Tag Archives: Dominican University Professor Tonia Bernardi Triggiano

In the world of Italian language education, it’s funny how the love of learning gets around. In a previous issue, we featured Noreen Moore, who started the Italian program at Fenwick High School in Oak Park. Prior to that, Moore taught Italian at Mother Guerin High School — where she inspired a student named Tonia Bernardi. Tonia went on to doctorate studies at the University of Wisconsin and then taught Italian at Dominican University — all while raising a family. Today she goes by Tonia Bernardi Triggiano and her adjunct gig, which began in 1995, turned into a full-time position …