In October 2026, JCU’s Vice President of Academics Mary Merva returned to Jilin University in Changchun, northeastern China, where she taught for a year in 1985. She was invited to join the university’s 80th anniversary celebrations, marking a memorable return more than four decades after her first visit.
On September 30, 2026, John Cabot University had the honor of welcoming world-renowned political scientist Robert D. Putnam for a Presidential Lecture titled "The Transformation of American Politics, Between Long Trends and Recent Earthquakes."
On September 24, 2026, John Cabot University formally invested Dr. Antonia Maioni as its seventh president, beginning a new chapter for JCU.
Katarina Kierkegaard, originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, is a Political Science major with minors in Psychology and Legal Studies. Katarina is President of JCU’s first all-female Student Government (SG). They are also a Resident Assistant (RA) and previously served as their representative in SG Senate.
John Cabot University's rich Student Life program kicked off Fall 2026 with student-led events and a leadership workshop with career coach Ebonie Rayford.
Federico Farina, a John Cabot University student majoring in Economics and Finance, completed an internship at the European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability (EIIS) in Rome as a Financial Analyst, an opportunity he secured through JCU’s Center for Career Services.
After graduating from JCU in 2017 with a BA in Humanistic Studies and a minor in Art History, New York native Giulia Stasi went on to create a career centered on meaningful experiences. Now based in Puglia, she is the founder of a women’s retreat that brings women together through reflection, community, and personal growth.
Class of 2025 graduates Brontë Delmonico and Emma Saul met at John Cabot University in Rome, where a friendship built through shared classes, a home, and the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) grew into a professional partnership.
Giorgia Conte graduated from JCU in 2016 with a major in International Business and a minor in Entrepreneurship. After building a career in corporate marketing and communications, she returned to JCU as a professor, bringing her passion for mentoring and career development into the classroom.
In October 2026, JCU’s Vice President of Academics Mary Merva returned to Jilin University in Changchun, northeastern China, where she taught for a year in 1985. She was invited to join the university’s 80th anniversary celebrations, marking a memorable return more than four decades after her first visit.
Katarina Kierkegaard, originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, is a Political Science major with minors in Psychology and Legal Studies. Katarina is President of JCU’s first all-female Student Government (SG). They are also a Resident Assistant (RA) and previously served as their representative in SG Senate.
On September 30, 2026, John Cabot University had the honor of welcoming world-renowned political scientist Robert D. Putnam for a Presidential Lecture titled "The Transformation of American Politics, Between Long Trends and Recent Earthquakes."
Trastevere Calcio and JCU are pleased to announce the establishment of a strategic partnership bringing together two well-established Trastevere institutions.
John Cabot University's rich Student Life program kicked off Fall 2026 with student-led events and a leadership workshop with career coach Ebonie Rayford.
Professor Eleonora Diamanti’s new book, "Cinematic nightscapes: Documentary and ethnographic filmmaking in Cuba," co-authored with Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier (Manchester University Press, 2026).
John Cabot University had the pleasure of hosting Susanna Flock from Total Refusal for the first talk of the Fall 2026 edition of the Digital Delights and Disturbances (DDD) lecture series.
On September 24, 2026, John Cabot University formally invested Dr. Antonia Maioni as its seventh president, beginning a new chapter for JCU.
JCU Professor Sergio Scicchitano recently published the article “What workers and robots do: An activity-based analysis of the impact of robotization on changes in local employment” in Research Policy, a leading peer-reviewed academic journal, covering innovation, technology and economic policy.
On September 16, 2026, the JCU Guarini Institute for Public Affairs convened a closed-door roundtable at John Cabot University to mark the upcoming 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and India.
