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Four MDC Students Win $55,000 Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship

Velourde Borgella, Javier Cuñat, Eddie Fordham, Jr. and Maria Gabriela Cardenas were awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship on May 9.  The prestigious...

Podcast Challenging Mental Health Stereotypes Honored By NPR

Three years ago, Michael Vargas Arango was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.  The condition, which includes symptoms such as auditory and visual hallucinations and depression, affects...

Museum Of Art And Design Collecting Freedom Tower Testimonials

Juan Antonio González remembers when the Freedom Tower was known as el refugio—a Cuban refugee assistance center. In 1969, a decade after his family’s dairy...

SEDT Student Wins Best Screenplay At Las Cruces International Film Festival

When he was four years old, Harrison Hahne-Lum watched Spider-Man 2 for the first time.  The experience inspired him to create his first movie. It...

The Student Life Department At Wolfson Campus Is Getting A Makeover

The Student Life Department at Wolfson Campus has been located in Room 2101 for more than 27 years.  But this summer—that is changing.  While the space...

Vocational Rehabilitation Launches Satellite Office At North Campus

Miami Dade College aims to provide students with the financial, academic and emotional support they need to attain an education. For students with disabilities, ACCESS:...
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More Than 12,000 Attend Three Commencement Ceremonies At loanDepot Park

Ygor Zambrano is no stranger to life’s unexpected challenges.  In 2020, while at home, the teenager fainted and had to undergo heart surgery. The medical ...

Three MDC Students Snag $7,500 Hites Transfer Scholarship

By Maria Eduarda Mottin, Sabrina Toro and Benjamin Vera  Miami Dade College students, Javier Cuñat, Manuel Andrés Martínez, and Arquímedes “Archie” Rivero, have been awarded...

North Campus Professor Publishes Psychological Thriller, I Disappeared Them

In 1983, Preston L. Allen had a peculiar encounter. As the freshman returned to his dorm at the University of Florida, a stranger struck up...

Outdoor Walkways At North Campus Getting $4 Million Makeover

North Campus’ outdoor walkways are undergoing a $4 million restoration. Renovations, which began in December, are addressing the deteriorating conditions of the columns and the...

Film Fanatics Flock To 41st Annual Miami Film Festival

For Gary Herman and Adrienne Tordom, attending film festivals is a staple of life. The New Yorkers are regulars at festivals in Canada, Spain, California...

After 31 Years In Prison, This Man Is A Semifinalist For $55,000 Scholarship

Eddie Fordham, Jr.’s future looked bleak as he sat in a suicide-watch cell at the Escambia County Jail while awaiting his death penalty trial. Bitterness,...
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