Author: Alexa Hernández

Graduate To Debut Clothing Line.
Wolfson CampusNewsNorth Campus

Miami Fashion Institute Graduate To Debut Clothing Line

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Beatrice Rose Glover sewed her first pillow when she was 13 after her aunt taught her the basics.  She spent the next three years designing shirts and dresses, stitching together clothes she repurposed from the closets of her eight siblings.   After finding clothing scraps littered across the house, Glover’s… Read the rest at our website.
Photo of Kency Herrera, one of many undocumented students.
News

Senate Bill Would Grant Financial Aid To Undocumented Students

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Finding universities that accomodate undocumented students has felt like looking for a needle in a haystack for Kency Herrera. The 19-year-old nursing student at The Honors College at Wolfson Campus has stayed afloat this year through the program’s full-ride scholarship, but has seen first-hand how few transfer schools provide… Read the rest at our website.
Senator Lamar Alexander and MDC vice president and provost Lenore Rodicio chatting.
NewsNorth Campus

FUTURE Act Restores Nearly $255 Million In Funding To Minority-Serving Institutions

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President Donald Trump approved legislation on Dec. 19 to restore nearly $255 million in permanent funding to minority-serving institutions and simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid application process for students.  Congress and the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Future Act the week prior, after the funding… Read the rest at our website.
Joy Ruff speaking to Board of Trustees about sexual violence prevention.
Kendall CampusNews

College To Launch Sexual Violence Prevention Strategies Initiative Next Semester

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Miami Dade College’s Office of Sexual Violence Prevention will offer several training initiatives next semester to combat sexual assaults.  It is the second phase of a $300,000 three-year federal grant.  Some of the projects will include a college-wide sexual violence prevention campaign, mandatory prevention training for incoming students and… Read the rest at our website.
Shawna Powell and Zayna Bryan posing for the camera.
NewsHomestead Campus

Mother And Daughter Take Classes Together At Homestead Campus

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Shawna Powell and Zayna Bryan aren’t your typical best friends. They work, attend classes and grocery shop together. They’re also mother and daughter.  “Listen, my mom looks good. People think she’s my sister or cousin, and I say, ‘This is my momma,’” Bryan said. “We are joined at the… Read the rest at our website.
Sign outside Environmental Center.
Kendall CampusNews

Two Years After Hurricane Irma, Environmental Center Remains Closed

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Hidden inside Kendall Campus is a nine-acre lot of fertile land filled with native flora and fauna.   Located just west of the baseball field, the Environmental Center is a first-hand look into Florida’s natural ecosystem—evergreen canopies that shade the rocky, limestone terrain and palm-sized saw palmetto plants surround a… Read the rest at our website.
Professor Nelly Delessy.
North CampusNews

This Professor Wants To Hack Your Computer⁠—Legally

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Nelly Delessy is redefining hacking.  She plans to protect companies from cyberattack instead of fraudulently infiltrating them.  In March, Delessy, a computer science and programming professor at North Campus, was certified as an ethical hacker by the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants, an international cybersecurity accreditation firm.  Delessy is… Read the rest at our website.
Photo of Riane Roldan.
Briefing

Reporter Alumna To Work At Austin American-Statesman

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Riane Roldan, who served as A & E editor for The Reporter during the 2016-17 school year, has landed a temporary reporting position at the Austin American-Statesman, a daily newspaper in Texas.  Roldan, 22, began the three month assignment on Sept. 3. She will cover local politics, environmental issues… Read the rest at our website.