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Congratulations to our Spring 2026 ND Rome Graduate Research Fellows — Elisa Bisson (Ph.D. Candidate in Italian Studies), Inha Park (Ph.D. Candidate in Italian Studies), and Noelle Johnson (Ph.D. Candidate in Theology) — on delivering their final research presentations!

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Thanks to the collaboration between Notre Dame Rome and the San Clemente Project, new internship opportunities will be available to Notre Dame Rome students beginning in Fall 2026.

Led by the Hortus Foundation, the San Clemente Project supports the preservation and restoration of the Basilica di San Clemente, one of Rome’s most significant sacred and historical sites.

Learn more about the project and the partnership at this link:

https://rome.nd.edu/news-stories/news/a-living-collaboration-notre-dame-rome-and-the-san-clemente-project/

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A Living Collaboration: Notre Dame Rome and the San Clemente Project | Notre Dame Rome | University of Notre Dame Beginning in Fall 2026, students from University of Notre Dame in Rome will have the opportunity to participate in internships with the San Clemente Project, a…

☀️ Benvenuti a Roma!

A beautiful sunny day welcomed our ND Rome Summer 1 students, what a great way to start their semester in the Eternal City!

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WE'RE HIRING a STUDENT AFFAIRS SPECIALIST at Notre Dame Rome.

The Student Affairs Specialist supports all aspects of student affairs activities in Rome. This role is responsible for fostering a supportive, inclusive, and enriching student experience through programming, advising, and crisis support within an international academic environment. The Specialist ensures all activities align with the Catholic identity, mission, and values of the University of Notre Dame.

More information about this position at this link:
https://careers.nd.edu/search-careers/3743990013194541-student-affairs-specialist-rome-italy/

Close date: June 15, 2026

Notre Dame Rome is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the conference "Crossing Boundaries, Fostering Dialogue: Humanities, Academia and the City of Rome", organized in collaboration with Università Roma Tre, to be held in Rome on October 19–20, 2026.

The conference brings together two interconnected events:

Giornata di studi: Boundaries and Intersections in Premodern Italy (October 19), featuring interdisciplinary presentations by postdoctoral and early-career scholars

Roundtable: Boundaries of Academia: Impact, Careers, and the Postdoctoral Condition (October 20), devoted to a discussion with senior academics on the professional and structural challenges facing early-career researchers

The initiative seeks to foster dialogue between premodern studies and contemporary academic concerns, placing particular emphasis on the notion of “boundaries” as both a heuristic and a critical problem.

For submission guidelines please see the link below:
https://rome.nd.edu/about/post-doctoral-fellows/crossing-boundaries-fostering-dialogue-humanities-academia-and-the-city-of-rome/

Submission deadline: June 30, 2026

WE'RE HIRING a VILLA RESIDENCE RECTOR at Notre Dame Rome.

The Rector oversees the Villa student residence, the Living Learning Community of the University of Notre Dame in Rome. The Rector lives in residence with the students and reports directly to the Director for Student Programs (or their designee).

More information about this position at this link:
https://careers.nd.edu/search-careers/3743990013194671-villa-residence-rector-rome-italy/

Close date: June 15, 2026

While in Rome, three of our Notre Dame Rome students - Henry Jochaniewicz, Nick Damberg, and Isaiah Pelc - chose to volunteer with the Salesian Fathers at the Sacred Heart Basilica, helping prepare and distribute food to people in need around Termini Station.

The experience was a meaningful moment of service, community, and cultural exchange.

👉 Upcoming events at the University of Notre Dame in Rome:

🔹 Graduate Fellows Research Presentation
🔸 May 6, 2026
🔸 Notre Dame Rome, Via Ostilia, 15

🔹School of Architecture - A Collection of Student Work
🔸 May 8, 2026
🔸 Notre Dame Rome, Via Ostilia, 15

🔹Cambridge History of Platonism in the Modern Age: Platonism and the Italian Renaissance'
🔸 May 13-15, 2026
🔸 Notre Dame Rome, Via Ostilia, 15
🔸 This is a closed event

🔹Notre Dame - Yale Rome Dante Seminar
🔸 May 25-27, 2026
🔸 Notre Dame Rome
🔸 This is a closed event

🔹Le Tre Corone: testi e contesti dell’Italia medievale - "Dante's Education: Latin Schoolbooks and Vernacular Poetics"
🔸 May 25, 2026
🔸 Notre Dame Rome
🔸 This is a hybrid event
🔗 Register here to participate:
https://ndrome-events.com/le-tre-corone-testi-e-contesti-dellitalia-medievale-dantes-education-latin-schoolbooks-and-vernacular-poetics/

🔹The Novella Project
🔸 May 28-30, 2026
🔸 Notre Dame Rome, Via Ostilia, 15
🔸 This is a closed event

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On April 13, 2026, Notre Dame Rome hosted the book presentation by Fr. Murray, OP, of "Majesty and Beauty: The Basilica of San Clemente and Its Underworld." This volume explores the basilica’s remarkable architectural stratification and its subterranean spaces as expressions of centuries of worship and cultural production in Rome.

This event was organized in collaboration with the San Clemente Project, which is part of a three-phase initiative of the Hortus Foundation (also a sponsor), a U.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the 800-year-old Basilica di San Clemente. The basilica is currently undergoing urgent restoration efforts aimed at safeguarding its extraordinarily layered history and its enduring significance as a living witness to faith, memory, and artistic heritage.

As part of this collaboration, the San Clemente Project and ND Rome from Fall 2026 will offer internship opportunities to students.

Passing by more than 30 iconic landmarks—including the Colosseo, Piazza Navona, and St. Peter’s Basilica—while cheered on by the crowd, our Rome International Scholar Federrico Auricchio took on the Marathon of Rome, a memorable challenge he will surely remember for years to come.

Reflecting on it, he shared:
"It was an incredible experience and a great way to connect with the city of Rome. It added something truly meaningful to my study abroad journey. I finished in 3:27:16".

Planning your Spring 2027 abroad? The Rome Marathon will be back in March. Are you up for the challenge?