Intensive Italian Program Comincia con un Bang!
Jun | 03
Intensive Italian students arrived at Rome Fiumicino Airport Friday, beginning the intensive six-week immersion program. After an evening at Perugia Hotel Giò, students moved into their apartments on Saturday morning. That afternoon, they took Italian placement exams and attended a... Read More
Umbra Bonds at Welcome Aperitivo
May | 29
Students bond at the Welcome Aperitivo.Il Birraio -- Italian for brewery -- was bustling with Umbra faculty, staff, and students at last night's Welcome Aperitivo.Sitting on plush cushions or under exotic umbrellas, the group enjoyed refreshments while trading plans for... Read More
Benvenuti, Summer 2013!
May | 27
With a clap or five of thunder (Perugia is experiencing a strange bout of spring weather), the Umbra Institute's Summer 2013 session kicked off to a great start this weekend. The recently-arrived Summer 2013 students smile from their velvet seats... Read MoreT-minus Seven Days to Summer Semester
May | 18
It’s caffè shakerato season in Perugia again. Cafés have spilled out onto the cobblestone streets, serving classic Italian iced coffee under stretching umbrellas; the central piazza’s steps ebb and flow with waves of people soaking in the sun; and Umbra staff and faculty... Read MoreStudent Video of Perugia, People and Umbra
May | 02
Champan University film student Stephen Doyle has combined his newly learned skills and exceptional talent to produce a moving video of the city and people of Perugia and his experience this spring at the Umbra Institute. Congratulations Stephen on this... Read MoreUmbra Alum Launches Graduate Journal of Food Studies
Apr | 29
Former Umbra Institute student Brad Jones recently announced the launch of the Graduate Journal of Food Studies, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to academic writing on food studies. Jones, who was at the Umbra Institute in 2008 and took Umbra's course... Read More