<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/italian-hip-hop-artist-visits-f-m-for-classes-and-concert.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>11/09/2018</pubDate><title>Italian Hip Hop Artist Visits F&amp;M for Classes and Concert</title><description>Amir Issaa is an Italian writer, educator, and hip hop artist.  The son of an Italian mother and an Egyptian father, he was initially launched as an immigrant rapper.  Though this...Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Giovanna Faleschini Lerner</author><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Italian and Italian Studies</tag></tags></item>