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Italian Language Instructor Honored with Statewide Post-Secondary Educator Award

November 21, 2024

Carmen De Lorenzo, Instructor and Coordinator of the Italian Program in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University, has received the Michigan World Language Association’s (MIWLA) Georges J. Joyaux Post-Secondary Educator Award, recognizing her outstanding achievements in language education and dedication to expanding cultural and educational opportunities for her students and the MSU community.

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RCS Italian Student Wins Prestigious ILF Fermi Fellowship

September 11, 2024

The Italian Language Foundation has awarded an Enrico Fermi fellowship to RCS second-year premedical student Joeeanna Berdeski. The scholarship is awarded to outstanding students enrolled both in Italian language and…

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Congratulations Italian Student Award Recipients

May 8, 2024

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20th Annual Italian Film Festival Returns to MSU

April 9, 2024

In April, the Italian Film Festival USA --now in its 20th year-- made MSU's East Lansing campus one of the successful stops in its nationwide tour. The Festival USA (link:…

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Italian Program Students Attend Concert by Amir Issaa

March 8, 2024

On Feb. 12, students from our department’s Italian program ventured to Detroit for a series of events by Afro-Italian rapper Amir Issaa to celebrate Black History Month. The morning of,…

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Italian Students Recognized

December 7, 2023

Two Department of Romance and Classical Studies Italian Minor students: Abigail Bies and Leo Bruce, were selected as winners of the contest “The Italian Writer Italo Calvino and the Theme…

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2022-2023 Romance and Classical Studies Departmental Awards Presented

April 24, 2023

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies (RCS) honored its 2022-2023 Departmental Awards recipients during its annual awards ceremony on April 21 in Wells Hall. Several awards and scholarships were…

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Italian Film Festival Returns to MSU after Three Years Online

April 11, 2023

After three years of online-only programming, the Italian Film Festival is making its in-person return to the MSU campus. The Italian Film Festival USA (link: https://italianfilmfests.org/detroit.html) is organized by a…

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Romance and Classical Studies Announces 2021-2022 Departmental Awards 

May 2, 2022

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies (RCS) held its annual awards ceremony on Friday, April 29, in Wells Hall where students of the department were recognized for their hard…

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Romance and Classical Studies Announces 2020-2021 Departmental Awards

April 27, 2021

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies (RCS) recently announced the recipients of its Departmental Awards for the 2020-2021 academic year. RCS annually recognizes outstanding students for their academic achievements…