Favorite Sport: Reading
Apr | 20
A record-breaking number of students showed up at La Tana del Orso for the semesterly Literary Reading for Professor Cindy Clough's Creative Writing class. They crowded into Via Ulisse Rocchi prior to the 7:30 event, many worried that the televised... Read MoreBack in Time in Bevagna
Apr | 19
The semester’s almost over but the learning isn't! This past Monday Umbra students were treated to a trip to a nearby Umbrian town, Bevagna. Bevagna is particular not so much for its beautiful boulevards or works of art, but rather... Read MoreAlumni Reunion – One Year Later
Apr | 08
We often hear of alumni reunions held across the country - but we rarely receive photographic evidence. Rachel Bethany and Reid Williamson sent the following photos of an informal alumni reunion in Boston. These former Umbra students headed for Boston's... Read More“Is the Pope Catholic?”
Apr | 06
“Is the Pope Catholic?” is a sarcastic response to what seems to be a rhetorical question, but the answer to the question “How Catholic is Italy?” is not quite so obvious. In Professor Jim Schwarten’s Contemporary Italian Culture and Society,... Read MorePhoto of the Month
Apr | 02
Umbra's Spring 2007 Photo of the Month contest rounds out its season with a photo from Trieste, in the north of Italy. It was taken by Dashiell Davis from Arcadia University and is titled "Double Take in Trieste." Dashiell wins... Read More