Heidi Perez, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

MDC To Provide Free Tax Preparation Services

February 21, 2020 Heidi Perez services, tax, taxes, VITA

Miami Dade College will once again offer free tax preparation services at various campuses until April 13 as part of Miami-Dade County’s IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. The VITA program is available to low-income, elderly and/or non-English speaking members of Miami-Dade County’s community. It is administered annually through… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Lawsuit Alleges Professor Told Disabled Student His Brain Was Broken

February 7, 2020 Heidi Perez Kendall Campus, Disability, lawsuit

A disabled student is suing Miami Dade College in federal court, claiming a professor refused to give him additional time on exams and said that his brain was broken, according to a lawsuit filed in November. Court documents claim Kendall Campus professor Chin Yu Kuo told Adrian Dominguez, who… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus Briefing

Historical Violence Exhibit Featured At Freedom Tower

February 7, 2020 Heidi Perez MOAD, Museum of Art and Design, Art, Exhibit

The Miami Dade College Museum of Art and Design will open Forensic Architecture: True To Scale exhibit on Feb. 19 at the Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd., at 6 p.m. The exhibit, on display until Sept. 27, uses architectural computer software to show state and corporal violence around the… Read the rest at our website.

Lenore Rodicio, executive vice-president and provost at Miami Dade College.

Briefing

Provost Selected As Chair Of Prestigious Higher Education Committee

February 7, 2020 Heidi Perez new chair, Lenore Rodicio, chair

Lenore Rodicio, executive vice-president and provost at Miami Dade College, was selected as Vice Chair of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Rodicio, 46, assumed her duties on Jan. 22. She will serve for a year before being named chair of the committee. “I will use this post… Read the rest at our website.

MDC alumni Esther "Shelly" Smith Fano and Luisa Santos.

News Kendall Campus Wolfson Campus

Candidates With MDC Ties Face Off In School Board Race

January 24, 2020 Heidi Perez Elections, school board, campaign

Two candidates gunning for a seat on Miami-Dade County’s School Board have close ties to Miami Dade College. Luisa Santos, who graduated from The Honors College at Kendall Campus in 2012, and Esther “Shelly” Smith Fano, the executive director of MDC’s Hospitality Institute—are two of the four candidates running… Read the rest at our website.

Desmond Meade is one of many fighting for voting rights for former felons.

News

Florida Supreme Court Rules Felons Must Pay Fines Before Regaining Voting Rights

January 24, 2020 Heidi Perez voting rights, amendment 4, florida supreme court, court

More than a year after Florida restored voting rights to convicted felons who have completed their sentence, the Florida Supreme Court sided with legislation that says they must pay all court-ordered fees before that can happen. The court’s decision on Jan. 16 could affect the voting rights of nearly… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Kendall Campus

Budgeting And Financial Workshop At Kendall Campus

January 24, 2020 Heidi Perez Kendall Campus, Single Stop, workshop

Kendall Campus, 11011 S.W. 104 St., will host a financial literacy workshop on Feb. 5 in Room 2253 at noon. Students will learn about the complexities of handling their finances and the importance of budgeting and saving money. Through interactive activities, they will address how to properly manage credit… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Homestead Campus

Professor To Discuss Mass Incarceration Among Minorities

January 24, 2020 Heidi Perez Homestead Campus, Discussion

Homestead Campus, 500 College Terrace., will host a discussion about the high incarceration rates among the African American population on Feb. 11 at 11:15 a.m. in Room F222. The discussion, entitled The New Jim Crow, will be led by philosophy professor Aaron Mobley. He will argue that the high… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus News

Kendall Campus Alumna Fights Cancer With Care Packages

January 10, 2020 Heidi Perez Kendall Campus, Alumni Spotlight, Cancer, Alumna, non-profit

Bianca Maderal’s life changed three years ago when a nurse gave her a purple care package while she was a cancer patient at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The gift—which included a hat, deck of cards, word puzzle and water bottle—helped the 22-year-old former Kendall Campus student stay… Read the rest at our website.

News

Former Student Pleads Guilty To Accusations Of Stealing More Than $1.3 Million

January 10, 2020 Heidi Perez Crime, theft, court

A former computer science student at Miami Dade College pled guilty in federal court on Dec. 10 to leading a fraud ring accused of stealing more than $1.3 million in counterfeit checks. Carlos Miguel Rodriguez, 24, is awaiting sentencing on one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire… Read the rest at our website.

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