ICCAS: A Hub for Information on Cuba at the University of Miami
The University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, established in 1999, provides academic and cultural insight on Cuba. When the so-called “wet foot, dry foot” … More
UMIA: Collaborative Scholarship in the Americas
The University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas is bringing together experts to tackle the hemisphere’s most pressing challenges. The University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the … More
UMIA: A Hub for Caribbean Research
The Hemispheric Caribbean Studies group, an interdisciplinary team of faculty, is part of the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Months in the making, the … More
UM HILLEL: Student Perspectives from Cuba
UM Hillel students reflect on their March 2017 Alternative Spring Break trip to Cuba. During seven days in Cuba, 14 students from the University of Miami Hillel spent their days touring the eclectic and vibrant … More
ABESS CENTER: Saving Coral Reefs
UM’s interdisciplinary Abess Center is collaborating with counterparts in the Caribbean Basin to help save one of the world’s natural wonders. While Cuba’s art deco architecture and reputation of … More
CCS: Using Computational Mapping to Communicate Culture
UM researchers document aspects of culture and history in the Caribbean when mapping often forgotten places. Throughout the Caribbean and around the globe, … More
UM HILLEL: Connecting to Jewish Cuba
UM Hillel provides an enriching experience to students through its Alternative Spring Break trip to Cuba. Down a bumpy dirt road, next to abandoned railroad tracks with overgrown grass and a handful of curious locals, … More
‘Cane Talks: Examining the Culture of Cuba
The University of Miami presented talks by three faculty members on the culture of Cuba during a ‘Cane Talks event in April 2017. The University of Miami presented its spring ’Cane Talks … More
CCS: Hemispheric Collaboration
UM’s Center for Computational Science and the Yucatan State Government sign a strategic agreement to create “UM Computational Science Center for the Americas.” The University of Miami’s Center for Computational … More
CHC: A Collection of Historical Gems
Esperanza Bravo de Varona, professor emerita and founding director of the Cuban Heritage Collection, reflects on the "crown jewel" of Cuban collections that is housed at the University of Miami. I am Esperanza Bravo … More
UM HILLEL: A Vibrant Patronato, the Cuban Jewish Community
The Patronato, or the Cuban Jewish Community, is at once a cultural gathering place and a tight-knight community for Cuban Jews on the island. Supporting the 1,200 Jews currently living … More
