Italy's dons 'are sadists'

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Students in Italy tend to drop out of university because of delusions of omnipotence, sadism, depression and narcissism among their professors, according to claims made by Giancarlo Nivoli, dean of the psychiatry clinic of the University of Sassari, Sardinia, in his new book "Sopravvivere all' Universita". Nivoli set out to write the book in an attempt to discover why 60% of Italian students fail to complete their studies. Nivoli also claims that the academics are often "not very intelligent".

Science & research, Research, College teachers, College faculty, College dropouts, Educational aspects

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Musicologists take note of melodies of diaspora

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A seminar will be held in Sicily in spring 2006 on 'the music of diasporas' and organised by a new international university-based network of academics studying the music of uprooted ethnic groups. The phenomenon of people taking their music with them when they move will be examined by musicologists.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, 2006 AD, World music

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Power struggle in Italian academy

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A power struggle between factions is ruining the reputation of Rome's Academy of Fine Arts. Teachers and unions charge the director and academic senate with malpractice through abuse of power, along with reports of unsafe and unsanitary working conditions in the academy.

Management dynamics, Management, Rome, Italy, Company business management, Art schools, Academy of Fine Arts

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