29/05/2026
BCSP alumni news is back again today with Anthony Nussmeier (BCSP 2003-04, University of Minnesota)! 🎉🎉🎉
Anthony visited BCSP yesterday afternoon. He has the distinction of having been a part of Prof. Ricci’s _very first class_ of students 22 years ago!
After his BCSP year and graduation, Anthony worked for a time at the poor man’s Wall Street (aka the Minneapolis Grain Exchange) before attending Indiana University for his Master’s and Ph.D.
Why is he in Bologna? Anthony just took part in the Notre Dame-Yale Dante Seminar at the University of Notre Dame Rome Campus and is now traveling.
Anthony lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife Kayla and their six children. He is an Associate Professor of Italian at the University of Dallas, where he also serves as Chair of the Department of Modern Languages, Director of Italian, and Chair of the Faculty Senate. Anthony writes about medieval Italian literature and is a “dantista,” and he founded an Italian cultural festival, the DFW Italian Festival, which takes place every October.
It goes without saying that his year with BCSP in Bologna was a life-changing event. He enjoys visiting Bologna as often as he can, teaches his students “dialàtt bulgnaiṡ,” and three years ago even taught an entire course on the city of Bologna. Anthony has the fondest of memories from his time with BCSP and the old office on Via Val d’Aposa, and stays in regular contact—even two decades later—with other BCSP students from his year and Italian friends he met along the way.
Anthony, it was wonderful to catch up with you yesterday. Thank you for your dedication to the thriving divulgence of Italian culture, literature and language!!!
