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Miami Dade College Shifts Its Annual Summer Camp To Online

Miami Dade College is offering a virtual alternative to its traditional in-person summer camp this year, Summer On-Screen Camp.  The online programming, a necessity this...

Meek Center Student Services Director To Retire After Almost Three Decades At MDC

Michael Mason saw a challenge when she joined Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center’s staff in 1999.  The outreach center—located in Liberty City—taught about 300...

Sporting Events At Miami Dade College Scheduled To Return This Fall Semester

By Heidi Perez-Moreno and  Jose Tovar It’s been more than three months since the baseball and softball seasons at Miami Dade College were cut short...

North Campus SEDT Students Win Suncoast Award For Short Film

When Arminio Rivero and Samuel Romero’s film was selected as a capstone project in the  bachelor’s degree program for the School of Entertainment &...

‘This Was Her Life’: English Professor To Retire After Almost 27 Years At Miami Dade College

During her nearly 27 years at Miami Dade College, Lisa Shaw has made her lectures memorable with themed classes that analyze the Civil Rights...

Board Of Trustees Select New Timeline To Find MDC’s Next President—Again

Last March, Miami Dade College’s Board Of Trustees promised that the school’s fifth permanent president would be hired by July 24.   When the search fell...
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Zoo Miami Reopens Its Doors After Closing For More Than Two Months

The coronavirus pandemic has forced us to find creative forms of entertainment. But nothing can compare to visiting some of our favorite attractions. Venues at...

Hurricanes, Bomb Threats And COVID-19—Meet The Man Behind Crisis Management At MDC

When a five-story parking garage under construction at West Campus collapsed in October of 2012—killing four construction workers and injuring eight others—Yakir Fernandez lept...

Visually Impaired Student Struggled Through Remote Learning: ‘I Could Not Even Sleep’

ACCESS Services tutor Cheryl Cook designed a normal curve graph using cardboard and coily pipe cleaners to help Florela Francois, a visually impared student,...

Recruiting Athletes Takes A Virtual Turn As Coronavirus Continues To Loom

Kevin Ledoux, the men’s basketball coach at Miami Dade College, never thought he would do all his recruiting from the comfort of his living...

Kendall Campus Students Launch Podcast To Inspire Young Entrepreneurs

During a May episode of The Mindset Podcast, Anthony Valenzuela addressed listeners with a stern message—you should always strive to find purpose in any...

Wolfson Campus Vandalized During George Floyd Protests in Miami

Cracked windows covered with plywood, graffiti expressing disdain for law enforcement and vending machines with shards of glass were the remnants left at Wolfson...
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