Andrea Ricci

Dr. Andrea Ricci is the Resident Director of the Bologna Consortial Studies Program, which was founded in 1965 by Indiana University in collaboration with the Department of Italian at the University of Bologna. Appointed by the Indiana University Office of Overseas Study, Dr. Ricci supervises and administers the program. He also conducts academic advising. During the Fall semester he teaches the BCSP course Cinema of the Italian Economic Miracle.

Dr. Ricci holds a Ph.D. in Italian from Indiana University, an M.A. from the University of Oregon and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at IU. His undergraduate degree is in English and Spanish Languages and Literatures from the University of Bologna. He previously taught Italian and Film at Princeton University and Middlebury College in Vermont. His academic interests are mostly focused on Italian XX century film and literature.

Danielle Di Leo

Danielle, an American who originally came to Bologna as a study abroad student, assists students with university registration, housing, immigration matters, health services, internships and cultural activities. She also collaborates with the University of Bologna’s International Relations office on exchange student applications for admission to BCSP consortium member universities. Danielle holds a B.A. from Barnard College in English and Italian and an M.A. in Italian from Middlebury College.