Italy’s Most Prestigious Newspaper Publishes the Work of Umbra Staff and Alumni
Oct | 23
Current Umbra staff member and Fall 2014 alumna, Ashley Webb, in collaboration with professor Antonella Valoroso and Spring 2016 alumna Shameesha Pryor, wrote Il matrimonio all’italiana visto da un’americana for Corriere della Sera’s La 27esima Ora. The article was published... Read More
Food as Cultural Heritage in Italy: An Anthropology Student’s Perspective
Oct | 23
ANFS 370:Anthropology of Food students explored the notion of food as cultural heritage by visiting two sites in Città di Castello: the heritage orchard "Fondazione Archeologia Arborea", and the Research Center and Museum of Folk Traditions or "tradizioni popolari". Below... Read More
To Be, or Not to Be, in Umbra’s Theater Club
Oct | 18
A past theater performance at Onaosi Theater in Perugia In the fall of 2015, the Theater Club took Umbra by storm as students performed for the community at the elaborate Onaosi Theater in Perugia. Since their first production, the club... Read More
Umbra’s SoloItaliano Challenge: “Solo in Italia”
Oct | 15
Students swear in for the SoloItaliano Challenge Right hand raised high with the left relying on the wisdom of Dante, Kaydian Campbell lead her peers in the Intensive Italian & Culture Summer Program in kicking off the SoloItaliano Challenge. As... Read More
Education Students Visit Local Primary Schools
Oct | 05
As in previous semesters, students will return to provide an interactive language and culture lesson The Umbra Institute encourages students studying abroad in Perugia, Italy to take on service learning projects that involve them in the local community. On Friday,... Read More
Uncovering the History and Modernity of the Mafia
Oct | 02
Students after a presentation about the Mafia in Umbra's Aula Magna Last week, students in the new HSIT 380: Cosa Nostra: Cinema and History of the Mafia course took part in a presentation about the Mafia, hosted in collaboration with the... Read More