Senior Lecturer Barbara Spinelli has been selected as a fellow in the A&S AI Research and Curriculum Fellows Program 2026–2027 for her project, AI Recommendations and Guidelines for Undergraduate Curriculum and Educational Experience.
The fellowship is offered through Columbia University's Arts and Sciences (A&S) AI Research and Curriculum Fellows Program, co-directed by Matthew Connelly, Vice Dean for AI Initiatives in Arts and Sciences and Professor of History, and Tian Zheng, Provost Senior Leadership Fellow and Professor of Statistics. The program aims to foster critical and innovative…
Senior Lecturer Federica Franzè has been awarded the Just Humanities Grants Initiative. The project, Crossing Borders: Stories of Migration Through Film and Art, developed jointly with Lecturer Lorena Garcia Barroso, from the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, will consist of three events: two film screenings and a museum visit, exploring contemporary stories of migration. Focusing on different migration routes and the experiences of those who undertake dangerous journeys, the events aim to foster greater awareness of the realities of forced migration and invite…
Professor Cavallo's essay “The Resilience of Sicilian Puppet Theater: Present and Future” published in Athenaeum Review 11 (spring 2025): 87-99 https://athenaeumreview.org/essay/the-resilience-of-sicilian-puppet-theater/ has been awarded a Nancy Staub Award for excellence in writing on the art of puppetry. The award was announced on March 22, 2026, as part of UNIMA-USA’s World Puppetry Day program.
Reviewers comments:
-This was an excellent survey of the performance adaptations made necessary by both the tastes of contemporary audiences and the Covid period. Prof. Cavallo…
Professor Cavallo wins the UNIMA-USA Nancy Staub Prize for excellence in writing on the art of puppetry, 2024 for her book The Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo (1884-1947): The Paladins of France in America. Anthem Press, 2023.
