Mar | 27
Last weekend, Umbra students in the Roman Civilization class embarked upon a trip to Southern Italy to see the wonders of Pompei, Ercolano, and the Neapolitan area – a cradle of ancient beauties. They left very early on Friday morning,... Read MoreMar | 27
Word of Perugia's charm has spread: Umbra Institute alumna Stephanie Cavagnaro recently published a travel article about Perugia in Going Global, the blog for a television series for savvy world travelers. Full of descriptions designed to deliver nostalgic pangs to her fellow alumni and... Read MoreMar | 22
“Luna, trova il tartufo (Luna, find the the truffle)!” called Matteo Bartolini after his dog as she scrambled down the muddy bank. Picking their way carefully over the uneven ground, Umbra Institute Food Studies Program students followed Bartolini – and the truffle-hunting... Read MoreMar | 20
Monday night, Umbra Fairtrade interns Susanne Khatib, Susanna Kroll, Jessica Guerrero screened "The Dark Side of Chocolate" at ONAOSI, a foundation for Italian students, for an international audience. Produced in 2010, the documentary film treats of the exploitation and slave trading of... Read MoreMar | 19
Early Friday morning, Umbra students enrolled in Leonardo da Vinci piled into a private bus, ready to travel to Florence and Milan to see the master's works come to life. The class met Professor Adrian Hoch in Florence, where students... Read MoreMar | 19
From the ancient, mysterious Etruscans to the less-ancient and mysterious Romans, Umbra Professor Giampiero Bevagna and his Archaeology class discovered centuries of these civilizations' ruins in Rome last weekend. The (pre-papal conclave) Vatican Museums were the first stop Friday morning.... Read More