Tác giả: Nevin C. Brown Eliza J. Nash

Eliza J. Nash is a founding partner of Nove Culturae Ventures LLC, and the Associazione Culturale Ulisse, which collaborate with the International Center for Intercultural Exchange to organize study and cultural experiences in Siena, Italy. She currently serves as the Intercultural Development Coordinator at the International Center for Intercultural Exchange, working on the development and implementation of future study programs, conferences and publications. She has most recently co-authored and published an article with Lavinia Bracci regarding intercultural competence development.Nevin C. Brown has built an extensive career in the fields of urban and international education as well as urban policy. He has worked with several US-based education organizations such as the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), The Education Trust, and Achieve. More recently he served as Dean of Academic Programs and President of the International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership (IPSL). Nevin has published numerous articles in the areas of higher education, global civic engagement and service-learning. At the International Center for Intercultural Exchange he acts as a Senior Fellow, contributing to the development of publications, conferences and related initiatives regarding intercultural exchange and service-learning.Lavinia Bracci is founder and director of Siena Italian Studies and the International Center for Intercultural Exchange. She has most recently co-authored a book on the FICCS (Full-Immersion: Culture Content and Service) instructional approach that she developed with the core team of instructors at SIS for the development of reflective intercultural competence entitled L”educazione riflessiva interculturale: L”approccio FICCS allo studio della lingua e cultura italiana. She has also published several articles on language learning and intercultural competence development, as well as an Italian language text called Dimmi Tutto!