On 26 November 2019, Professor Gloria Lauri-Lucente was invested with the insignia of the Order of the Star of Italy by His Excellency Mario Sammartino, Italian Ambassador to Malta.
Professor Lauri-Lucente is Head of the Department of Italian, Director of the Institute of Anglo-Italian Studies, Coordinator of the MA in Film Studies, and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Malta.
The Order is conferred by the President of the Italian Republic.
In a ceremony held at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador, His Excellency Mario Sammartino acknowledged Professor Lauri-Lucente’s dedication and commitment in promoting Italian Studies and her scholarly excellence in Italian Literature, Italian Cinema, and Anglo-Italian Studies.