The Borromini Institute, in collaboration with ArtFiles and Tools for Culture, will be hosting its first Sustainable Public Space Workshop on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The workshop will be attended by students and faculty from the California Polytechnic Rome Program in Architecture, the University of Idaho’s Rome Program in Architecture, and other guests. Students will […]
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Another successful summer program of academic internships is complete, and as always concluded with an engaging Internship Symposium in which our students got to share amongst themselves and invited guests the wonderful work they completed at their internship placements these last eight weeks. This time their Symposium was also combined with the video screening of
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At Borromini Institute, our Gustolab academic cluster is a hive-mind constantly buzzing with exchanges of ideas and knowledge surrounding sustainable food systems, food culture, food history, and of course flavor and taste! Yes, we even look for it in the hotel breakfast bar. Along with being a Development Coordinator and instructor for Borromini Institute, I
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For over a year now Borromini Institute has been thrilled to host our friends at Art Files/ Tools for Culture, a professional and cultural think tank. Active in the field of planning, research, consultancy and training in economics, management and policy around art and culture, the “toolers” bring new energy and ideas to the Borromini
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Starting in the Fall of 2024 we will be drafting and publishing a series of useful blog posts for our students, aimed at helping them to prepare for their Rome learning and living experience. This first one contains a short list of films you may want to watch and books to read. Sorry, this resource
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TBI Director Tom Rankin spent three intensive days recently attending meetings and learning sessions at the annual NAFSA Conference in New Orleans.
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The Spring Program Visits Calabria One of the highlights of the program was the 5-day trip to the Calabria region in Italy’s south. The focus this time was on cultural diversity and inclusion, dear to our curriculum (in fact we dedicate an entire academic cluster to human rights). We were welcomed by the Italian Coast Guard, Red Cross volunteers,
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We’ve just sent out our quarterly newsletter with updates on what’s on in Italy and especially around the Borromini Center in Rome. If you haven’t received it and would like to subscribe here’s where you can enter your email. In the meantime, here are a few of the highlights. Some Spring Semester Highlights With nearly
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Our students love to get involved in environmental projects in their adopted city, Rome. Whether this be helping fight climate change through conscientious shopping and recycling, joining in with Retake Rome to clean up public areas, or participating in internships supporting urban agricultural or welcoming immigrants, there are always ways for the study abroad student
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It’s always a thrill to be in Rome when Open House comes around. This non-profit organization has been opening up special sites and properties to the public for over a decade and has become a true annual institution. A wide range of destinations, from tiny modern apartments to huge churches and archaeological sites make up
