Summer Art Show!
May | 02
It’s hard to say what the best part of the art show was: the freshly-painted frescos; the pastel exposition; the photo gallery; or the dance movie, put together by Springfield College’s Cynthia Nazzaro and her Renaissance Dance class. The culmination... Read More
Umbra Organizes Food Culture Conference
May | 02
The Umbra Institute has announced a conference on the history and culture of Italian food for June 2012. (more…) Read More
Umbra’s Community Engagement on Rai3
May | 02
Umbra Professor Antonella Valoroso went on Rai’s well-known Italian radio show Voci della Città (Voices of the City) recently. (more…) Read More
Umbra Professor Speaks at Conn College
May | 02
Umbra Professor and Food Program director Zachary Nowak spoke on October 27th at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. The lecture, titled “The Myth of ‘Eat Local’: The Case of Tuscan Butcher Dario Cecchini,” covers the basic misunderstandings behind the... Read More
4-12-2011 Umbra Professor Has A New Exhibition
Apr | 07
Umbra Fine Arts professor William Pettit III will be hosting a joint exhibition. As the bohemian press release states, “Serafino and Bill have known each other for a short period of time. It was a casual meeting, like those that... Read More
Umbra’s Stacks
Apr | 04
The Umbra Institute is equipped with its own library--a great resource for students while abroad. It’s rare that a study abroad institution has a library of its own for its students. Most institutions rely on public libraries or the local... Read More