Italian Studies at UCONN

10/02/2026

EGL and Prof. Chiappetta-Miller will hold an information session on Thursday, October 8, 2:30-3:30PM in Gentry 246 to discuss the new Perugia Summer Abroad program. They'll discuss program details, applying, and opportunities for financial aid and scholarships, and answer your questions.

09/24/2026

09/24/2026

Big Announcement! The Italian Resource Center is partnering with Cinestudio and the Italian Department at Trinity College to bring you Visioni: New and Classic Italian Film, every Thursday night in the month of October!

Four contemporary screenings and a grande finale with a remastered classic from one of Italy's most celebrated directors, Luchino Visconti!

Anyone with a Central ID will receive free admission!
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L’Italian Resource Center, in collaborazione con Cinestudio e il Dipartimento di Italiano presso Trinity College, vi presenta “Visioni: film italiani nuovi e classici,” cinema italiano ogni giovedì sera in ottobre!

Quattro film contemporanei e poi concludiamo con Bellissima di Luchino Visconti, uno dei registi più celebri nella storia del cinema italiano!

Ingresso è gratuito per studenti di Central!

09/09/2026

The students whose final projects are gathered in this slideshow on Boccaccio's tales were part of “From Baghdad to Florence: Medieval Short Stories Across Cultures” (ILCS 1102) a pilot course taught by Andrea Celli in Spring 2026 as part of the Italian studies program. The course has a strong creative component, through which it aims to engage students with medieval short stories and frame tale collections as part of a cross-cultural genre of storytelling. Throughout the term, students were asked to rewrite and adapt tales to different media. The first and the last slides in this selection of drawings include works that are not directly related to Boccaccio and are meant to give a sense of the broader scope of the course. There are variations in the quality of these works, but the student’s dedication to the creative process was an unexpected source of wonderment and gratefulness for the instructor.

09/02/2026

News from our study abroad program in Florence about Gianluca Latina, one of our most talented dual major students. He was awarded the ILCS "Gateway to Italy - Perrella Scholarship." Bravo, Gianluca!

When Gianluca Latina started at the University of Connecticut (UConn), studying abroad for a semester […]

05/21/2026

We are very grateful to alumnus Nicholas Morizio for his generous support of UConn students! This wonderful contribution makes us hopeful that more Italian-American alumni and alumnæ will consider investing in the cultural development of our community as well — supporting programs that help future generations explore who we are, where we belong, and what we can become.

Morizio credits UConn for helping him find his path in life

03/25/2026

News from UConn. You might be interested in this event. After all, Leonardo Fibonacci was from Pisa. As a mathematician, he popularized the Indo–Arabic numeral system in the Western world primarily through his "Liber Abaci" (Book of Calculation).

03/02/2026

BRING ALONG YOUR FAVORITE (ITALIAN) POEM AND YOUR BEST FRIEND(S). COFFEE AND COOKIES FOR EVERYONE!

01/29/2026

̶i̶n̶Visible. The Women Who Pioneered Cinema-

As cinema took its very first steps, women were already there, shaping its journey… 🎥

From November 14 to January 30 a momentous exhibition will take place at the Italian Cultural Institute.

You can visit it from Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 6pm. ✨

The opening is on November 13 at 4.30pm.
Senator Lucia Borgonzoni, Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Culture, and Antonio Saccone, President of Cinecittà, will be visiting us on this occasion.

Link in bio! ☺️