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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

Franco Baldasso, Director

Assistant Professor of Italian

Phone: 845-758-7377
Email: [email protected]
Office: Seymour 206
More about Franco

Karen Raizen

Karen Raizen

Assistant Professor of Italian and Music

Phone: 845-758-7885
E-mail: [email protected]
Office: Fairbairn 103
More about Karen

Affiliated Faculty

Mary Caponegro

Mary Caponegro

Richard B. Fisher Family Professor in Literature and Writing

Phone: 845-758-7891
Email: [email protected] 
Office: Shafer House, 303
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Peter Laki

Peter Laki

Visiting Associate Professor of Music

Phone: 216-338-2448
Email: [email protected]
Office: Edith C. Blum Institute, 203 Blum
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Joseph Luzzi

Joseph Luzzi

Professor of Comparative Literature

Phone: 845-758-7150
Email: [email protected]
Office: Seymour 204
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Rufus Müller

Rufus Müller

Undergraduate Voice, Undergraduate Performance Workshop, Undergraduate Opera Workshop

Phone: 845-758-6822 x7352
Email: [email protected]
Office: Blum 201
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Karen Sullivan

Karen Sullivan

Irma Brandeis Professor of Romance Literature and Culture

Phone: 845-758-7571
Email: [email protected]
Office: Aspinwall 103
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Franco Baldasso
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845-758-7377
Email: [email protected]

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