Cabot Cast

In this episode, listen to DS Admissions Counselor and John Cabot University alumnus Giovanni Raguso (Class of 2019) interview JCU degree-seeking student and artist Giggs Kgole (Class of 2022). 

JCU Art History student and artist Giggs Kgole has been selected as one of 13 African artists to be featured in the Say My Name exhibition, which will be held from October 27 to November 28, 2020, at the Signature African Art gallery in London. Organized to commemorate Black History Month in the United Kingdom, the exhibition will be presented by American filmmaker Ava DuVernay and curated by gallery director Khalil Akar. 

Inspired by DuVernay’s Netflix documentary 13th (2016), the exhibition will showcase works that portray the Black experience in the United States, United Kingdom, and Africa, highlighting the social and racial issues in each continent. Say My Name is dedicated to connecting African artists with the history of the diaspora in Europe and America. For the exhibition, each artist created works inspired by Black history and racial struggles, while paying tribute to prominent Black figures. Among the works that will be showcased are portraits of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, victims of police brutality in the United States. 

The Signature African Art Gallery has committed to donating its share of proceeds from the sales of the portraits to their respective families. The gallery will also donate 40 percent of the proceeds to DuVernay’s Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), a fund focused on empowering activists to tell stories of police abuse and violence through various narrative art forms. 

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In this episode, hear about John Cabot University degree-seeking student Kehisha Johnson (Class of 2022). Kehisha is a Belgian-American who grew up between Belgium and her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. She currently is double-majoring in Business Administration and Marketing at JCU. Learn more about Kehisha's newest initiative, The Diversity Committee, at JCU.

Learn more about earning your American-accredited degree or studying abroad in Rome, Italy at John Cabot University by contacting [email protected] today!

Lenora Biche (Class of 2021) is a Business Administration student from Bamenda, Cameroon. The entrepreneurship classes that Lenora took at JCU inspired her to launch BICHEdesigns, a clothing brand that mixes street fashion with African traditional fabrics. Lenora is passionate about education, style, fashion, and youth empowerment.

In this episode, hear about Lenora's new company BICHEdesigns, hosted by DS Admissions Counselor and Alumnus Giovanni Raguso (Class of 2019).

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In this episode, hear from Admissions Counselor Giovanni Raguso and colleagues discuss studying Art History, History, and Humanistic Studies at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy.

Art informs and deceives. It forces us to ask questions about art and about ourselves.  What is art, and why is it important to human beings?  Who creates art?  What are the reasons and cognitive and technical processes for its existence?  Do outsiders view a given work of art in the same manner as the work’s intended audience?  Why do some observers perceive Marcel Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel as a remarkable work worthy of a place in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, while others see it as an overpriced stool with a bicycle wheel mounted on top?

With its wealth of archaeological sites, churches, museums, and contemporary art galleries, Rome offers an environment of unparalleled richness for the study of art and the human experience across time.  John Cabot University's Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History emphasizes art-historical theories and analytic methods with a strong focus on the visual arts of Europe, the Mediterranean and North America.  Given the University’s location at the geographical and temporal crossroads of Europe and the Mediterranean, the program places a strong emphasis upon the visual cultures of Rome and of Italy.

Learn more about studying at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy by contacting [email protected]! 

In this episode, learn more about the Communications, English Literature, and Psychological Science programs offered at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. Hear from John Cabot faculty members such as Professor Carlos Dews, Professor Paola Castelli, and Professor Antonio López about studying at #JCURome.

The Bachelor of Arts in Communications is a rigorous, multi-disciplinary program designed to give students the analytical, critical, and creative skills that are fundamental to any career in the information age. The major provides students with superior skills in oral and written proficiency to excel in the creation, dissemination, and analysis of messages. In addition, the program is dedicated to integrating technology in its instruction and incorporating international contexts for the study of communications, so as to prepare students for an increasingly global industry.

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychological Science provides a solid base for the scientific study of individual and group behavior and mental processes within a liberal arts curriculum. It allows students to gain the discipline-specific knowledge essential to pursue further studies in Psychology and related fields (e.g., social work, education, business). It also allows students to develop and hone interpersonal, analytical, quantitative, and communications skills that can be employed in a variety of domains, from social services to science journalism, to sales and advertising.

The organized study of literature written in the English language has long proved its worth as a traditional discipline that exercises the imagination, encourages intellectual precision, and inculcates a critical appreciation of humane, liberal values. Students trained in this discipline have generally found that it has provided an appropriate background for careers in a variety of fields beyond the discipline including law, government, diplomacy, journalism, publishing, education, and, by no means least, business.  

Meet JCU alumni on the panel such as Samantha Abear (Class of 2016), Arianna Moccia (Class of 2015), and Marialaura Grandolfo (Class of 2017).

In this episode, learn more about majoring in Business Administration, Marketing, and Economics and Finance at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. Hear from Dean Mary Merva (Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs), Professor Antonella Salvatore (Director of the Center for Career Services and Center for Continuing Education), Professor Silvia Pulino (Director of JCU's Institute for Entrepreneurship), Anastasiia Shmatina (Class of 2018), Paul R. Anthony Jr. (Class of 2018), and Federico Giordani (Class of 2017).

In keeping with the tradition of American business education, the business-oriented programs at John Cabot University provide students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds with a challenging business curriculum in the context of a dynamic learning environment.  All courses emphasize the importance of clear and accurate communication, both written and oral, and require projects, reports, and/or formal presentations.

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In this episode, hear from John Cabot University alumni and professors to learn more about studying International Affairs and/or Political Science at JCU. 

Our community of students and professors from across the globe provides an unparalleled international academic experience. It is heightened by our prime location in the heart of the Italian capital Rome, the birthplace of the European Union and cosmopolitanism, and a global city that is the host of a vast range of international organizations and institutions, UN agencies, as well as embassies to both Italy and the Holy See.

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