Author: Alina Halley

President Padron and Homestead Major Jon Burgess signing papers.
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City Donates Land To Create Student Success Center At Homestead Campus

Alina Halley ,  , 
Miami Dade College recently acquired 26,603 square feet of land from the City of Homestead to construct a one-stop student services hub and entrepreneurial institute.  The property transfer was finalized at a signing ceremony in August at Homestead City Hall. “This building will help people with talent reach their… Read the rest at our website.
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Reporter Alum Receives HBCU Fellowship

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Aiyana Ishmael, who served as social media director for The Reporter during the 2017-18 school year, was awarded the 2019 HBCU Digital Media Fellowship as part of the Online News Association, a non-profit digital journalism organization.  Ishmael, 22, did the three-day fellowship on Sept. 12-14 in New Orleans. She… Read the rest at our website.
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NewsNorth Campus

Miami Dade College Aims To Become The ‘Epicenter of Cannabis Education’

Alina Halley ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
North Campus will offer a course this fall meant to teach, and destigmatize, medical marijuana.  The course—Florida Cannabis Policy and Regulation—provides an overview of the state’s medicinal cannabis legislation, marijuana classification, and state and federal regulations.  It was initially introduced as a Summer B term course, and will set… Read the rest at our website.
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Forum

Political Candidates Need To Get With It

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Ever since I can remember, when there is any type of national election, candidates go above and beyond to appeal to different voters such as Latinxs or 18-to-30-somethings—who are notorious for rarely showing up. And, to be quite honest, the effort is sometimes appreciated. But for the most part,… Read the rest at our website.
Heidi Perez-Moreno has been selected to participate in the 2019 Fall Reporting Workshop of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Wolfson CampusBriefing

Reporter EIC Selected For The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2019 Fall Reporting Workshop

Alina Halley ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
Heidi Perez-Moreno, who currently serves as editor-in-chief of The Reporter, has been selected to participate in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2019 Fall Reporting Workshop.   The two-day workshop will take place in Washington, D.C. from Oct. 17-18.  Student journalists, selected from a national pool, will learn how to cover… Read the rest at our website.
The students awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship.
News

MDC Sets New Standard With Seven Jack Kent Cooke Scholars

Alina Halley , 
Seven Miami Dade College students were awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship: Neyton Fernandez, Alejandro Garcia, Victor Garnica, Fiorenza Herrera Diaz, John Lizano, Clarisel Lozano and Yeniselis Morales. Eligible students must be a sophomore or recent graduate of a community college in the United States. They… Read the rest at our website.
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Florida Humanities Council To Present Sports Exhibition

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North Campus, in collaboration with the Florida Humanities Council, will present Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America at the North Campus Art Gallery, 11380 N.W. 27 Ave., Room 5107 through June 15th. The exhibition will document Florida’s sports history, and its connection to gender and racial issues in the… Read the rest at our website.
Precious Oden posing in the kitchen.
NewsWolfson Campus

Former Foster Care Kid Living Out Her Dream At The Miami Culinary Institute

Alina Halley ,  ,  ,  , 
Overcoming foster care can be a daunting challenge for many. Precious Oden entered the system as a baby. At three, she was adopted by Jackie and Henry Oden. They encouraged her to dream big. When Oden was a child, she aspired to be a basketball star. But after watching… Read the rest at our website.