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Unico Foundation Inc., a national service organization with members are of Italian descent, offers scholarships for high school seniors, as well as for undergraduate and graduate students of Italian descent. The Nutley chapter will sponsor eligible students who live in New Jersey.    The scholarships for high school students are in addi...

PROMOTING ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES BY STREAMLINING ADMISSION PROCEDURES TO ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES   Beginning with academic year 2013 – 2014 and, contrary to earlier requirements, students with an American High School Diploma who have taken a minimum of one AP Italian exam and two additional AP exams in subje...

La Direzione Generale Affari Internazionali del ‪MIUR‬ ha confermato anche per quest'anno il finanziamento di 5 ‪‎borse di studio‬ ‎Fulbright‬ rivolte a giovani laureati italiani per opportunità di studio negli ‪#SA‬. In particolare si tratta di borse di studio della categoria Graduate Study, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant e Fulbright - BEST....

In the last few years, The Italian American club, a student-led group at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, has garnered attention for promoting Italian American culture and heritage. Two of the groups most visible members are Nina Contento and Deidra Govan.   Nina plans all of the fundraisers, including the set up, organization...

UNICO National, the largest Italian American service and charitable organization in America and Marconi University, headquartered in Rome, Italy and accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education, announced a strategic relationship to promote educational and study abroad opportunities and to advance their shared objectives. Under the new relation...

The Italian Language Foundation is underwriting the cost of upcoming workshops for middle and high school teachers of Italian. A $25 teacher membership in the ILF is a condition for participation. Teachers can become ILF members via the ILF website (www.ilf.org).   The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will conduc...

È giunto quasi al termine il primo round dello scambio internazionale tra 17 studenti del Liceo Scientifico "Giuseppe Berto" di Vibo Valentia che soggiornano fino al 6 prossimo nel New Jersey e la Scotch Plains Fanwood High School del New Jersey che ricambierà la visita in Italia. Ieri gli studenti calabresi sono stati ricevuti al Consolato Genera...

The Italian Master's Program at Georgetown University is now accepting applications for the 2016-17 academic year. The four-semester, 30-credit program offers three specialization options that revolve around a common core curriculum (Literature, Linguistics and Business), and culminate with a thesis writing seminar and a Master's thesis. ...

The Director of the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America, Dr. Mary Ann Re, is delighted to announce that, recognizing the importance of acknowledging and motivating excellence in the teaching of Italian, the Coccia family and Lawrence Inserra, Jr., have generously increased to $4,000 the monetary prize associated with the Teaching...

The Italian American Cultural Club of Lehigh Valley honored the two recipients of the 2014 IACCLV scholarships recently. Rebecca Nathanson and Janessa Scherrman each received $500 and a certificate of recognition.   Rebecca, a graduate of Easton Area High School, received the Carol DiBiagio Memorial Scholarship, which is given in memory of...

Morris Catholic High School, located in Denville, NJ, seeks an Italian teacher for the 2015-2016 school year. Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree or equivalent; a Master's degree is preferred. Candidates should also be certified or be in the process of acquiring certification.   The ideal candidate will also have the abilit...

Italian Cinema in the Present Tense: New Narrative Practices from Adaptation to Transmedia and Transnational Cinema. A Seminar in Honor of Millicent Marcus. Special Guest: Susanna Nicchiarelli, Film Director. Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster PA 17604-3003, November 13 – 14, 2015   PROGRAM Friday, Nove...