Lecture Series Continues
Nov | 05
Yesterday night Dr. Michael Lind gave a talk entitled “Beyond The Bush Doctrine:America’s Next Foreign Policy.” The talk is part of a series sponsored by the Ranieri di Sorbello Foundation and the Umbra Institute. Dr. Lind is the Whitehead Senior Fellow... Read More
“If you could vote…”
Nov | 05
What if Italians could (as “citizens of the world”) vote in the American elections today? Who would they vote for? Would McCain’s foreign policy experience win them over, or would Obama’s charisma and youthful energy be a draw? To find... Read More
A Cup o’ Joe
Oct | 06
Yesterday night was Umbra’s Coffee Safari – led by staff members Zachary Nowak and Tyler Pace – through the streets of Perugia. Nowak and Pace first did a round of Perugia’s cafés: Sandri (an upscale cafè and pastry shop), Caffè Turreno (the “intellectual’s... Read More
Secrets of the Peninsula
Oct | 06
When you think of Italy, what do you see? Most likely, images of Tuscany, of Rome's ancient ruins or of Venice's Grand Canal, of Florence's Duomo or Milan's sprawling fashion district. And granted, these sights and places are spectacular in... Read More
Monday, December 17, 2007
Oct | 06
To the Fall class of 2007, Perugia is a lonely place right now. After your busses rumbled away last Friday night, something changed about our hilltop town; a certain excitement that had been so wonderfully present for the last 100... Read More
An English Accent In Corso Vannucci
Oct | 06
In addition to bringing presents to Italian children all over Italy, the Befana (Italy's kindhearted "Christmas witch") brought over two hundred students to Perugia this past weekend. Having braved winter storms, trans-Atlantic flights, and fronts of crummy weather here in... Read More