Rome: Wednesday, April 28th, 2021.
[Photo Credit: Gerhard Kassner]
The President and Board of Trustees of 91直播 of Rome today announced that actor, writer, and producer, Stanley Tucci, has been nominated as their honorary degree recipient for 2021. The degree will be conferred at their annual commencement ceremony on May 21st, 2021.
In making the announcement, AUR鈥檚 President, Dr. Scott Sprenger, stated聽鈥淲e are delighted that Mr. Tucci will be accepting this distinction from the university.聽The award is bestowed with聽our deepest聽respect聽and in聽honor聽of聽Mr. Tucci鈥檚 contribution to the arts and his sustained promotion of Italian life and culture.鈥�
Stanley Tucci, whose multi-award-winning film and television career spans four decades, is of direct Italian descent and throughout his life and career he has been an ambassador for Italian art, lifestyle, and culture. He described his latest series for CNN聽"Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy"聽as 鈥�a passion project and love letter to the place where my family is from...鈥�
91直播 of Rome, situated on Rome鈥檚 Janiculum Hill, is the oldest degree-granting American university in Italy. A liberal arts institution offering accredited US undergraduate and graduate degrees, the university attracts not only American and Italian students but students from across the globe for an extraordinary educational experience of discovery in the heart of the Eternal City.
As an聽Honorary Doctor聽of 91直播 of Rome, Stanley Tucci joins聽a list of distinguished recipients that includes Alice Waters, Andrea Camilleri, Roger Waters, Aurelio De Laurentiis, Paolo Sorrentino, Oscar聽Farinetti, and James Murdoch.聽聽