Rick Steves on Studying Abroad
Apr | 08
Rick Steves, one of America's preeminent travelers and the creator of the eponymous "Rick Steves' Guide to...", recently wrote an article for USA Today about the necessity of studying abroad in an increasingly globalized world: Is now the time to be devoting... Read More
Coffee Workshop
Apr | 03
What's the connection between monkeys, monks, and the cappuccino? Why is a caffè hip but a caffè in vetro (in a little class cup) even hipper? What does the Yemeni port Al-Moka have to do with coffee history? Did an Ethiopian... Read More
Umbra student Amy Larson throws a pie in the oven at the legendary Pizzeria Brandi
Mar | 29
It tells you something when you look up a pizzeria on Wikipedia and it doesn't have its own page, but but appears under the rather larger subheading "History of pizza." This is the case for Pizzeria Brandi, the neopolitan pizzamakers... Read More
Students Explore Assisi, Umbria
Mar | 21
The Perugia through the Ages class spent a day in Assisi examining the role the city has played in the region's history. The trip was led by Professor Paola Chiurulla. "Both the church of Santa Chiara and San Francesco's basilica... Read More
Summer Art Show
Mar | 20
The walls of the Umbra Institute’s Via Danzetta Studio radiated inspiration during Wednesday afternoon’s end-of-the-summer art show. Students enrolled in Pastel Drawing and Photography courses rubbed elbows with their fellow students and Umbra staff and faculty, explaining their artistic choices... Read More
Umbra Students Give Back
Mar | 17
On Wednesday morning, Umbra Institute students from Chapman University found a shady place between the olive oil and honey vendors in the weekly market in Piazza Matteoti, "adopting" their handmade dolls to benefit UNICEF, an international children’s rights and relief... Read More