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Twenty-Five MDC Students Win Coca-Cola Leaders Of Promise Scholarship

Twenty-five Miami Dade College students were awarded the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise scholarship. The total marked a new record for the school.   The College, which...

MDC Mourns Loss Of Longtime Equipment And Facilities Manager

Bryan Hall was a bright presence at Miami Dade College. Always diligent, the long-time equipment and facilities manager was often seen patrolling the North Campus...

Student Services Unveils Renovated Space After $9 Million Renovation

A $9.4 million renovation project at Wolfson Campus has united all student services departments under one space in Room 3130. The project, which began the...

Meet The Youngest Professor In Miami Dade College History

By Pietra Romano Before Nathan Thomas entered Coral Park Elementary in 2010, he got a perfect score on his kindergarten readiness assessment test.  Later that month,...

EdFed Opens Branch At North Campus

North Campus welcomed an Educational Federal Credit Union branch to its grounds on Aug. 22 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.  Students, faculty and staff can visit...

These Two Student Publications Are Organizational Pinnacle Finalists

Miami Dade College student publications AXIS and Miambiance are finalists for the College Media Association’s Pinnacle Award in the Two-Year Literary Magazine of the...

This 18-Year-Old Represents Students At MDC’s Monthly BOT Meeting

Diego Hernandez has always dreamt of helping others.  “He was the kind of kid who liked to extend a helping hand to those who needed...

Freedom Tower To Reopen After More Than $30 Million In Renovations

For the last century, the Freedom Tower has stood in the heart of downtown Miami as a symbol of the city’s origins and the...

Retired English Professor Publishes Her Second Book—The Tilting House

Thirteen years ago, as Ivonne Lamazares stared at her mother’s grave marker in Cuba, she found the serenity that eluded her since Mercedes Fernandez’s...

The Idea Center Offered Paid Internship Opportunities For Students This Summer

For many college students, the biggest challenge isn’t graduating—it’s transitioning into the professional world.  The job market is oversaturated, opportunities become more difficult to find...

Veteran Newsman Retires After 33 Years At MDC

If you’ve taken a class with Merwin Sigale, you’ve likely heard the following question: “What’s your career goal?” Most of his students answer with clear...

West Campus Student Chasing Her Dreams At Full Speed

By Pietra Romano For years, Fernando Cáceres, a rally race car champion, tried to protect his daughter from the demanding male-dominated sport. He enrolled young Maite...