Umbra professor Luca Gatti is now Dr. Luca Gatti. Gatti, who has taught Italian language and culture courses at The Umbra Institute since the post-Covid reopening in Fall 2021, today successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Barcelona...
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A just-published academic journal article confirms what Umbra staff have long suspected: that studying at The Umbra Institute can actually change students. The Way to Measure Personal Growth: Surprising Gains in Global Perspectives Every Umbra staff member can think of...
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By Angelie Roche, St. Mary's College of Maryland Of all the fears I've overcome while studying abroad, I never expected to overcome my fear of teenagers. I love to teach and have a lot of experience with young children, but...
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By Angelie Roche, St. Mary's College of Maryland Many of the classes offered at Umbra include a service learning component, which enriches students' education through unique community engagement opportunities. One such course is Critical Disabilities, which includes a weekly...
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By Haley Benbow, Harvard University A 6:35 AM meeting time pulled the students of the Green Cities class out of bed bright and early last Friday morning. We had a train to catch. We were heading to Florence to visit...
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As a student at the Umbra Institute, I was introduced to learning through a new lens. Reading textbooks and taking tests were not part of the curriculum, because my professor understood the beneficial impact of collaboration, internal reflection and involving...
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