franco Pavoncello Interviewed by Canadian Daily Globe and Mail on Vladimir Putin’s Visit to Italy

President Franco Pavoncello Interviewed by Canadian Daily Globe and Mail on Vladimir Putin’s Visit to Italy

John Cabot University President Franco Pavoncello was interviewed by Canadian daily The Globe and Mail on Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Italy.

Prof. Federigo Argentieri to Present Paper at International Conference in Padua

Prof. Federigo Argentieri to Present Paper at International Conference in Padua

Professor Federigo Argentieri is scheduled to present a paper entitled "Finland 1939, Hungary 1956, Yugoslavia 1991 and Ukraine 2013: A Comparative Assessment of Crucial World Crises" at the international conference on "Post Communism and Identities - East European Perspectives", organized by the prestigious Galilean School of Padua.

What’s Next for the Class of 2015? Meet Nine of our Recent Graduates

What’s Next for the Class of 2015? Meet Nine of our Recent Graduates

Now that the Class of 2015 has graduated, see where nine of them are headed next.

Rent a Yacht Apulia: From a JCU Case Project to a Real Startup

Rent a Yacht Apulia: From a JCU Case Project to a Real Startup

Its founders, Sara De Girolamo, Roberto Denigris, and Giulio Liberatore met and developed the business plan for their idea as part of their course work in the certificate program Master in Gestione della Piccola Impresa in Ambito Internazionale at JCU.

President Pavoncello Invited to Inaugural Symposium on International Liberal Education at Yale-NUS College in Singapore

President Pavoncello Invited to Inaugural Symposium on International Liberal Education at Yale-NUS College in Singapore

John Cabot University President Franco Pavoncello has been invited to participate in Yale-NUS’s Inaugural Symposium on Liberal Education, to be held on October 11, 2015. The symposium will gather international thought leaders in higher education and explore fundamental questions facing the future of higher education across the world.

Communications Major Jasmine Manari’s Short Film Selected for Los Angeles Cinefest and Sydney Transgender International Film Festival

Communications Major Jasmine Manari’s Short Film Selected for Los Angeles Cinefest and Sydney Transgender International Film Festival

Congratulations to JCU Communications major Jasmine Manari, whose short film Espiazioni (Atonement) has been selected for the Los Angeles Cinefest and the Sydney Transgender International Film Festival.

John Cabot University Celebrates 2015 Student Award Ceremony

John Cabot University Celebrates 2015 Student Award Ceremony

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.

Professor Silvia Scarpa Presents “Human Trafficking from the Perspective of Victims” at Conference in Garmisch, Germany

Professor Silvia Scarpa Presents “Human Trafficking from the Perspective of Victims” at Conference in Garmisch, Germany

On April 14, JCU Professor Silvia Scarpa gave a presentation on “Human Trafficking from the Perspective of Victims” during the “Countering Narcotics and Illicit Trafficking” (CNIT) Resident Program held at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany.

JCU Hosts Rwandan Genocide Commemoration

JCU Hosts Rwandan Genocide Commemoration

John Cabot University hosted an event in commemoration of the 800,000 victims slaughtered in the space of one hundred days during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, perpetrated against the Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

Spring 2015 Career Fair a Great Success

Spring 2015 Career Fair a Great Success

Multinational companies, international organizations and not-for profit companies attended JCU Career Fair on March 27th.

JCU and UNICRI Present Summer School on Human Rights

JCU and UNICRI Present Summer School on Human Rights

This year, the session will run from July 6 to 10 and the topic will be Self-Determination, Group Rights and Individual Rights.

JCU Political Science Professor Lars Rensmann Presents at Tel Aviv University

JCU Political Science Professor Lars Rensmann Presents at Tel Aviv University

Prof. Rensmann presented his paper in which he analyzes the political response to antisemitism in Germany and Europe by electorally relevant political parties.

JCU‬ IR Society Welcomes Dr. Themistoklis Demiris, Ambassador of Greece to Rome

JCU‬ IR Society Welcomes Dr. Themistoklis Demiris, Ambassador of Greece to Rome

On Tuesday, March 24th, The International Relations Society was pleased to host Dr. Themistoklis Demiris, the Greek ambassador to Italy, for a lecture entitled "The New Greek Government and the Challenges It Faces".

Meet Alumna Cinzia D’Alessandro

Meet Alumna Cinzia D’Alessandro

JCU Alumna Cinzia D'Alessandro about her experience in New York City.

Professor Daniel Roy Connelly Wins Cúirt New Writing Prize for Poetry

Professor Daniel Roy Connelly Wins Cúirt New Writing Prize for Poetry

English Language and Literature and Theater Professor Daniel Roy Connelly has won the 2015 Cúirt New Writing Prize for poetry.