Intercultural Engagement

As a first generation Portuguese-American, Nina has dedicated most of her time being an advocate for marginalized populations. Born and raised in southeastern Massachusetts, Nina's  passion is connecting students to their purpose so that they “thrive, not just survive” their college years. Creating a sense of belonging and community is important to her personally and professionally. As a higher education professional for over a decade, she has experience working in residence life and housing, student conduct, new student orientation and diversity and inclusion. She advises a number of cultural student organizations and enjoys working directly with students leaders on new programs and initiatives. Nina joined MIT and the Intercultural Engagement team as the Assistant Dean in October, 2018. She manages Intercultural Engagement's daily operations in addition to creating, implementing and assessing social justice programming and educational opportunities on campus. 

Pronouns: she, her, hers
tonina@mit.edu