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“Sustainable Diets: Contending and Entangled Pathways” by Harriet Friedmann

Longtime friend of the AUR Center for Food Studies Dr. Harriet Friedmann held a guest lecture entitled “Sustainable Diets: Contending and Entangled Pathways” on October 18, 2018. Dr.

M.A. in Food Studies Students attend Committee on World Food Security at FAO

The week of October 15-19, 2018, the M.A. Food Studies students had a unique opportunity to attend the 45th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), an annual conference hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).

Archaeology students enjoy privileged access to dig at the Colosseum

Italy’s most iconic monuments have no end of surprises, as AUR students learned during summer excavations at the Colosseum and Imperial Fora.

The Rooftops of Rome by Professor Catherine Cornet

A newly released TV documentary, The Rooftops of Rome, features the work of AUR Professor Dr. Catherine Cornet who interviewed the Italian jewelry designer of Game of Thrones, among other personalities.

M.A. Peace Studies visits Ravenna

On Saturday, October 6th, the inaugural Peace Studies cohort traveled to Ravenna with Professor and Program Director, Dr. Davor Dzalto, for an on-site class.

Anders Vistisen with AUR Peace Studies Program Director Davor Dzalto

M.A. Program in Peace Studies hosts evening seminar on 'Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Trump: State of Play in the Middle East' with Anders Vistisen

Anders Vistisen, a member of the European Parliament from Denmark, serves as Vice Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, ERC Coordinator on the Special Committee on Terrorism, and is a member of  the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee.

MA Sustainable Cultural Heritage Program Guest Lecture with Dr, Maheshvari Naidu

Sustainable Cultural Heritage Master Program welcomes guest lecturer Dr. Maheshvari Naidu

Dr. Naidu presented a discussion on the Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage Site about 50 km outside of Johannesburg. This site, which is one of eight in South Africa, is the world’s richest hominin site and contains nearly 40% of the world’s fossils of this extinct life form.

Food Studies Guest Lecture from World Food Programme Officers

AUR Center for Food Studies and M.A. in Food Studies program welcomes guest lecturers from World Food Programme

The presentation was given as part of the M.A. Food, Environment, and Society course to an audience of not only M.A. in Food Studies students but also several other interested faculty.

The American University of Rome welcomes new Vice President, Dr. Maria Stampino

Italian born Dr. Maria Galli Stampino, formerly with the University of Miami, has been named Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at The American University of Rome (AUR). 
Stampino, born in Gallarate, Lombardia, began her duties at AUR on August 27. She will oversee all aspects of the academic undergraduate experience at the university, the oldest American-degree granting institution in Rome.

Peace Studies, Professor Mohammed Hashas publishes new book 'The Idea of European Islam'

Suspicions about the integration of Islam into European cultures have been steadily on the rise, and dramatically so since 9/11. One reason lies in the visibility of anti-Western Islamic discourses of salafi origin, which have monopolized the debate on the "true" Islam, not only among Muslims but also in the eyes of the general population across Europe; these discourses combined with Islamophobic discourses reinforce the so-called incompatibility between the West and Islam.