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Experientia docet is the motto of the Umbra Institute: Experience teaches. Two Food Studies Program students, Julia Rackow (Tufts University) and Kimberly Goldman University of Wisconsin), just finished a month working at the Lungarotti Winery in Torgiano, near Perugia. The... Read MoreMay | 24
There's just over a week until the Umbra Institute's Intensive Italian summer program begins again in Perugia, Italy! The program is ideal for students who want to deeply immerse themselves in the language and culture of their host country while... Read MoreMay | 22
The Umbra Institute's Summer 2012 session got off to a smooth start this past weekend! Students from across the US arrived in Rome to meet the Umbra staff at the airport and then arrived in Perugia on Saturday afternoon. Sunday... Read MoreMay | 17
Last weekend, Vanderbilt students took the classroom on the road with a field trip to Assisi, the famed home of St. Francis. One early morning train ride into the hilltop city later, students arrived at the Basilica of St. Francis.... Read MoreMay | 10
Vanderbilt University professor Sheri Shaneyfelt and her class of art history students arrived in Perugia Tuesday afternoon, officially launching the Umbra Institute's summer semester. After furnishing the group with necessities like apartments and phones, Umbra staff welcomed the 20-plus students... Read MoreMay | 04
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... Read More