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Armed Robbery Reported At Wolfson Campus

A 20-year-old man said he was robbed at gunpoint at Wolfson Campus on Sept. 27, according to a City of Miami Police Department incident...

Miami Culinary Institute Student Builds Mango Mama Salsa Brand

Carmen Ibarra was devastated.  In June of 2020, after three years at her dream job at CSI DMC—an event planning business—she was laid off.  To pass...

SOS Cuba Advocates For Human Rights On The Caribbean Island

Janet Cuni grew tired of arguing with relatives whose ideologies aligned with the dictatorship in Cuba, so she searched for a way out.   She found...

Miss MDC Homestead Pageant Aims To Empower Women

Jazmin Laughlin was born with Factor VII Deficiency, a rare bleeding disorder. To protect herself, she wears her clothes like armor to shield her skin...

Twenty Years After 9/11, MDC Reflects: ‘You Must Be Resilient’

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Division Chief Danny Cardeso stepped to the lectern as a sea of grey and white yard signs—marked with the names of...

Homestead Campus Reports Increase In Student Clubs

Student engagement at Homestead Campus is surging.  The campus, which opened its doors in 1990 and has 30 student organizations, has reported a 13 percent...
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Finn’s Bistro Offers Students A Scenic Respite In-Between Classes

When Kendall Campus students returned on-campus this fall, they found a remodeled spot to grab coffee or a quick bite in-between classes. Finn’s Bistro—the name...

KIPP Charter Schools Partners With North Campus

KIPP Public Schools—a national nonprofit with 270 charter schools across the United States—and Miami Dade College are partnering to assist underserved communities.  The charter school...

One Week Into Fall Semester, MDC Reports Increased Traffic On-Campus

Amid a global pandemic, Alex Ferrer spent his first year at Miami Dade College in isolation. He took online classes but struggled to grasp the...

Children’s Book, Little Özil, Addresses Muslim Discrimination

The words stung Lewis J. Beilman III, like a soccer ball flush to the face. Terrorist. Towelhead. Traitor. Beilman was saddened by the verbal vitriol being...

The Learning Commons At Kendall Campus Gets $500,000 Facelift

When fall classes started on Monday, Kendall Campus students were greeted with a renovated Learning Commons area—the library and computer courtyard—in the 2000 building. Upgrades...

She Finds Homes For Old Furniture And Electronics At MDC: ‘One Man’s Trash Is Another’s Treasure’

Maggie Zilliner is a staple at Miami Dade College’s consolidated warehouse. For 25 years, she has worked part-time at the facility—a graveyard of sorts—that stores...
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