Jan | 13
Each semester, a small group of Umbra students enrolls at the University for Foreigners - or the Universita per Stranieri - in Perugia as part of the Italian Language and Culture Full Immersion Program. These students take courses in language... Read MoreJan | 02
2010 arrived with a bang...and a little bit of rain. The streets the morning of the first of the New Year were empty, but even in the afternoon the city felt a bit lonely, without all the American students. You... Read MoreDec | 17
We confess that this is an archive photo; it didn't really snow this much in Perugia today. We did have, however, a lot of flurries this morning. Today is the last day of the Fall semester at the Umbra Institute,... Read MoreDec | 15
The student presentations and award ceremony for the Italian Language Program were held last night at the Uguccione Ranieri di Sorbello Foundation. Students from various courses presented their work from this semester. Students in the Contemporary Italy: Culture and Society... Read MoreDec | 12
The Umbra Institute's community engagement programs, coordinated by Director Anna Selberg, got some well-deserved recognition this week. An article in the regional newspaper La Nazione highlighted the contributions of Umbra student Melissa Martinez and intern Paola D'Amora to a Unicef... Read MoreDec | 10
This Wednesday night students in Professor Cynthia Clough’s Creative Nonfiction Writing class presented some of their best essays that are to be included in the Umbra Institute’s ninth literary anthology. From a small stage at Perugia’s Birraio and with a... Read More