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The Center for Italian Studies Launches New Affiliate Network Initiative

Published: January 21, 2022

The Center for Italian Studies is proud to announce the launch of the new Affiliate network, which brings together a group of alumni and scholars associated with Italian at Notre Dame.

In memoriam: John W. Stamper, associate dean, professor of architecture

Published: January 14, 2022

Author: Dennis Brown

John W. Stamper, associate dean and professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame, died Wednesday (Jan. 5). He was 71.

Experiencing Rome through Community-Engaged Learning

Published: January 05, 2022

Author: Costanza Montanari

The Rome Global Gateway in the Fall of 2021 inaugurated the first Community-Engaged Learning core course entitled Migration in Italy: Practical Perspectives from Rome. This semester, 46 study abroad students attended the course led by prof. Gioacchino Campese, general director of Casa Scalabrini 634.…

President Rev. Jenkins C.S.C. to celebrate Mass with the students in Rome

Published: January 05, 2022

Author: Costanza Montanari

As part of a three day visit to Rome from December 1st to December 3rd, 2021, University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., celebrated mass on the occasion of the first week of Advent at Santa Maria in Domnica, the local parish church in rione Celio, in the presence of study abroad students, faculty, staff and fellows in Rome.

International Conference in Rome: "Dante and the Great Eschatological Questions"

Published: November 18, 2021

Author: Staff

As part of the celebrations for the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death, the Pontifical Council for Culture has organized an international conference entitled “Dante and the Great Eschatological Questions."

Prof. Barry McCrea presents “Primo Levi’s 'The Truce': a guide to returning to life”

Published: October 26, 2021

Author: Costanza Montanari

The Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway, in partnership with Kylemore Abbey Global Center and the Notre Dame Alumni Association, are launching the latest appointment with the Rome Book Club Journey to Italy – Viaggio in Italia. Starting on Friday, November 12, “Primo Levi’s The Truce…

Now Accepting Applications for the Italian Studies Library Research Award

Published: October 23, 2021

Author: Staff

The Center for Italian Studies and Notre Dame International are now accepting grant applications for the 2022-2023 Italian Studies Library Research Award.

Assistant Professor of Italian at Notre Dame contributes to Berkley Forum on Dante

Published: October 16, 2021

Author: Staff

David Lummus, a Notre Dame assistant professor of Italian in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, is among the contributors to Georgetown University’s Berkley Forum…

Notre Dame Press Highlights Dante Series on 700th Anniversary of the Poet's Death

Published: September 17, 2021

Author: Kathryn Pitts

September 13, 2021, marks the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. The great Italian poet is being celebrated around the globe and especially in Italy…

Columbus Murals in Main Building temporarily uncovered

Published: September 01, 2021

Author: NDWorks

For instructional purposes, the Columbus Murals on the second floor of the Main Building will be uncovered on two occasions during the fall semester: from Monday, Aug. 30, to Tuesday, Sept. 7, and from Monday, Oct. 25, through Friday, Oct. 29. Signage near the murals will indicate that the coverings have been removed to allow instructors and their students to engage with and discuss the murals. More information about the Columbus Murals, their history and their use by instructors can be found here…

Sommo Poeta: Dante at Notre Dame

Published: April 29, 2021

Author: Amanda Skofstad

In anticipation of the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, and on the Feast of the Annunciation, Pope Francis issued “Splendour of Light Eternal,” an apostolic letter calling Dante “supreme poet” and “prophet of hope and a witness to the innate yearning for the infinite present in the human heart.” The Holy Father added that he wished to join the popes before him in honoring and extolling the poet and “to propose him anew for the consideration of the Church, the great body of the faithful, literary scholars, theologians and artists.”…

CFP: Laureatus in Urbe V (Rome, 27-28 September 2021)

Published: April 23, 2021

Author: Staff

The D.S.U. of the University of Roma Tre, in collaboration with the Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway and Center for Italian Studies and Devers Family Program in Dante Studies, is delighted to renew its annual seminar dedicated to Francesco Petrarca. The aim of Laureatus in Urbe…

The Rome Gateway launches “Espresso: a Shot of Unconventional Italy”

Published: April 13, 2021

Author: Costanza Montanari

Every country lives in the shadow of common places that have been created by years of history, movies, migrations, music and literature, popular culture and so on. The Rome Global Gateway’s new virtual series titled Espresso: A Shot of Unconventional Italy…

Pope Francis publishes Apostolic Letter on Dante to mark the 700th year since Dante's death

Published: March 25, 2021

Author: Staff

Published in this Easter season, on the feast of the Annunciation (March 25), Pope Francis's Apostolic Letter, "Splendour of Light Eternal" (Candor Lucis aeternae) is a remarkable document, an exhortation to read, study, and teach Dante's Divine Comedy, and as Pope Francis writes, to become Dante's "companions on the journey."

From Rome to the Dome: J.J. Wright Presents “Lenten Music through the Ages”

Published: March 04, 2021

Author: Costanza Montanari

The Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway, in partnership with the Centre for Italian Studies, the Notre Dame Alumni Association, Campus Ministry…

Ingrid Rowland creates an exclusive documentary of the Basilica of Saint Clement in Rome

Published: March 04, 2021

Author: Costanza Montanari

Ingrid D. Rowland, professor in Rome for the School of Architecture and Department of History, shot an exclusive documentary in English on the Basilica of Saint Clement - Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano. Taking advantage of the closure to the public for COVID-19 regulations and thanks to the collaboration of the Reverend Father Stephen Hutchinson, prior to the Basilica, this documentary was made possible.…

Notre Dame partners with Rome-based Catholic institutions on events platform

Published: December 16, 2020

Author: Costanza Montanari

The University's Rome Global Gateway, in partnership with the Georgetown University Representative Office in Rome, has launched Catforumroma, a central calendaring platform for academic events organized by participating Catholic institutions.

Journey to Italy – Viaggio in Italia: Announcing the Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway Rome Book Club

Published: December 14, 2020

Author: Costanza Montanari

Domenico di Michelino - Dante and the Three Kingdoms, 1465 The Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway, in partnership with the Center for Italian Studies and the Notre Dame Alumni Association…

Two new 5+1 postdoc opportunities in Rome

Published: November 25, 2020

Author: Staff

Notre Dame International, in collaboration with the Center for Italian Studies, is sponsoring two new postdoctoral fellowship at the Rome Global Gateway. The fellowships, one an internship in international education and the other a teaching position in the All Roads Lead to Rome…

New Library acquisition: two significant volumes pertaining to Guido Cavalcanti

Published: November 17, 2020

Author: Tracy Bergstrom

The Department of Rare Books & Special Collections has recently acquired the following items: Guido Cavalcanti. L'espositione del M.ro Egidio Colonna Romano degli eremitani, sopra la canzone d'amore di Guido Caualcanti Fiorentino… Siena: Appresso Saluestro Marchetti, 1602. Guido Cavalcanti, with notes and translations by Ezra Pound. Rime…