UPCOMING EVENTS
Upcoming Events
Kiss the Fortune Teller, an original play by Anthony DiFranco
April 8, 2026; 7 – 9 PM
Co-organized with the Department of Languages and Cultural Studies, and supported by the College of Arts & Sciences Enhancing Undergraduate Communities Award.
Wang Theater, Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University
Creating Translanguaging Spaces for Heritage Speakers of Spanish in the Italian Language Classroom
April 13, 2026; 12 – 1:50 PM
A widely-debated topic in academia is multilingualism and how to achieve it. New strategies like Intercomprehension and Translanguaging teach students how to use what they know as a bridge to acquiring new linguistic knowledge. This workshop features the work of the Donato Center team in Global Romance Languages at California State University, Long Beach.
Center for Italian Studies, E-4340 Melville Library, Stony Brook University
In Conversation: Director Nancy Savoca with Producer Richard Guay
April 13, 2026; 5 – 7 PM
Award-winning director Nancy Savoca and producer Richard Guay will be in conversation with SBU professors Mary Jane Dempsey and Loredana Polezzi. They will discuss Savoca's life and career, well-known films about Italian American families, including True Love and Household Saints, as well as more recent films.
Lecture Hall 1, Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University
Open to all. Seating limited to 70 people. RSVP required, with priority given to SBU students. Registration does not guarantee entry.
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News & Announcements
Welcome to Lori Repetti
Lori Repetti, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor of Linguistics, is the new Director of the Center for Italian Studies. We wish her a warm welcome! We also thank Andrea Fedi for his service as Interim Director, 2023-24, and Director, 2024-25.
Opportunities
Ca' Foscari Honors Scholarships
For the 2026–2027 academic year, the Ca' Foscari University has allocated a package of merit-based scholarships, called the Ca' Foscari Honours Scholarships, aimed at outstanding international students who intend to enroll in Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programms (taught either in Italian or in English). Specifically, the offer includes:
- 8 scholarships for Bachelor’s students worth €10,000 per year for a duration of three years;
- 20 scholarships for Master’s students worth €10,000 per year for a duration of two years
All detailed information and the official call for applications, as well as an English description of the initiative, are available at the Ca' Foscari University site. The link to the page has also been included on the Ministry’s website: Scholarships offered by Universities – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.