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The Chicago office of AFS-USA is looking for host families who are willing and able to take in several Italian students this summer. AFS-USA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world through independent, nonprofit AFS Organizations, each with a network of volunteers, a pr...

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Inaugurato da MAPACI (Mamme e Papà per la Cultura Italiana) - neonato gruppo di Italians in DC - in collaborazione con Casa Italiana/Ente Gestore, parte GIRO GIROTONDO - Bambini a DC, il variegato programma di attività e corsi in italiano per bambini madrelingua!   Lo scopo delle attività è di promuovere l'uso della lingua italiana tra i bam...

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As Renato Presta took some classes last spring at a Glenview cooking school, the "closing soon" sign on the door bothered him. Presta took two series of classes at the Viking Cooking School, 1140 N. Milwaukee Ave. He was sad to see it go, but was soon planning to take over the space. Not only would he continue the classes, but he'd also open an It...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is pleased to announce today a $500,000 grant from the late Ernest L. Pellegri, one of the Foundation's donors, to the University of Maryland's Department of Classics.   Their project entitled, "Between Washington and Ancient Rome: The NIAF Pellegri Program on Roman Antiquity and Its Legacy in...

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by David Harding   An Italian grandfather, 91, has finally graduated from middle school. Nicola Torello, who served in Greece during World War II, never completed his basic education when he was much younger, reports the BBC.   Torello, who turns 92 in October, worked as a tailor. He said he returned to school to get over the dea...

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This past summer, 20 students traveled to Siena, Italy, for the two week-long study abroad program "Food and Culture: The Italian Experience." The program was the first of its kind at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and it inspired Italian Studies assistant professor Vetri Nathan and chef instructor Angelo Guida to create a new course this...

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When Vesalius started his life journey five hundred years ago, Leonardo Da Vinci's own journey into the human body was symbolically coming to an end. Denounced by a German collaborator for necromancy, he would eventually be barred by the Church from even entering the Ospedale di Santo Spirito under accusations of "heresy and cynical dissection of c...

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Gli studenti stranieri regolarmente iscritti nei college e nelle università degli Stati Uniti sono incrementati dell'8 per cento nell'anno accademico 2013-2014, fino a raggiungere la cifra complessiva di 886,052 iscritti, rivela il report Open Doors on International Educational Exchange del 2014, reso pubblico oggi a Washington.   Il numero...

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Dr. Panayiotis Meleties, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs of York College/CUNY in Jamaica, Queens, announced today that Dr. Donna Chirico has been appointed Dean of the college's School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Chirico's appointment is especially noteworthy as she is a product of York College both as an alumna and as a facul...

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By Mauro Battocchi I would like to applaud the Cristoforo Colombo Club of Marin for their generous support of the Italian Scholarship program at Marin Catholic High School. For over 30 years, this scholarship program has enabled Marin Catholic to attract students to the study of Italian by offering them reduced tuition.   Especially given o...

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