With deep sadness, we're sharing that Dr. Beppe Cavatorta passed away on October 10, 2026. Dr. Cavatorta was a Professor of Italian in the Department of French & Italian and in the SLAT GIDP.
Dr. Cavatorta joined the Department of French & Italian in 2007, and served as Director of the Italian Basic Language Program since 2008. He became a SLAT faculty member in 2009. Previously, he graduated from the University of Parma with his bachelors degree, and earned a Masters degree from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. from UCLA. After spending some time at Dartmouth College, he joined the University of Arizona.
His full obituary can be found here: https://www.carrillostucsonmortuary.com/obituary/giuseppe-cavatorta Please also feel free to leave a note or a memory about Beppe in the virtual guest book.