Fall 2013 Semester is Underway!
Sep | 03
After enduring (sometimes several) long-haul flights and a bus ride through the Umbrian countryside, the Umbra Institute’s Fall 2013 students have arrived! Perugia’s new foreign contingent was eagerly welcomed to the “green heart of Italy” with a night at the... Read MoreUmbra Professor Publishes Book
Jul | 21
Umbra Institute professor of photography Philippa Stannard has had shows with photographs taken all over the world, but she only recently turned her lens towards her adopted home, Perugia. Stannard, in collaboration with her colleague Betty Press (from the University... Read MoreFood Studies Program Coordinator Presents at Oxford
Jul | 17
Attracting scholars who study food since 1981, the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery is the oldest academic conference on food history. Every year academics interested in using food studies as a lens to examine modern (and ancient) societies gather... Read MoreSchool’s Out!
Jul | 13
With the Intensive Italian students’ departure early this morning (read: 1 a.m.), The Umbra Institute concluded its packed Summer 2013 semester. Perugia's city center bids farewell to summer students and awaits the newcomers. Umbra staff and faculty will spend the... Read MoreExpats Share Fourth of July with Barbecue
Jul | 08
Whether away from the United States for six weeks or sixty years, American expatriates feel a twinge on Independence Day. This year, Umbra Intensive Italian students celebrated the Fourth of July with an American-style barbecue, which morphed into a language exchange... Read MoreUmbria Jazz Begins Today
Jul | 05
One of Perugia's most celebrated events, Umbria Jazz, begins today. Since 1973, jazz lovers from around the world have flocked to this festival, a time when the streets of Perugia vibrate with music and culture from dusk to dawn. This year, students... Read More