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November in Umbria means olives. It’s no surprise that Food Cultures professor Peter Fischer will be having a special food workshop next week – but we’ll wait until next week’s blog to talk about that. Olives mature in October and... Read MoreNov | 19
Perugia is featured in the November/December 2008 issue of National Geographic Traveler's "The World's Sexiest Small City." Check out what they have to say about this medieval treasure in the following article:http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2008/11/perugias-treasures.html Enjoy other photos taken around Perugia and throughout bella... Read MoreNov | 12
American and Italian students came together last night for the semester’s final meeting of Tandem, Umbra’s language exchange program. Rather than meet as usual at Umbra I, staff member Mauro Rennamet everyone at the fountain in Piazza IV Novembre and then... Read MoreNov | 11
Rome was taken by storm this past weekend by Professor Giampiero Bevagna’s Roman Empire class. The students left Perugia early Friday morning for a tour of Ostia Antica, Rome’s ancient port. Professor Bevagna lead the tour and made sense of... Read MoreNov | 04
What if Italians could (as “citizens of the world”) vote in the American elections today? Who would they vote for? Would McCain’s foreign policy experience win them over, or would Obama’s charisma and youthful energy be a draw? To find... Read MoreNov | 02
Yesterday night Dr. Michael Lind gave a talk entitled “Beyond The Bush Doctrine:America’s Next Foreign Policy.” The talk is part of a series sponsored by the Ranieri di Sorbello Foundation and the Umbra Institute. Dr. Lind is the Whitehead Senior Fellow... Read More