Oct | 14
As part of Umbra’s 3-credit INIT 350: Academic Internship and Seminar- Fair Trade elective course, students have the opportunity to apply intercultural communications skills and knowledge gained from the classroom into practical, field-based experience in fair trade. The course is... Read MoreOct | 09
On October 7th, a group of eight students from the Umbra Institute participated in a friendly game of hoops against the Fondazione Onaosi Perugia basketball team. Fondazione Onaosi is a dormitory in Perugia for Italian students. Although the students from... Read MoreOct | 08
The simple coffee bean. It's amazing how it can produce so many delicious drinks! But there's more power in coffee beans than being the basis for tasty beverages. The majority of Umbra’s students are familiar with coffee culture in the... Read MoreOct | 05
Professo Antonella Valoroso, a Yale University graduate and a professor at the Umbra Institute, published another article in an occasional series for the largest Italian daily newspaper, the Corriere della Sera. Valoroso's piece discussed the dramatic change in the advertising... Read MoreOct | 03
The Umbra Institute’s Urban Spaces: Rebuilding Community in Perugia class has officially gone where no students have gone before! On Monday evening, the attic of the famous Chiesa di San Domenico, which is normally closed to the public, opened its... Read MoreOct | 02
Umbra Institute Fresco Painting professor William Pettit III will be hosting a fresco painting workshop through fine arts collective The Bottega. Participants will study traditional fresco techniques and aid in the permanent restoration of Cottanello Chapel. Professor Pettit explains the... Read More