Umbra Students Write for Local Online Magazine
Sep | 23
Prof. Elisa Ascione translates the words of SapereFood's Filippo On Thursday night, ANFS 370: Anthropology of Food and ISLI 330: A Taste for Knowledge students met with Filippo Benedetti Valentini and Emanuela De Pinto, owners and founders of SapereFood Magazine,... Read More
Umbra Alumna Brings Museum Studies into her Graduate Career
Sep | 08
[caption id="attachment_63840" align="alignright" width="195"] Christina and her Museum Studies classmates are given a tour of a local museum to learn more about what keeps a museum running[/caption] GLASGOW, Scotland — Umbra Institute (Fall 2014) and Roger Williams University (Spring 2016)... Read More
5 Things That Go Wrong When Traveling and How to Prevent Them
Sep | 07
The Umbra Institute hosts a travel workshop at the beginning of each semester to help students understand some of the best ways to get around Italy during their study abroad experience. Below are a few scenarios and a few preventative... Read More
Engaging Italian Mafia History through Cinema and Activism
Sep | 01
HSIT 380: Cosa Nostra: Cinema and History of the Mafia is a course that covers the emergence of the Mafia phenomenon both in Sicily and America and its continuation in contemporary society, while also looking into how the criminal organization... Read More
Study Abroad Welcome Weekend at Umbra
Aug | 30
Students learn Italian vocabulary and customs through ice-breaker activities. This weekend, Umbra Staff eagerly awaited Fall 2016 students at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport as they arrived for their study abroad semester in Perugia, Italy. The welcome weekend at Umbra is one... Read More
Perugia and Umbra: Safe in Central Italy Earthquake
Aug | 24
As many have expressed concern for Umbra faculty and staff, we would like to report that the city of Perugia and the Umbra Institute were unaffected by this morning’s earthquake in central Italy. The locations primarily affected are 100 kms... Read More