Study abroad is an integral piece of Florence’s cultural life, a continuation of Renaissance ideals that place knowledge and research at the forefront of the city’s lived values. Florence has long been a home for international collaboration, and the values of learning through lived experience of knowledge, curiosity, exchange, and the importance of global perspectives, are exemplified by the partnership between Marist College (New York) and Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici in Florence. This year, at the commencement ceremony for Marist Italy graduates held at the beautiful Palazzo Budini Gattai, these shared values were celebrated as Marist College awarded Lorenzo de’ Medici’s founder, Fabrizio Guarducci, with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, alongside degree awards for the graduating class of 2023. Read more at The Florentine.
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