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
Several members of the Borromini Team will be present at the Forum for Education Abroad annual meeting in Boston later this month, on March 20-22. We hope those of you attending will drop in and say hi. Founder Pier Alberto Merli, Visual Media Manager Lu Yuan, and Program Coordinator Lindsay Maldari will be on hand
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What better way to kick off the new calendar year than by welcoming a new custom program to the Borromini Institute–the Chapman University 2024 Interterm Travel Course in Rome. This interdisciplinary group of ten students was led by Chapman University Professor and the Founding Director of the Ferrucci Institute for Italian Experience and Research, Dr.
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The new edition of L’Orologio – the Borromini Institute’s quarterly publication – is out!
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As part of our Human Rights Lab programming, the Borromini Institute organized a week-long trip for our University of Illinois and Hobart and William Smith College students into Italy’s deep south. We began in the Calabria region, headed into the island of Sicily, and concluded with an overnight ferry into the bustling city of Naples.
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As part of our orientation programming for arriving students, the Borromini Center shares resource and recommendation lists for a wide range of activities. Adjusting to a new place can take time, and it’s our hope that by sharing this information with our students from the get-go that they are able to more smoothly and seamlessly
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