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Professor Faked A Stomach Ache While He Got Drunk In Spain, Report Says

April 13, 2018 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez resignation, North Campus, Honors College

A philosophy professor was forced to resign after college officials accused him of misrepresenting a two-week absence by telling his students he would be faking a stomach ache as a cover up for getting drunk in Spain. Matthew Schuh, a North Campus professor who has worked full-time at Miami… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Esteemed Sign Language Interpreter Loses Battle To Cancer

April 13, 2018 Corbin Bolies Wolfson Campus, Obituary, obit, ACCESS

Ana Hernandez was just about to leave for lunch when she heard him. One of her deaf students was running up to her, essay in hand and stress on his face. It was due that day and he needed it proofread. Hernandez put her soup down and went to… Read the rest at our website.

Shark Patrol students posing with Hialeah public safety chief Stephanie Fernandez.

Hialeah Campus News

Shark Patrol Program Keeps Hialeah Campus Students On The Prowl

April 13, 2018 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Public Safety, Sharks, Hialeah Campus

When Hialeah Campus public safety chief Stephanie Fernandez started the Shark Patrol Program, her goal was to unite the campus and the public safety department and increase community involvement among students. Her goal has more than been met. Since 2016, about 250 students have participated in the program, with… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Wolfson Campus Couple To Retire Together

April 13, 2018 Christian Ortega retirement

Michael Hettich and Colleen Ahern-Hettich have been an educational power couple at Wolfson Campus for two decades. Combined, they have worked at Miami Dade College for 42 years. Their tenure will soon come to an end. Hettich’s last semester teaching will be this spring. Ahern-Hettich is retiring in July.… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC To Offer Two New Child Care Certificate Programs In Fall Of 2019

April 13, 2018 Justin Marcano certificate, child care, School of Education

Miami Dade College’s School of Education is creating two new child care certificate programs that are expected to launch in the Fall of 2019. The two certificates are in early childhood special education and child care management for center owners. “These programs were introduced because nothing like them had… Read the rest at our website.

Students holding up their protest signs at March For Our Lives.

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More Than 800,000 Attend Student-Led March For Our Lives Protest In Washington, D.C.

March 30, 2018 Alessandra Pacheco gun control, school shootings, gun laws, March For Our Lives, gun reform

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Fourteen-year-old Daniel Konis hid in a classroom in the freshman building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when Nikolas Cruz allegedly killed 17 people on Feb. 14. “Maybe about an hour after they let the students out, Daniel sent me a text message saying he was okay… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus News

Janet Reno Ranch In Legal Limbo

March 30, 2018 Corbin Bolies ranch, Kendall Campus, Janet Reno

Intentions to donate the ranch of the late Janet Reno to Miami Dade College were announced last April. However, Janet Reno’s niece—Janet Meliha Reno—might prevent that from happening. In court documents recently examined by The Reporter, Janet Meliha Reno filed a motion to contest the transference of the ranch… Read the rest at our website.

Michael de Benedictis teaching his class.

News Kendall Campus

Kendall Campus English Professor To Retire After 32 Years

March 30, 2018 Christian Ortega Kendall Campus, Retired Staff, retirement

A 1968 article in the Los Angeles Times reads “Michel de Benedictis is a 16-year-old junior at Beverly Hills High School who dabbles in poetry, wants to be a doctor—but admits he might end up teaching literature.” Fifty years later, de Benedictis is set to retire from Miami Dade… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

North Campus Dedicates Oak Tree In Memory Of Beloved Public Safety Officer

March 30, 2018 Paola Fernandez dedication, Public Safety, ceremony

North Campus dedicated the oak tree next to the School of Justice in memory of beloved public safety officer Charlotte Fulton—who passed away last summer from Stage 2 cancer—during a dedication ceremony on March 16. For people who knew Charlotte, dedicating the oak tree to her makes sense. She… Read the rest at our website.

News Sports Kendall Campus Men's Basketball

Sharks Season Ends With No State Tournament—Again

March 30, 2018 Justin Marcano Basketball, Men's Basketball, state tournament

The Miami Dade College men’s basketball season can be summed up as a tale of two seasons. There was the fast and furious 11-5 start and then the loss of nine of their last 14 games that brought the Sharks to finish the season 16-14. The thud of an… Read the rest at our website.

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