Best Graduate Paper for 2012 – Rossella Di Rosa

Outstanding Contribution to the Online Undergraduate Program 2012-2013 Tiziano Cherubini

Graduate Alumni Dissertation Award for Spring 2013 – Francesco Chillemi

Summer Course Schedules are now available for undergraduate and graduate programs

Professor White has received a Visitorship in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton for Spring 2013

Daniele De Feo received the Entrepreneurial Grant for the Reading Knowledge Certificate online

It makes us very sad to announce that Cav. Joseph Coccia passed away on January 3. He was a passionate supporter of our department and his generous donations have made a great impact on our program. Over the years the Coccia Foundation has donated money, energy, ideas, and inspiration to our Italian Club, Fellowships to our undergraduate and graduate students, and motivation to faculty and staff. He will be sorely missed. But we are happy that his heir at the head of the Foundation, Elisa Coccia, has pledged to continue her father’s commitment to Rutgers and to Italian and Italian American studies.

Prof. Gregory Conti, from the Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia of the Università di Perugia, will be Visiting Professor in our Department in the fall 2013.

Claudine Metallo has been awarded the Paragano Family Fellowship for 2012-2013.

Francesco Pascuzzi has been selected to deliver a lecture at Montclair State University (date is still to be announced)

Prof. David Del Principe of Montclair State University will be teaching a graduate course on “Eco Gothic” literature in our department

We are delighted to announce a new semester-long study abroad program in Florence, in collaboration with Kent State University. Rutgers students will now have the option to study at Kent State's exceptional campus in the heart of historic Florence in the fall or spring semester.

Gabriella Bellorio has received the American Association of Italian Studies Travel Grant to attend the Annual Conference in Eugene, Oregon, in April 2013.