Save Johns Hopkins' Villa Spelman

To the dismay of faculty, staff and students, the administration of the
Johns Hopkins University has announced its plans to sell the Villa Spelman.
The Villa Spelman has played a pivotal role in the intellectual life of
Florence for over twenty five years, hosting weekly Italian Studies
seminars led by the finest scholars from around the world and frequent
conferences whose published proceedings represent cutting-edge research on
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque studies. The sale puts at risk this
celebrated program and the many other projects associated with the Villa
Spelman. Upon receiving the announcement that the Villa Spelman is to be
sold, Walter Stephens, Director since 2001, resigned in protest. Please
sign the online petition:
<http://www.PetitionOnline.com/spelman/petition.html> to save the Villa a
Spelman.

Ittai Weinryb
268 Mergenthaler Hall
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218