“Is the Pope Catholic?”
Apr | 06
“Is the Pope Catholic?” is a sarcastic response to what seems to be a rhetorical question, but the answer to the question “How Catholic is Italy?” is not quite so obvious. In Professor Jim Schwarten’s Contemporary Italian Culture and Society,... Read More
Back to School
Apr | 06
The Umbra Institute staff is preparing for the arrival of the Fall 2007 class - a diverse group of students from around the United States interested in studying and living in one of Italy's most authentic cities. There is... Read MorePhoto of the Month!
Mar | 06
This month's Photo of the Month contest was a tie! Congratulations to Janelle Serianni from Assumption College and Mallory Hane from Lebanon Valley College. Both Janelle and Mallory will enjoy a free dinner from Quattro Passi Pizzeria. Photo of Perugia... Read More
Spring Has Sprung!
Mar | 06
The winter in Perugia this year was anything but oppressive – actually, it was the warmest on record since records have been, well, on record. But despite the mild temperatures it was coldish and rained quite a bit and generally... Read More
Discovering Leonardo
Mar | 06
This weekend the Leonardo da Vinci class went on an exciting trip to Florence and Milan in order to get a closer look at several of Leonardo’s works. Friday, the brave Mauro Renna and Academic Director Dr. Carol Clark escorted... Read MoreThe Unbearable Lightness of Bread
Mar | 06
Leavening wasn’t the only topic yesterday during the Bread & Pasta Workshop, part of Professor Peter Fischer’s Food Cultures course. The workshop – one in a series of three – makes for a more hands-on academic course. Students learned about... Read More