Portraits

Professor Matthew David Nelsen, poses for a picture in Coconut Grove on the corner of 35th and Charles Ave. near the St. James Baptist Church.  The Church is celebrating 107 years of service.   
Nelsen is an assistant professor within the Department of Political Science at the University of Miami. His research examines how local-level institutions, especially schools and neighborhoods, act as microcosms of democracy. He finds that these institutions can simultaneously serve as sites that exacerbate existing racial inequalities while also holding the potential to foster agency and equal political voice. He investigates these roles and their effects on political participation by leveraging multiple methodological approaches, including lab-in-the-field experiments, survey data, in-depth interviews, focus groups, and archival research. Matt's research is featured in a number of publications, including Perspectives on Politics,  Political Behavior, the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, the Washington Post, and Gen Forward's Race and Place: Young Adults and the Future of Chicago. 

A student wearing a Tenderheart Care Bear costume spreads joy around campus by giving out suckers and hugs.

Many students found their way to engineering, in part, through Lego. Samantha Guido is no different.

Portrait of graduating senior for upcoming social campaign

Textile and Apparel Management students Eliana Rosario and Tara Ownens created their dresses inspired by Ginger Rogers, who was an actor, singer and dancer in the Golden Era of Hollywood in the 1930-40s. 

Omari Wilondja, an undergraduate information science major, poses for a portrait outside the Institute for Discovery on Feb. 8, 2023.

A Mardi Gras Indian at Mardi Gras Mambo sponsored by Student Life.  Mardi Gras Mambo brings the unique culture of South Louisiana to campus for students, faculty and staff from all over the world.