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Shot Blocker Brings International Experience To Lady Sharks Basketball

Alise Markova, who traveled more than 5,000 miles to join the Lady Sharks women’s basketball team, brings an abundance of international experience to Miami...

Professor Once Nominated For A Pulitzer Prize Retiring After More Than Three Decades

Ricardo Pau-Llosa stands out among his colleagues.  The art aficionado with a passion for writing can easily be recognized when roaming Kendall Campus, armed with...

Miami Dade College Sets The Stage For Book Lovers’ Paradise

A legendary rockstar, a former member of the Sandinista revolution and several National Book Award winners are among those participating in the 36th annual...

$5,000 Worth Of Cameras Stolen From North Campus’ School Of Justice

Twenty-five cameras used to document crime scene investigations were stolen from a classroom at North Campus, according to a public safety report.  Among the stolen...

Public Safety Officer Doubling As Haitian IBO Club President

Gasly Mondelus logs nearly 40 hours a week at North and Wolfson Campus while juggling multiple hats.  The 26-year-old Haitian-born biology student has his routine...

Book Blends Professor’s Violent Past With Criminal Justice Policy

Two School of Justice colleagues published a 24 chapter electronic book—A Mother Cries: Lethal Violence & the Real Zombie Apocalypse—in August. Written by Kendall Campus...
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Local Shooting Guard Aims To Revitalize Run MDC

Shooting guard Richard Charles comes to Miami Dade College with lofty expectations. Sharks head basketball coach Kevin Ledoux describes him as “the best player in...

Transfer Finds New Home At Shark Tank

After a difficult freshman season at South Georgia Technical College, point guard Rio Yamazaki is aiming to make a comeback at Miami Dade College. Yamazaki...

Students To Build City Of Miami Budget Web App

Miami Dade College was awarded a year-long $88,507 grant from New America to create the Miami Budget App.  The Miami Budget App, a website app,...

Haitian Native Finds New Home On MDC Basketball Court

Dev Ostrowski can’t imagine his life had he not been adopted from an orphanage in Haiti.  He recalls his time in a crowded orphanage near...

Meet The Eccentric Sociology Professor Who Likes To Rock Out

Alejandro Angee furiously bangs on a six-piece drum set with two wooden sticks, performing with friends in a tight corner of his living room.  Angee...

The Cost Of Hiring A College President

By Heidi Perez-Moreno and Corbin Bolies The hunt to find Eduardo J. Padrón’s successor has been filled with uncertainty, but one thing is clear—it will...
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