The Italian Studies faculty is committed to engaged teaching and scholarship in a liberal arts environment.
Continuous exchange between faculty and students is encouraged through small classes and through an advising system in which faculty work with students, fostering their intellectual development.Core Faculty
Franco Baldasso, Director
Assistant Professor of Italian
Phone: 845-758-7377
Email: [email protected]
Office: Seymour 206
Karen Raizen
Assistant Professor of Italian and Music
Phone: 845-758-7885
E-mail: [email protected]
Office: Fairbairn 103
Luisanna Sardu
Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian Studies
Email: [email protected]
Office: Fairbairn 103
Affiliated Faculty
Mary Caponegro
Richard B. Fisher Family Professor in Literature and Writing
Phone: 845-758-7891
Email: [email protected]
Office: Shafer House, 303
Peter Laki
Visiting Associate Professor of Music
Phone: 216-338-2448
Email: [email protected]
Office: Edith C. Blum Institute, 203 Blum
Joseph Luzzi
Professor of Comparative Literature
Phone: 845-758-7150
Email: [email protected]
Office: Seymour 204
Rufus Müller
Undergraduate Voice, Undergraduate Performance Workshop, Undergraduate Opera Workshop
Phone: 845-758-6822 x7352
Email: [email protected]
Office: Blum 201
Karen Sullivan
Irma Brandeis Professor of Romance Literature and Culture
Phone: 845-758-7571
Email: [email protected]
Office: Aspinwall 103
Contact the Italian Studies Program
Franco Baldasso
Tel: 845-758-7377
Email: [email protected]