As a civil engineering student at the University of Connecticut, I knew that studying abroad wouldn’t allow me to take courses in my major. So, I looked for the next best thing: a way to complete my Italian minor. While...
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The Spring 2025 semester has officially begun! We talked with Dr. Zachary Nowak, our Director, who was excited about the Umbra students meeting their professors. Some Things Change… Zach’s first Arrivals Day was in September 2005, when Umbra welcomed a...
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Umbra professor Luca Gatti is now Dr. Luca Gatti. Gatti, who has taught Italian language and culture courses at The Umbra Institute since the post-Covid reopening in Fall 2021, today successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Barcelona...
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An opinion piece by Hayden Bernhardt Ciao a tutti! I’m Hayden Bernhardt, a Fall 2024 Umbra Institute Student. For the past 4 months, I have been away from my home University, Bates College, while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy. This...
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A just-published academic journal article confirms what Umbra staff have long suspected: that studying at The Umbra Institute can actually change students. The Way to Measure Personal Growth: Surprising Gains in Global Perspectives Every Umbra staff member can think of...
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In a recent article, SUNY Fredonia proudly shared the exemplary story of Abby Conklin, who joined us during the summer of 2024 at the Archaeology Field School program, venturing off her usual focus as a Music Education and History major....
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