The newly founded Diversity, Transformation and Italian Studies Collective led by U of A's Ryan Calabretta-Sajder and four colleagues in Italian studies (Syndey Conrad, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosetta Giuliani Caponetto, Auburn University; Marina "Maureen" Melita, Marist College; Vetri Nathan, University of Massachusetts, Boston) is happy to announce its inaugural event at 6 p.m. CDT Thursday, Sept. 24. 

Diversity, Transformation and Italian Studies is a collective conceived of as a necessary response to those contemporary issues facing both academia in general, and Italian studies in particular, such as decreasing enrollment, diversifying and promoting the curriculum, rethinking the literary canon, and uplifting, while also promoting 'othered' voices.

The collective endeavors to be an open, inclusive and safe forum that encourages discussion and brings about meaningful transformation to the research, teaching, and service to the field of Italian Studies.

We invite you to spend some time exploring our information (mission, vision, and overview) and register for the listserv to stay informed about upcoming events and opportunities.

Please find below, a preliminary schedule of free events for the fall, for all who are interested. 

If you have any questions, feel free to write to dtitalianstudies@gmail.com.

Schedule of Events:

• Sept. 24 @ 6 p.m. (CDT) via Zoom — Inaugural Mixer (flyer attached)
• Week of Oct. 26: The Greenbook Screening & Roundtable
• Week of Nov. 15: Graduate Student Alt Ac Roundtable 

Website: dtitalianstudies.uark.edu

Listserv: listserv.uark.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=DTITALIANSTUDIES&A=1  

Facebook: Diversity and Transformation in Italian Studies

Email: DTitalianstudies@gmail.com