Taste of Home
Oct | 02
We all know that the Italian mamma is famous for sending her children food from afar, as does the woman in Southern Italy shown here, in this video from The Wall Street Journal. But are American "mamme" so different? While... Read More
TOM’S One Day Without Shoes Video
Oct | 02
Nicole Visovsky, junior at Penn State University and organizer of Tom's One Day Without Shoes (subject of article below) here at Umbra, made a video of how it is for students in Perugia (Americans and Italians alike!) to walk... Read More
UNICEF Aperitivo
Oct | 02
Last night, Umbra students who participated in the UNICEF Pigotta project gathered along with the UNICEF volunteers from Perugia and the president of the Perugia UNICEF branch, Iva Catarinelli. During the aperitivo, Paola D'Amora (Umbra intern and head of the... Read More
Some Suggestions for Last Things to Do
Oct | 02
Today is one of the Umbra Institute's last days for the Spring 2011. Here are a few things to do before you leave... 5. Taste a Bacio . Most of the Italian classes have toured the home of the world-famous... Read More
4-21-2011 Community Engagement and Academic Initiative Presentations
Oct | 02
Colorado student Kylie Bearse wins two-hundred and fifty Euro prize for her presentation! For The Umbra Institute “community engagement” means forging meaningful bonds between students and schools, businesses and other local institutions. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to... Read More
Steve Clemons Speaks at Uguccione Ranieri di Sorbello Foundation
Oct | 02
This Tuesday, November 17th the Umbra Institute co-sponsored a public lecture given by Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation on the state of American foreign policy under the Obama administration. The fifth in a series of public lectures... Read More