Making Sausages with Otto
Jan | 06
“Laws are like sausages: those who like them should not see them being made.” So opined the nineteenth-century Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck. Despite this warning, an overbooked class of Umbra students handmade sausages last night. The class began with... Read More
A Little Sulphur in Your Hair
Jan | 01
Academics come first at Umbra, but we recognize that great Italian experiences reinforce that learning. This weekend fifteen Umbra students did something few Americans have ever done: slipping into hot springs, water heated naturally by underground geological activity. The group... Read MoreUmbra Art Show
Dec | 06
Yesterday evening, December 5th, was the Umbra Institute’s thrice-annual Student Art Exposition. Refreshments were served while student artists talked about their pieces with other students, faculty, staff and (a pleasant surprise!) a respectable number of visitors from the community. One... Read MoreTalents – Fall 2006
Dec | 06
Every semester Umbra students protest that they have no talents, and yet every semester we of the staff are shocked at just how gifted they are. Last Thursday’s Spettacolo di Fine Corso (End of Semester Show, the talent show) was... Read More
Buon Natale!
Dec | 06
Students from the fall semester have returned to the United States and the Umbra Institute is preparing to welcome a new semester of students in January. Happy Holidays! Buon Natale! Read More
Perugia Gets High Honors from New MTV Travel Guide
Dec | 06
We’ve always said that Perugia, known as Italy’s “university town,” is an eclectic and cosmopolitan city – and offers a great home for students wishing to study abroad in Italy. But we’re not the only ones saying this! The recent... Read More