Remembering Robert Viscusi

January 2025 marks five years since the death of Robert Viscusi, poet, professor, and beloved friend of the Calandra Institute.

On January 15 the Institute will host a celebration of Bob’s life and work, including a presentation of excerpts from the volume titled This Hope Sustains the Scholar, assembled in honor of Bob’s career just before his death and published a year later. Delayed by his passing and by the COVID pandemic, this gathering will at last bring together some of the book’s contributors as well as members of Bob’s family, colleagues, and friends.

Please join us in person for this event in which we will remember Bob’s wit and wisdom, including screening some brief clips of interviews with him talking about Italian America, literature, academia, and history.