Rutgers University Department of Italian

11/20/2025

An Alumnus Honors his Heritage with a Show of Support for Italian Studies at Rutgers

Tom Arlotto, a retired public school teacher, recently announced a planned gift that will support Italian studies in the School of Arts and Sciences.

Read more: https://italian.rutgers.edu/news-events/news

Many thanks to the Arlotto Family.

11/13/2025

Sending Holiday greetings your way from Rutgers Italian Department. Fun times trimming the tree today.

08/26/2025

Let’s give a shout out to Rosario Scalia.

He’s been our Italian Government Lecturer for a few years now, but now he’ll be moving onto his next position.
Rosario has been a wonderful addition to the department. Contributing his time and ideas and teaching and mentoring and tutoring to mention a few things.
We will truly miss having him here. We didn’t want to let him go without Rutgers gear, so he’ll remember his time here always.

Your comments are welcomed

07/08/2025

For your summer reading pleasure…Rutgers Libretto

located on our website:https://italian.rutgers.edu/images/documents/newsletters/Libretto_2025_newsletter-compressed.pdf

Enjoy your summer!

06/03/2025

We’re excited to share some news: the Foundation for Innovation and Excellence in Italian Teaching (FIEIT) is officially up and running. 🇮🇹
FIEIT was created to support and grow Italian language education. Our goal is to provide teachers with useful tools and training and ensure that students—no matter their background—have access to strong Italian language programs.
We’re working in collaboration with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help bring more Italian into schools across the Tri-State area, especially in New Jersey. We offer support in many forms—including resources, training, and funding—to help schools launch or strengthen Italian programs.
Here’s what we’re focusing on:
Workshops and professional development for K–12 Italian teachers
Help with curriculum design and assessments
Support for dual enrollment programs (high school + college credit)
Collaboration on language certifications in the U.S.
A new online platform with teaching and learning resources
We’re looking forward to connecting with teachers, schools, and communities that care about the future of Italian language education. More updates soon! Visit our website:

The Foundation for Innovation and Excellence in Italian Teaching (FIEIT) is committed to advancing Italian language and culture education in bilingual or multilingual contexts through innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity. Our mission is to empower educators with cutting-edge resources and peda...

05/10/2025

Making memories at Rutgers Italian Dept. annual reunion. Reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. Thank you to Letizia Bellocchio (RU' 14) for her talk on Italian Wonderland. Congratulations to all the scholarship award winners. A special thanks goes to Tom Arlotto for his generosity.



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Juli Wade

03/25/2025

Join us for a special lecture on Women and the Bible.
Prof. Erminia Ardissino will give a talk on her latest research.

March 27, 3.50 pm
Room FH-B4

The event will be held in English, is free, and open to faculty, undergraduate and graduate students.

03/24/2025

We’ve got some big news!

Sandy Waters and Francesco Pascuzzi's translation of Porpora Marcasciano’s “AntoloGaia” won the AAIS 2025 Best Translation of a Literary Book award.
Congratulations, Sandy and Francesco!

The book came out in the OVOI series of Rutgers University Press.

What better way to celebrate this award by than hosting Porpora Marcasciano and Sandy Waters for a discussion today at 2 pm in the Alexander Library Teleconference Room?

You are all invited!

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03/19/2025

April will be a very thought-provoking month!

The Italian Department, with the support of the NJ Italian Heritage Commission, the Italian Graduate Society at Rutgers University, and the GSA, organized a conference dedicated to one of the most relevant and controversial Italian writers of the XX century: Anna Maria Ortese.

Join us!

Anna Maria Ortese. Critical Revisions and New Perspectives
April 3, from 10.30 to 5.30 | ABW 6051

The event is free, but registration is required. Sign up here: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ATh22elqhqEJDg

03/17/2025

We couldn't be more thrilled to invite you to this incredible event!

March 24, from 2 pm | Alexander Library Teleconference Lecture Hall

• PORPORA DOCUFILM SCREENING
Followed by a Q&A with Porpora Marcasciano and Producer Vittorio Martone

• ANTOLOGAIA
Book Presentation with Francesco Pascuzzi and Sandra Waters, translators of the book, just awarded the AAIS Price for the Best Literary Translation.

This event is free and open to the Rutgers Community and to the public. No registration is required.

Sponsored by the Rutgers Italian Department, the Italian Graduate Society with the support of GSA, the Comparative Literature Program, the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Dept., and the Center for European Studies.

03/12/2025

Thank you for your support during Rutgers Giving Days.

Your donation can help sponsor students financially as they participate in the Italian Department’s study abroad program - RU in Rome. Meet the staff: Steven, Roberta, Carmela, Diletta, Sheri, and Margo.

https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/italian-studies/13743.html

02/04/2025

RU in Rome summer study abroad info. session is February 11, 2025.

Room 5190 at 130pm or online. Click QR code for Zoom event info.