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A glimpse into AUR's history

A very special milestone is fast approaching for AUR: in 2019, our University will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The commemoration of this will include an exhibition of AUR’s history so far, and on October 3rd a sneak peek of this exhibition was revealed to the community.

AUR Entertainment Forum: Kate Walsh

October 3rd saw the return of our annual Entertainment Forum, and we were delighted to welcome actress Kate Walsh as our guest of honor this year. 

Love and Heroism in Early-Modern Latin Epic Poetry

Professor Paul Gwynne, Division Chair of Arts and Humanities, has just returned from a presigious conference in Innsbruck where he presented a paper on 'Love and Heroism in Jesuit Epic: Refashioning Nisus and Euryalus'. 

EU security and defense under Trump: Much ado about nothing?

Dr. Luca Ratti, adjunct professor in AUR’s International Relations and Global Politics program, travelled to the US and Romania over the summer to offer his expertise at conferences on global security issues.

Fine Arts professor Marina Buening exhibits new works, part of Rome Art Week

New contemporary artworks by AUR Adjunct Professor in Fine Arts, Marina Buening, will be on exhibit at StudioTiEpolo 38 gallery, culture club and lounge bar, in Rome, from Sept. 21-Oct. 27. Free and open to the public.

Professor Paul Gwynne stars in new epic of Empires.

AUR's Professor Paul Gwynne, Division Chair of Arts and Humanities, stars in a new documentary entitled 'Empire Games'.

Professor Villani, Film & Digital Media, presents two works at New York World Film Fair

The World Film Fair, Oct.

Peace Studies, Professor Mohammed Hashas publishes new book 'The Idea of European Islam'

Suspicions about the integration of Islam into European cultures have been steadily on the rise, and dramatically so since 9/11. One reason lies in the visibility of anti-Western Islamic discourses of salafi origin, which have monopolized the debate on the "true" Islam, not only among Muslims but also in the eyes of the general population across Europe; these discourses combined with Islamophobic discourses reinforce the so-called incompatibility between the West and Islam.

AUR representatives coming to the UAE, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and France in September

In addition to hosting on-campus and online information sessions, representatives from The American University of Rome’s undergraduate and graduate programs travel around the globe to various schools, colleges, conferences, and fairs to give potential students the opportunity to hear about what l

Internship with Nove Onlus

During the Spring of 2018, I had the chance to intern with the non-profit organization Nove Onlus. From the first interview, I knew that the tasks I was going to carry out were very closely related to my course of study in International Relations.