Welcome

Benvenuti al nostro sito! Welcome to our site!

Since its establishment in 1985, the Center for Italian Studies has become an integral part of the Italian and Italian-American community on Long Island. Its mission is multifaceted: first, to stimulate interdisciplinary research by the local academic community on issues that encourage a better understanding of Italy and of Italian Americans; second, to become a national and international focus for Italian and Italian American affairs; and third, to promote a better understanding of Italy and of Italian Americans by bringing the latest scholarly findings on Italy and Italian Americans to the general public as well as by organizing cultural activities of general interest. The Center for Italian Studies takes pride in its efforts to focus both on scholarly endeavors as well as cultural enrichment for the community.

The Center for Italian Studies is located at Stony Brook University, in the Frank Melville Library, fourth floor, room E-4340. If you would like to visit us, please contact Josephine Fusco, our Executive Director, at (631) 632-7444 or via email at jfusco@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

The Center celebrated its 25th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Pictures from the event can be found on our Facebook page. The Center has also been featured in Happenings, Stony Brook's Online Newsletter. Click here to take a look at the article!