(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)March 24, 2016

MAHWAH, N.J. – Ramapo College is pleased to welcome President Franco Pavoncello of John Cabot University (JCU), Rome, Italy, on Thursday, March 31 from noon to 1 p.m. in the York Room of the Birch Mansion on the Ramapo campus. President Pavoncello’s lecture, titled “Comparative Lessons of Italian Politics,” is free and open to the public.

JCU, an American liberal arts university in the heart of Rome, is a U.S. accredited institution by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that Ramapo College signed an agreement with in 2015. Since signing the agreement, Ramapo has had 19 students who have participated in various programs to date.

President Pavoncello received a B.A. in International Relations and Chinese and Japanese Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, then continued his studies at the University of Michigan, where he obtained an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Political Science.  He has been a member of the faculty at John Cabot University since 1990, where he served as Dean of Academic Affairs from 1996 to 2005 while continuing to lecture in Political Science. In 2005, he became Acting President of the University and was confirmed President in April 2006. The JCU Board of Trustees recently renewed President Pavoncello’s mandate until June of 2016.

A leading analyst of Italian politics, Dr. Pavoncello’s work has appeared in, among others, the American Political Science Review, the British Journal of Political Science, Asian Studies, and World Affairs. He is also a well-known media commentator on Italian affairs, a contributor to major international newspapers, and appears regularly on radio and television networks, including CNN, BBC, New York Times, Reuters Press and TV, International Herald Tribune and many other media organizations.

For information, please contact Ben Levy, Director of International Education at Ramapo College, at blevy1@ramapo.edu or 201-684-7533.

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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