In the Fall of 2014, the department announced a fundraising campaign to honor the legacy of our former colleague David Rosand, who passed away on August 8, 2014. As 826 Schermerhorn goes to press, the department is pleased to announce that the first phase of the renovation of Casa Muraro, the house and library of David’s mentor and colleague, Michelangelo Muraro, is about to be concluded. Special thanks are due to the Rosand family, Carol T. and John G. Finley, and Caroline A. Wamsler and DeWayne Phillips, whose generous gifts and support have been critically important for the renovation underway at Casa Muraro. We would also like to acknowledge generous grants from the Packard Humanities Institute and the Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund that will help underwrite the first five years of academic programming at Casa Muraro with funding for faculty and graduate student research in Venice starting this year.
- Holger A. Klein Faculty Director, Casa Muraro
