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North Campus School Of Business ‘Superhero’ Passes Away At 49

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Carlos M. Villanueva always found a way to help the ones he loved.  Whether that meant caring for his mother—Susana Pereź De Durán—or arranging for a friend’s daughter to sing The Star-Spangled Banner at a Miami Marlins game, Villanueva’s words and actions always reverberated.  “He was someone that helped… Read the rest at our website.
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Medical Campus Students Were Warned Of Possible Exposure To COVID-19

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A professor told a group of Medical Campus students taking a face-to-face class to self-quarantine on July 13 because they might have been exposed to the coronavirus after someone tested positive, according to an email obtained by The Reporter.  It’s unclear if the person who tested positive is a… Read the rest at our website.
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Navarro Decides Not To Continue As Chairman Of Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees

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Bernie Navarro, who has been at the forefront of Miami Dade College’s search for a new president, decided he will not continue as chair of the Board of Trustees Tuesday morning after citing work constraints.  Navarro, the founder and president of Benworth Capital, a private real estate investment company,… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC To Start Fall Semester Remote; Face-To-Face Classes Could Resume By September 28

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With coronavirus cases continuing to spike in South Florida, Miami Dade College announced Monday morning that it will start the fall semester remote with hopes of resuming face-to-face classes in a limited capacity by Sept. 28. The only classes that will be face-to-face on Sept. 1 will be courses… Read the rest at our website.
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ICE Rescinds Order That Would Have Stripped The Visas Of 1,359 International Students at MDC

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The United States Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement rescinded a directive on Tuesday that would have forced international students to leave the country if their school held classes entirely online this fall. More than 1,350 international students at Miami Dade College would have been affected… Read the rest at our website.
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ICE Directive Puts Fate Of More Than 1,350 International Students At MDC In Jeopardy

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When Victor Hugo Batistela moved more than 4,000 miles from his home in São Paulo, Brazil three years ago, it was to attend school in the United States. Batistela has taken full advantage, maintaining a 4.0 GPA in The Honors College at Wolfson Campus.   But now, the 18-year old’s… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC Releases Detailed Timeline For Presidential Search

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Two weeks after Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees announced it would pick the school’s next president on Nov. 17, it released a detailed outline of how that process will play out.  Applicants have until Oct. 23 to meet the priority consideration deadline. The 17-member presidential search committee will… Read the rest at our website.
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Board Of Trustees Select New Timeline To Find MDC’s Next President—Again

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Last March, Miami Dade College’s Board Of Trustees promised that the school’s fifth permanent president would be hired by July 24.   When the search fell apart, a new date was set: May 19.  Now, for the third time in the nearly 15-month search—that has spurred a lawsuit, mock funeral… Read the rest at our website.