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Eddie Fordham, Jr.’s future looked bleak as he sat in a suicide-watch cell at the Escambia County Jail while awaiting his death penalty trial. Bitterness, sadness and fear welled up in the then 18-year-old’s heart. But things changed one night, when someone slipped a letter under his door containing… Read the rest at our website.

News Homestead Campus

Students To Launch Community Garden At Homestead Campus

April 4, 2024 Juliette Bryant community garden

When Jack Taks first set foot on Homestead Campus in August of 2022, he was surprised there was no on-campus garden. “I found [that to be] crazy because Homestead is big on agriculture,” he said. The 20-year-old, who has been gardening for more than a decade, wanted to bring… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Equipment And Facilities Specialist Retires After 38 Years At North Campus

April 4, 2024 Andrea Briones retiree

Bryan Hall has been a part of the Miami Dade College community since he was 18. After graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High School in 1982, he earned an associate’s degree in marketing and business administration from North Campus. In the mid-80’s, Hall started as a part-time outreach technician… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Student Fighting Sickle Cell Had One Wish, She Opted For A Scholarship

March 21, 2024 Nikole Valiente sickle cell disease, Make-A-Wish Foundation

For Fernandye Eugene, perpetual pain is an everyday reality. The 21-year-old frequently experiences blood clots on her arms, legs and feet. Sometimes she struggles with simple functions like breathing and walking. When the pain is too intense, she blacks out. Eugene has sickle cell disease, a rare genetic blood… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Miami Film Festival To Celebrate Its 41st Rendition In April

March 21, 2024 Isabella Arce Miami Film Festival

Grab your popcorn and Junior Mints—Miami Film Festival is here for its 41st installment. The festival will run from April 5 through April 14 and showcase more than 180 cinematic pieces from more than 30 countries. Films will be screened at 10 venues, such as the Knight Concert Hall… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Book Fair’s Big Read Celebration Returns For 19th Installment

March 20, 2024 Juliette Bryant Big Read

Miami Book Fair and the National Endowment for the Arts launched their 19th annual Big Read Miami celebration on March 1. The program, which aims to encourage community reading by discussing a featured book, will showcase several artists, authors and events through April 30. This year’s activities center around… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

Head Custodian At North Campus Retires After 33 Years At MDC

March 19, 2024 Andrea Briones retirement

Glen Fulton grew up in St. Louis, Missouri helping his mother—Mayola Fulton—raise his four siblings. He cooked, cleaned and maintained the yard to ensure Mayola, a single mom, could rest after her daily shifts at the local paint factory. Those experiences taught him the importance of diligence and duty—core… Read the rest at our website.

News

Cuban Cinema Series Returns To Miami Dade College After 17-Year Hiatus

March 7, 2024 Daylyin Staples Cuban Cinema

Alejandro Riós knows the power movies have. As a film critic in Cuba, he witnessed the threat cinema posed to the government’s communist regime. Riós recalls the boldness of three young filmmakers—Ricardo Vega, Jorge Crespo and Juansi—who were invited to showcase their work at the University of Miami in… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Wolfson Campus School Of Business Chair Retires After 31 Years At MDC

March 6, 2024 Andrea Briones retiree

Ana Margarita Cruz believes real-world experience is an invaluable tool. After working in accounting, management, retailing and manufacturing for 15 years, she wanted to give teaching a try. So she became an adjunct professor in the business department at North Campus in January of 1991. That is where she… Read the rest at our website.

News Padrón Campus

Padrón Campus Duo Publishes Paper In Astrophysics Space Science Journal

March 5, 2024 Isabella Arce Astrophysics

Angel Jose Ventura Lopez’s curiosity was his gateway into the world of science. He grew up reading fantasy, adventure and astronomy books in Cuba, eventually developing a fervor for physics, mathematics and computer science. But the prospects for thriving in those fields were dim in his homeland. So in… Read the rest at our website.

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