Food Studies Alumna Blogs for Foodem
Jul | 02
After her semester at The Umbra Institute in Spring 2013, Food Studies Program student Caitlin Smith received a summer internship as a food blogger for Foodem, an online, D.C.-based start-up that caters to the U.S. wholesale food distribution industry. Umbra alumna Caitlin Smith... Read MoreAlumna Interns as Food Blogger
Jul | 02
After her semester at The Umbra Institute in Spring 2013, Food Studies Program student Caitlin Smith received a summer internship as a food blogger for Foodem, an online, D.C.-based start-up that caters to the U.S. wholesale food distribution industry. Umbra alumna... Read More
Earth Without Art is Eh
Jul | 01
Last week the Umbra Institute’s Summer 2013 semester drew to a celebratory close with an evening showcasing six weeks of cultural immersion and artistic pursuit. Special Academic Events Day began with the Student Art Show in Via dei Priori, where... Read MoreUmbra Builds Bridges Across Culture
Jun | 26
Acclaimed academics from across the globe are trickling into the Umbra Institute to collect registration packets for Bridges Across Culture, an international conference on the arts and humanities. The conference will launch its first session from 3-5 p.m. Thursday at the Ranieri... Read More
Sparks Fly at Tandem
Jun | 25
In June 2012, University of Perugia students Matteo Agostinelli and Giovanna Di Matteo met and swiftly fell in love at Tandem, an Umbra-sponsored event at which American and Italian students trade languages. At tonight's Tandem, the couple will celebrate their... Read More
Conquering the South of Italy
Jun | 24
Sunhats in hand and sunscreen applied, 40 Umbra students and three staff members boarded a bus Friday morning, ready for the Optional Trip to the South of Italy. The first stop on the Umbra Optional Trip was Pompei. The first... Read More