Umbra Students Make the Headlines
Oct | 11
Students Mariah Noth and Derrick Newton, Jr. during their video interview with Luoghi Comuni Umbra students have a habit of inspiring headlines during their study abroad experience. This semester, ARFP 210: Fresco Painting and ESUS 310: Placemaking: Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces... Read More
Umbra’s Student Chorus Takes on Everything From Opera to Rap
Oct | 03
Umbra students and the Maestro at the first Choral Workshop of the semester! On Tuesday night, Umbra held its first choral workshop of the semester! Students were led through the Italian national anthem, “Fratelli d’Italia” (“Brothers of Italy”) by choral... Read More
Umbra Professor Participates in a Sociological Art Exhibition in Rome
Oct | 02
Umbra’s own Professor Alessandro Celani will be participating in the “La forza delle rovine” exhibition from October 8th through the 31st of January, in the Museo Nazionale Romano in Palazzo Altemps, in Rome. Professor Celani has contributed an essay and... Read More
The Ocean Isn’t Always Blue
Oct | 02
“Well, the ocean isn’t really always blue, is it? It’s sometimes blue – but also brown, green, white….” What began as a low rumbling of murmured acknowledgment in response to this statement quickly erupted into a dissonant chorus, not unlike... Read More
Back to (High) School!
Oct | 01
Fall 2015 Umbra Students at Liceo Alessi's Information Meeting Umbra is excited to share its continued collaboration with Liceo Alessi, a local high school in Perugia that regularly invites Umbra students as English tutors for its English program. Fall 2015... Read More
Ashley Webb, Intern at Fashion Company Pashmere
Oct | 01
Ashley Webb is currently interning at Pashmere, a high-end fashion company. We met up with her for coffee at Bar Duomo, where she told us about her love for Perugia, stepping out of her comfort zone, and getting involved with... Read More