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Recruiting Athletes Takes A Virtual Turn As Coronavirus Continues To Loom

June 4, 2020 Daniel Tamariz Coronavirus, athletics, recruiting

Kevin Ledoux, the men’s basketball coach at Miami Dade College, never thought he would do all his recruiting from the comfort of his living room. These days—instead of catching a plane to visit recruits—the man that has led Run MDC for the past four seasons settles onto his tan… Read the rest at our website.

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Kendall Campus Students Launch Podcast To Inspire Young Entrepreneurs

June 2, 2020 Roxy Garcia entrepreneur, Podcasts, Student Spotlight, Kendall Campus, Entrepreneurship

During a May episode of The Mindset Podcast, Anthony Valenzuela addressed listeners with a stern message—you should always strive to find purpose in any venture you undertake. Valenzuela has found that purpose. He co-hosts The Mindset Podcast with Gabriel Russo. The Kendall Campus students launched the show on Jan.… Read the rest at our website.

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Wolfson Campus Vandalized During George Floyd Protests in Miami

June 1, 2020 Heidi Perez Wolfson Campus, protests

Cracked windows covered with plywood, graffiti expressing disdain for law enforcement and vending machines with shards of glass were the remnants left at Wolfson Campus after dozens of protesters stormed Kyriakides Plaza Saturday to protest the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. The protests, which started at 3… Read the rest at our website.

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DACA Student Graduates From UPenn Law School, Aspires To Tackle Immigration Policy

May 22, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos DACA, Tuskegee University, UPenn, Alum

When Fred Toney told Gustavo Cardona he should apply to Tuskegee University, a historically black university, he couldn’t believe the opportunity was real. As an undocumented immigrant from Colombia, Cardona didn’t think he fit the bill. “Tigers come in more than one color,” Toney, formerly the assistant director of… Read the rest at our website.

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DOE Redefines How Colleges Must Handle Sexual Harassment Complaints

May 22, 2020 Heidi Perez Title IX, sexual harrassment, DOE, Department of Education

The U.S Department of Education announced major changes to how colleges and universities must address sexual harassment complaints. The revisions—revealed in early May—state that claims must be investigated at a live hearing that includes cross examination, lifts the mandatory requirement for college employees to report sexual harrasement claims and… Read the rest at our website.

COVID-19 Briefing

COVID-19 HIV League Scholarship Application

May 20, 2020 Natalie Gutierrez Scholarship, COVID-19, HIV

Students can apply to the COVID-19 HIV League Scholarship until May 31. The scholarship—which awards students $1,000 on a one-time basis—recognizes students with human immunodeficiency virus that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Eligible applicants must be a part-time or full-time student attending college or university in the… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Announces Three-Phase Plan To Reopen; Small Number Of Students To Take Classes On Campus This Summer

May 19, 2020 Heidi Perez remote learning, students, classes, in-person

Miami Dade College Interim President Rolando Montoya revealed a plan during this week’s Board of Trustees meeting that allows a small number of students to take in-person classes this summer for courses that can’t be replicated virtually. The measure coincides with a tentative three phase plan to reopen the… Read the rest at our website.

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Pell Grant Program Provides Inmates A Second Chance At An Education

May 14, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos second chance, students, Department of Education, Inside Out Prison Exchange Program

Miami Dade College has been selected to participate in the Second Chance Pell Program, a federal project aimed at helping incarcerated people attain degrees. Last month, the Department of Education added 67 institutions to the program that was started in 2015. It now has 130 participating schools. Approximately 30… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC To Start Distributing More Than $49 Million To Students Through CARES Act

May 12, 2020 Heidi Perez Coronavirus, CARES Act, emergency aid, federal aid

Miami Dade College will start to dole out emergency aid grants to students later this month, courtesy of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, better known as the CARES Act. The funds are part of a $14 billion federal aid package given to hundreds of colleges and… Read the rest at our website.

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Virtual Collective, I Remember Miami, Wants Your Fondest Memories of The Magic City

May 7, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Miami, MOAD, Miami Book Fair, virtual, MBF, artist, archive

Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art and Design, in collaboration with the Miami Book Fair, launched I Remember Miami—a virtual project that allows people to share their fondest memories of Miami while it undergoes a temporary shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The project seeks audio and photo files to… Read the rest at our website.

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