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March 29, 2022
Please help us congratulate Ashley Spartz on receiving the Donna Swaim Study Abroad Award for Double Majors and the Van de Verde Memorial Scholarship! In her own words:
“I am truly honored and grateful to have been chosen as a recipient for both the…
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March 22, 2022
Please help us to congratulate Federico Fabbri who was awarded the 2022 College of Humanities Outstanding GAT in Teaching award! Congratulazioni, Federico!
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Feb. 18, 2022
The Dolce Vita Club's first Kick Off event of Spring 2022 in February was a success! Around 30 people attended the event, enjoying the sunshine with a cup of affogato coffee, playing bocce and Italian card games, and chatting with each other. The…
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Nov. 18, 2021
Students of Italian gathered together for a virtual cooking event right before Thanksgiving to cook different Italian dishes together. They signed up before the event and chose a recipe from the list (or brough their own choice) using the Italian…
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Nov. 4, 2021
Jessica Polsky, a 1998 graduate who turned her degrees in Italian and dance into an acting career that’s stretched from Broadway to Milan, is the College of Humanities 2021 Alumna of the Year.
Midway through her dance degree, Polsky took a…
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Aug. 31, 2021
Two College of Humanities professors are among 24 UA employees selected to participate in the 2021-22 Academic Leadership Institute.
Aileen Feng, Associate Professor of Italian and Director of Italian Studies, and Caleb Simmons, Associate Professor…
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June 1, 2021
Two professors in the Department of French and Italian have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research.
Dr. Deborah Kaye is promoted from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer.
Dr. Francesco Rabissi is promoted from…
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April 29, 2021
On Friday, April 29 the Italian Department faculty organized a movie night event for all of their students, with the purpose of both celebrating the Academy Award nominated Pinocchio by Italian director Matteo Garrone, and engaging students in a fun…
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April 23, 2021
Nailed it!, Che Pasta! the virtual cooking night focused on PASTA dishes was organized on April 23rd 2021, for all students enrolled in Italian. Prior to the event students were asked to pick a recipe they wanted to cook off a list. On the day of…
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April 23, 2021
NAILED IT! CHE PASTA!
WHAT?
The Department of Italian Studies is organizing a virtual cooking event titled Nailed it! Che Pasta!, open to ALL ITALIAN students. This time the event will focus on PASTA dishes. Based on the feedback they received…
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April 22, 2021
Fulfill Degree Requirements with Italian!
All courses are fully online (asynchronous) and fulfill Gen Ed requirements unless otherwise indicated*.
Summer Pre-Session (05/17/2021 - 06/05/2021)
ITAL 160B1 Italian…
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Dr. Letizia Bellocchio is awarded the spring 2021 College of Humanities Distinguished Teaching Award
March 29, 2021
Please help us in congratulating Dr. Letizia Bellocchio who is the spring 2021 recipient of the College of Humanities Distinguished Teaching Award.
The College of Humanities sponsors the Distinguished Teaching Award every spring to honor one…