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Announcing the 2027 Perugia Psychology Conference

The Umbra Institute is proud to announce the first edition of its new biennial conference on psychology and education: the Perugia Psychology Conference: Where Culture Meets Mind, taking place June 17–20, 2027, in Perugia, Italy. Building on the success of...

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Gardening and Community: the San Pietro Garden at the University of Perugia 

An opinion piece by Keyera Gordon, Spelman College Umbra Rep for Spring 2026 As the Fall 2026 semester continues, the Food, Sustainability, and Environment (FSE) students visit and attend different workshops related to food studies and sustainable practices surrounding food....

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“If Music is a Place — then Jazz is the City”: My Favorite Spots to Experience Umbria Jazz 2026

An opinion piece by Evangeline Welch, Bryn Mawr College   Evangeline, a former student of the Summer 2026 Intensive Italian Language through Culture program, spent a few weeks in Perugia in July. Here is  something you where not expecting in...

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A Love Letter to the Tandem Night

An opinion piece by Evangeline Welch, Bryn Mawr College   Evangeline, a former student of the Summer 2026 Intensive Italian Language through Culture program, spent a few weeks in Perugia honing her Italian language skills before heading to graduate school....

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Community Stewardship Day | How it was

An opinion piece by Danielys Ramos DeJesus, Arcadia University Umbra Rep for Spring 2026 Giornata della Custodia (part of the Settimana della Custodia event promoted by the town of Perugia) was a day filled with community and positive energy all...

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A Blast from the Past: Ten Years Later at the Umbra Institute

An opinion piece by Kimberly Bocardo, Bates College  and Keyera Gordon, Spelman College  Umbra Rep for Fall 2026 Umbra alumni who studied at the Institute in 2016 returned to Perugia to celebrate their 10-year anniversary. Naturally, they had to pay...

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