Neal "Nello" McTighe '00, owner of Nello's Italian Tomato Sauces. Photo Courtesy of the Orange County Vistors Bureau and Donn Young Photography.
Where can Italian take you?
Dickinson students who study Italian have gone on to careers in international business, education, law, finance, sustainability, the arts, entrepreneurship and many other fields. For many, studying Italian and living in Bologna have also opened doors to graduate study, international fellowships and opportunities to live and work in Italy.
Featured Alumni
Delphine Dall’Agata ’17
Sustainability, Research & International Development
Delphine's experience in Italian Studies led from an honors thesis on urban agriculture in Bologna to the SITE Program and a Fulbright Grant in Turin, where she continued research that grew out of her undergraduate work. She later worked at the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization in Turin.
Peter De Santis ’15
Italian & International Finance
Peter combined majors in Italian Studies and International Business & Management and spent his junior year in Bologna. After Dickinson, he entered foreign-exchange sales and trading, where his knowledge of Italian politics, economics and language complemented his work in international finance.
Natura Sant Foster ’20
Research, Study Abroad & Teaching in Italy
Natura spent her junior year studying in Florence and Bologna. Back at Dickinson, an independent study in Italian literature developed into an honors thesis. After graduation, she was accepted into the SITE Program in Lombardy, continuing a connection with Italy that began through her study of Italian at Dickinson.
Neal “Nello” McTighe ’00
Italian & Entrepreneurship
After Dickinson, Neal earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Italian and taught Italian at the college level. He also combined his passion for Italian culture and food with entrepreneurship as the founder of Nello's Sauce.
Laura D’Ambrosio ’96
Italian, Fashion & International Business
Laura majored in Italian Studies and studied in Bologna before returning to Italy for an MBA in international finance in Rome. An internship with Fendi was followed by a position with Prada in New York, where her Italian-language skills and international experience became valuable professional assets.
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For decades, Dickinson graduates have taken their study of Italian in many different directions. Explore their stories:
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