Italian High School Students Present at Umbra
Sep | 17
Students pose with their certificates after the semester-long English Workshops come to an end. On Monday, April 22nd, Italian high school students in Perugia’s Montessori High School came to the Umbra Institute to give presentations in English to fellow classmates... Read MoreDon’t miss the International Journalism Festival
Sep | 17
After you finish another final and before you take your last group picture on the steps, Umbra encourages you to attend some of the many events of the International Journalism Festival. Leading figures from the journalism field are traveling from... Read More
Farewell Aperitivo Concludes Spring Semester
Sep | 17
After taking final group photographs in front of the picturesque view behind il Birraio, students, staff, and faculty reminisced about memorable Umbra moments in and outside the classroom over drinks and appetizers at last night's Farewell Aperitivo. Before saying goodbye to... Read MoreUmbra Professor Publishes Book on Perugia History
Sep | 17
Want to know who the residents of Pig Street were? Curious why Perugians fought only other Perugians in the meadow known as the "battlefield?" In 1504 a “flying machine" was launched off the Danti Palace roof — was it successful? [caption... Read MoreUmbra Alum Launches Graduate Journal of Food Studies
Sep | 17
Former Umbra Institute student Brad Jones recently announced the launch of the Graduate Journal of Food Studies, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to academic writing on food studies. Jones, who was at the Umbra Institute in 2008 and took Umbra's course... Read MoreStudent Video of Perugia, People and Umbra
Sep | 17
Champan University film student Stephen Doyle has combined his newly learned skills and exceptional talent to produce a moving video of the city and people of Perugia and his experience this spring at the Umbra Institute. Congratulations Stephen on this... Read More