Umbria Jazz Begins Today
Jul | 17
One of Perugia's most celebrated events, Umbria Jazz, begins today. Since 1973, jazz lovers from around the world have flocked to this festival, a time when the streets of Perugia vibrate with music and culture from dusk to dawn. This year, students... Read MoreExpats Share Fourth of July with Barbecue
Jul | 17
Whether away from the United States for six weeks or sixty years, American expatriates feel a twinge on Independence Day. This year, Umbra Intensive Italian students celebrated the Fourth of July with an American-style barbecue, which morphed into a language exchange... Read More
Archaeology Students Dig through History
Jun | 11
Connor works to uncover tiles The Umbra Institute’s Trasimeno Archaeology Field School has just concluded another successful summer semester. In collaboration with the Archeological Superintendency of Umbria, the Comune of Castiglione del Lago and the Archeological Research Company Intrageo, Umbra... Read More
Archaeology Students Dig into Life in Italy
May | 20
Students work at the previous dig site This weekend, the Umbra Institute excitedly welcomed participants to the third edition of its Archaeology Field School in beautiful Castiglione del Lago, on the shores of Lake Trasimeno, near Perugia. After the promising results... Read More
Gender and Personality: Visiting Professor Leslie Burton Presents Study to the University of Perugia in Italy
May | 15
Professor Burton presenting at the University of Perugia On May 18th, Umbra’s visiting Professor Leslie Burton (University of Connecticut) presented her study on “Gender and Personality”. A large number of graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Perugia were in attendance,... Read More
SUMMER 2016: Welcome Weekend at the Umbra Institute
May | 11
The Mandatory Safety and Academic Info Meeting This summer’s study abroad semester has kicked off to an exciting start here at the Umbra Institute! Saturday: Umbra staff members waited eagerly at Rome’s Fiumicino airport for General Studies and Intensive Italian... Read More