Upcoming Events & Programs

The Florence cityscape during the day. Many yellow and brown buildings with a large domed church in the middle of the frame.

Join us in Italy for the summer!

We’ll be in Florence for two summer sessions, offering the course JOUR 3355 – International Journalism: Reporting from Florence.

PLEASE NOTE: Applications close on Feb. 12. See the Office of Global Education Summer Program page for more information.

Course description: You’re invited to take on the role of a foreign correspondent in Italy with the goal of gaining a broader, global perspective and understanding of international media. You’ll get real-world experience in navigating and producing multiplatform stories from one of the world’s most culturally significant cities, and you’ll get a chance to experience the ethical, cultural and economic challenges of reporting from abroad.

Guest speakers based in Italy reporting for global news outlets will provide insights on covering breaking news, climate change, politics, the pope and more. Field trips will provide rich story opportunities for students with assignment formats including photojournalism, video, and social media-friendly platforms. Journalism experience is preferred, but not necessary.

This course fulfills one of the electives required for students minoring in journalism. Students in the journalism minor will be encouraged to seek publication of their projects for completion of the minor’s experiential learning requirement.  

Students may enroll in Session I, Session II, or both.  Course offerings differ between sessions.

Session I (Main Session: May 24 – June 21, 2025)

FMST 2215: Italian Americans on Screen (Prof. Fulvio Orsitto)
BIOL 1031/BIOL 2031: Microscopic View of Tuscany (Prof. Anne Rosenwald)
JOUR 3355: International Journalism (Prof. Ann Oldenburg)
HIST 3426: Women of the Medici Family (Prof. Elena Brizio)
THEO 2287: The Duomo as Classroom: Introducing Catholicism and the Sacraments through the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore* (Fr. Peter Folan)

Session II (Main Session: June 21 – July 19, 2025)
BIOL 1035: Biodiversity and Conservation in Tuscany: Ecosystems, Species, and Sustainable Practices* (Prof. Angela van Doorn) 
GOVT 2413: Models of Democracy (Prof. Hans Noel)
HIST 2480/BIOL 2502: Plague in Renaissance Florence (Profs. Tim Newfield & Elena Brizio)
JOUR 3355: International Journalism (Prof. Rebecca Sinderbrand)

Session I

Arrival date: May 24, 2025
Orientation: May 25, 2025
Main session: May 26 – June 20, 2025
Departure date: June 21, 2025

Session II

Arrival date: June 21, 2025
Orientation: June 22, 2025
Main session: June 23 – July 18, 2025
Departure date: July 19, 2025

Scenes from previous summer sessions!