Homestead Campus Appoints Chair Of Communications, Humanities And Social Sciences Department

Nicole Bryant was appointed as the chairperson of the communications, humanities and social sciences department at Homestead Campus on Jan. 15. 

The 42-year-old will advocate for faculty members, conduct data-driven work to improve retention and schedule courses.

“I hope to serve the community better,” Bryant said. “I can now be more useful in driving a change that I would like to see at this campus.”

During 19 years at Miami Dade College, she was student life director, a part-time program coordinator for campus administration and the first director of the Honors College at Homestead Campus.

Bryant earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature with a minor in sociology and secondary education in 2003 and a master’s degree in medical sociology with a sub-concentration in race and ethnic relations in 2005 from the University of Miami. 

In 2011, she earned her doctoral degree in higher education leadership and organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University.