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On October 3 and 17 Professor James Schwarten led his students to Rome as part of his course titled Contemporary Italy: Culture and Society. The destination? Italy's state television channel RAI3 for the live taping and broadcast of a weekly... Read MoreOct | 28
How do students deal with the transition back into American college life after spending a semester in Perugia, Italy? Not easily, from what several recent Umbra alumni have told us. However many of these former students are finding ways to... Read MoreOct | 18
Wine is an important aspect of Italian culinary culture, and as such it is often the subject of American study abroad programs’ extracurricular activities. Students are taken to an Italian enoteca and sample different kinds of wines, learning the basics... Read MoreOct | 16
The winner of the Umbra Photo of the Month contest is Jennah Beilgard for her photo of "Cinque Terre with Micheal" Jennah will enjoy a freel meal from Quattro Passi Pizzeria! Auguri! Read MoreOct | 09
Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band played in Perugia this past Saturday. Close to 8,000 people witnessed the legendary "Boss" play outside at the Stadio Santa Giuliana. Many Umbra students, staff and even some professors plus many American ex-patriots... Read MoreOct | 03
The Umbra Institute was well represented at Penn State University last week for the annual study abroad fair. In addition to the many freshmen and sophomores in the crowd were a few PSU seniors who recently returned from studying at... Read More