51st Annual IASA Conference at University of Illinois, Chicago 2018
Call for Papers - “The Conflicts of Immigration Past and Present: The Position[ing] of Italians and the Diaspora”. October 18-20, 2018. Submission Deadline: Friday, April 27, 2018. Upload/submit proposals to Submittable: https://italianamericanstudies.submittable.com/submit - For inquiries, please contact the conference committee at: IASAConference...
Italian American Foundation accepting scholarship applications
The Italian American Festival Foundation will award $8,000 in scholarships to Stark County high school graduates of Italian American heritage. The Italian American Festival Foundation Inc. of Stark County will award $8,000 in college scholarships for the 2018 school year. This is the 32nd consecutive year the foundation will award scholarships. To...
Sending a teacher to school
As a superbly trained and deeply committed teacher of the Italian language, Kelly Matthews won the Midwest Award for Leadership in the Teaching of Italian Language and Culture, sponsored by the Italian Consulate. The primary element of her winning application had to do with the way that her Italian classes are involved in the community, evidenced b...
Italian Sprinter Semuedè Andreis Verbally Commits to Ohio State
Italian sprinter Semuedè (“Sem”) Andreis has verbally committed to The Ohio State University’s class of 2022. “I decide to commit to Ohio state University because I think it will be a good opportunity for my future and to stay closer to my american family and friends.” [sic] Andreis came to the United States in 2016 as an exchange student in New P...
DAS of Michigan moved to a NEW location!
We have an announcement to make! We Have Moved! The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan, Detroit Metropolitan Area, is pleased to announce that MOVED to a NEW location. Starting from Monday, October 16, 2017 cultural and Italian language classes will be held at: 4050 West Maple Road, Ste # 250, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301.
The Week of the Italian Language in Detroit
The Week of the Italian Language in the World is an event promoted every year through the consular and diplomatic network of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year’s edition (16-22 October) focuses on the theme “L’italiano al cinema, l’italiano nel cinema”. The Consulate of Italy in Detroit, in collaboration with the Detroit Film Theatr...
Italian Immersion Day (Student Culture Day) 2017
Italian Immersion Day (Student Culture Day) 2017 was a huge success! Kids enjoyed themselves immensely! Thanks to all who sponsored this event and volunteered to make this day possible! WisItalia's very own Lucia Soldati is our newest addition to this fabulous event! Grazie Mille! Our visiting school was Academy of Accelerated Learning from Milwauk...
Prof. Roberto Tartaglione's workshop for Michigan and Ohio
On Saturday, September 23, a group of Italian language teachers of Michigan and Ohio schools and universities took part to Prof. Roberto Tartaglione's workshop. The linguist Roberto Tartaglione is the creator of the portal ScudIta (http://www.scudit.net/mdindice.htm), a useful resource for teachers of Italian language, and the author of numerous gr...
Melucci Group Launches Student Study in Italy
Many wonderful things take place at Italian Fest – sometimes behind the scenes. This year, the Matt Melucci Italian Studies Fund Committee at SIUE, working with the Italian American Club of Southwestern Illinois, invites you to contribute to their special cause – helping to finance Italian language student study in Italy. Your contribution to the...
STAMPS Scholar Andrew Biondo Attending University of Notre Dame
As a child, Andrew Biondo diligently sat at the front of the classroom at the Italian American Cultural Center excitedly repeating the words he heard his nonni say to him, meanwhile trying to separate those words from the Spanish and Ukrainian he was learning in his weekday classroom. This fall, Andrew will take his love of learning and his incredi...
IACC awards scholarships
The Italian American Cultural Club presented its annual scholarships at the July 10 meeting held at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville. The recipients were Jack Marx, Gabriella Capaldi, Anthony DeFallo, Lexi Biasi and Virginia Olszewski. The scholarships are awarded in memory of club members’ loved ones. Gabby Capaldi’s scholarship was presented by M...
DePaul taps Benedetto for key post
Dr. Corinne Benedetto has been named interim dean of DePaul University’s School for New Learning. Benedetto joined the School for New Learning in 1998, previously serving as associate dean for operations and enrollment management and as associate dean of undergraduate programs. Last academic year, she also served as a member of the Office of the Pr...