UPCOMING EVENTS
Upcoming Events
September 27, 12 – 4pm
CommUniversity Day
Join the Center and nearly 100 departments and community partners for a day of family fun! We'll be giving away LEGO sets and a basket full of Italian goodies.
October 7, 5 – 6:30pm
Lecture by Francesco Rombaldi
October 16, 5 – 6:30pm
Performance by Gabriella Ghermandi
More Events
News & Announcements
Talks organized by Dept. of Philosophy
On September 25, at 4pm in Harriman Hall 214, Cristina Basili (University of Bologna) will give her talk Thinking War Otherwise: Simone Weil and María Zambrano’s Critique of Political Violence. On October 3, at 4pm in Harriman Hall 214, Daniele Lorenzini (University of Pennsylvania) will give his talk Frantz Fanon and the Aptness of Anticolonial Violence. Open to SBU students, faculty, and staff only.
Congratulations to Mary Jo Bona, Loredana Polezzi, and Karen Lloyd
Mary Jo Bona, Distinguished Professor Emerita, has established an endowed lecture series for WGSS. Loredana Polezzi, Alfonse D'Amato Chair, has been refinished as a global top scholar. Karen Lloyd, Dept. of Art, has won a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for excellence in teaching.
Congratulations to Emily DiCesare
Emily DiCesare, a soon-to-be Junior in the Biochemistry Program at Stony Brook University, has been awarded the Rube Family Scholarship in honor of Jennifer Rube by the Vincent Lombardi Lodge #2270 of the Order of the Sons and Daughters of Italy in Rochester, New York. During the Fall 2024 semester, she served as Teaching Fellow in Christine Griffiths' SBU 101 course and visited the Center for Italian Studies on a regular basis. Emily is a strong student, encouraging mentor, and aspiring doctor! Congratulations, Emily!
Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Congratulations to Simone Brioni (English), who was recently honored with the Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.
Andrea Fedi Honored for Service
Congratulations to Dr. Fedi for his 30 years of service at SBU. Thank you for your commitment to teaching Italian language and culture!
Opportunities
talks organized by Fernando Loffredo
On September 25, from 3:15 – 6:15pm in Humanities 2036, Antonio Álvarez-Ossorio and Ana Sánchez Casado will give talks regarding the role of Naples and Milan in the hispanic world. Open to SBU students, faculty, and staff only.
Please note that this event will be entirely in Spanish
Call for Fellows to the Sorbello Foundation
The Romeyne Robert and Uguccione Sorbello Foundation is seeking fellows. The selection committee particularly welcomes applications from postdoctoral researchers and early-career scholars who are developing innovative and impactful research in the field of U.S.–Italy studies.
Call for Papers to Fitchburg State 2026 Conference on Italian Studies
Mignone Fellowship Applications
We are accepting current students for the Mignone Fellowship. See details on this opportunity here, and apply now!