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Kendall Campus Library And Computer Courtyard Undergoing Renovations

The computer courtyard and library at Kendall Campus are undergoing a $578,000 facelift to modernize the facility, according Brian Stokes, the senior director of campus administration. Learning resources closed in March due to the coronavirus and started renovations at the beginning of July. They are expected to reopen before… Read the rest at our website.
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Homestead Campus President To Retire After 15 Years At MDC

Jeanne Jacobs left her mark on South Dade. As Homestead Campus president, she ushered in a new state-of-the-art nursing simulation lab, launched a program—MDC Builds—that prepares students for entry-level construction jobs, and opened Miami Dade College’s fourth School for Advanced Studies site. Jacobs, who is the longest-tenured campus president… Read the rest at our website.
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Inside Out Nominated For Award At Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

In the spring of 2019, Rocio Sullivan documented two Miami Dade College classes as part of her thesis project for the School of Entertainment & Design Technology. The courses—constitutional law and introduction to psychology—were different from the College’s usual offerings, they were taught inside a prison. Sullivan’s 15-minute documentary,… Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Dade College Selects First Female President In School’s 60 Year History

Twenty months and two presidential searches later—Miami Dade College finally has its next president. The Board of Trustees unanimously selected Madeline Pumariega, the daughter of Cuban immigrants and a former basketball player at Kendall Campus, as the College’s fifth permanent president Tuesday morning.  She is the school’s first female… Read the rest at our website.
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Former Wolfson Honors Student Creating Robotic Arm To Help Paralysis Patients

Like most 10-year-olds, Nelson Hidalgo enjoyed his PlayStation. But it wasn’t gaming that interested him the most—it was opening the console and fixing issues it encountered that captivated him. Today, the 20-year-old biomedical engineering student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is using his interest in technology, engineering, and… Read the rest at our website.
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‘That Girl From Hialeah’ Wants To Be Miami Dade College’s Next President

Her resume is impressive. Madeline Pumariega has served as Wolfson Campus president, chancellor of the Florida College System and she currently the executive vice president and provost at Tallahassee Community College. But she hasn’t forgotten where her roots lie—the City of Progress.   “The truth is I’m still that girl… Read the rest at our website.
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