Happy Women’s Day from Italy
Mar | 08
Women's Day recognizes the achievements of Women This week, Italy celebrates La Giornata Internazionale della Donna, International Women’s Day, with a special gift: free entrance to State Museums and cultural events, to women throughout the country, during the festivities of... Read More
Learn a Language by Making Memories: Teaching through Tiramisu
Mar | 02
Representatives from each team present their Tiramisu In Italian, there is a popular saying “Sapere è diverso da saper fare”, or “knowledge is different from ability”. With this idea in mind, it is important to note that an interactive teaching... Read More
Writing and Sharing: Umbra Student Organizes a Creative Works Night in Italy
Feb | 22
Sophie Panetti shares her purpose for organizing the Creative Works Open-Mic night When Sophie Panetti, a student from Gustavus Adolphus College, came to study abroad in Perugia, Italy, she decided to make her mark on the community by organizing a... Read More
Umbra Professor Publishes His Latest Book on the Power of Imagery
Feb | 10
Umbra Professor Alessandro Celani, Ph.D., recently published, Victima.Words and Forms of Murdering. Throughout his book, Celani’s research, narrations, and photography seek to unveil the deepest relations between the act of being dominated by images – producing them, sharing them, and... Read More
Studying Business in Italy
Feb | 05
Students tour Listone Giordano International Business students learn quickly that cultural differences impact business markets and that what one country’s culture seeks, is never exactly the same as that which another culture expects. For this reason, when business students choose... Read More
What it Means to Build a Community in Italy
Feb | 02
Fall 2015 student design for Terrace project. Photo by Raymond Lorenzo Studying abroad in Italy means becoming a part of the local community and cultivating an intercultural connection with locals. For this reason, contributing to the evolution of the local... Read More