Courses will vary each session depending on faculty interest and expertise. The Summer Humanities Academy offers a unique opportunity for intensive study abroad in the city of Genoa. It is housed in a Villa owned and operated by the Clemson Advancement Foundation for Design and Building known as the Charles E. Daniel Center. Genoa, the native place of Christopher Columbus, is today a city of over 800,000 inhabitants, rich in historic and artistic treasures, and conveniently located in the north of Italy near the famed Italian and French Riviera. The Villa is a large neoclassic house that can house up to twenty-five students and faculty.
Students share rooms and baths on the upper floor.
The library has a copier, two computers with Internet connection, and a fax machine available to students. The ground floor contains the kitchen, dining room, and laundry. The garden off the lounge enjoys a spectacular view of the city and the port. The house is run by an administrator with the help of a cook and a housekeeper. Three meals are served daily during the week, and enough dishes are prepared for the week end when the students and faculty help themselves.