MILAN —
New York University says the Italian law professor tagged to be Italy’s next premier had no official status at the university — despite an entry on his resume suggesting otherwise.
University spokeswoman Michelle Tsai said in a statement released Tuesday that University of Florence law professor Guiseppe Conte had obtained permission to use NYU’s law library during the period listed on his official resume.
The 12-page resume Conte submitted to the Italian parliament in 2013 said he “perfected and updated his studies” at NYU during the summers of 2008-2014.
Tsai said in the statement: “While Mr. Conte had no official status at NYU, he was granted permission to conduct research in the NYU law library…and he invited an NYU law professor to serve on the board of an Italian law journal.”
Conte’s resume contains multiple references to time spent at elite foreign universities without specifying courses or areas of study.
Italian media outlets are scrutinizing the 12-page resume of University of Florence law professor Guiseppe Conte for signs the man nominated by two rival parties to be premier might had embellished his credentials.
