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David Soren, a Regents' Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, has spent more than 30 years working in the Italian region of Umbria, overseeing archaeological excavations, museum projects and the UA's largest study abroad program, Arizona in Orvieto.  Much of his work has taken place in the small town of Lugnano in Teverina, where...

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From pasta-making in Century City to holiday libations in Koreatown, here’s what’s happening in the L.A. food and drink world: School is in session: You may still have to wait seemingly forever for a table at one of the restaurants at Eataly. But if you want to visit the Italian marketplace in Century City for a cooking class, just make a reservati...

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Among the violin faculty at CUA’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music is none other than Alessandra Cuffaro, a renowned soloist who is recognized worldwide as the first Italian woman to perform all 24 of Paganini’s Capricci, a collection of exceedingly difficult violin piece, in one concert. She has performed this feat 23 times in various cities aroun...

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Through the Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF), and hundreds of thousands of family members located in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America®(OSDIA) has awarded nearly $61 million in scholarships to date. In past years, the SIF has offered 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is excited to announce that it is now accepting applications for its Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery program. Now in its 19th year, this all-expenses-paid cultural and educational initiative sends 20 Italian American college and university students to Italy each year, to strengthen the...

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 6 PM. This program is free and open to the public and will take place at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, NY 10036. For more information, call 212-642-2094. Francesco and Mary Giambelli Foundation Lecture Series: In Education Begin Responsibilities or "They d...

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On November 11th IACO (Italian American Cultural Organization) of Braintree and The South Shore celebrated the Feast of San Martino. The event was held at Braintree Town Hall with 250 guests in attendance. How appropriate for this feast to fall on the same day as Veteran’s Day because San Martino (St. Martins) was a soldier himself. The band, Sea B...

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The Premio Famiglia Fiducia Fund for the Middlebury Italian School, established in 2016, is a scholarship to support graduate students pursuing an MA in Italian at the Middlebury Italian School and the Middlebury C.V. Starr School in Italy, headquartered in Florence. The fellowship will fund the complete master's degree program for three students....

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Sono 34.894 gli studenti americani che, solo nel 2016, hanno scelto l'Italia per un periodo di studi; il numero, altissimo, è praticamente l'11% della loro popolazione totale. Il dato è stato diffuso dall'Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti a Roma in occasione della International Education Week, che, promossa dall'IIE o The Power of International Educatio...

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The summer of 2018 holds great promise for six students from Hylton High School who will study in Italy for three weeks. An academic immersion program will give them first-hand experiences in the contemporary culture of Italy and enhance their understanding of the history of the language. The students are enrolled in Hylton’s Center for Internation...

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