Tag: MDC

MDC Takes Over Historic David W. Dyer Federal Building

Miami Dade College added to its repertoire of historic buildings by negotiating a one-dollar-a-year lease for 115 years to take stewardship of the David...

Collada Retires After Accusations Of Academic Wrongdoing Surface

A North Campus director who worked at Miami Dade College for more than 30 years retired two weeks after she was threatened with termination...

Gamers Battle At Miami Dade College

On a recent afternoon, in a corner of the Kendall Campus cafeteria, a knot of students gathered around computer screens engrossed in a game...

Student Pride Week Brings Awareness And Entertainment

The MDC Pride student club will host Pride Week at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave. from April 11 through 14. The four-day event...

Retiring Professor Missionary For Miami History

When Wolfson Campus history professor Paul S. George retires this summer, he won’t stop being an evangelist on a mission to teach people Miami...

MDC-West Garage Construction To Start In October

After reaching a $33 million settlement on May 6, the MDC-West garage will commence construction in October 2015. The new six-story structure is projected to...

MDC Students Excel in Artistic Endeavors, Win Michael Jackson Tribute Dance Competition

How does one pursue a career as an entertainer? Is there a set path or curriculum that ensures you will get where you want...

Sloan To Retire After 37 Years At MDC

For many at Miami Dade College, Diane Sloan is a dynamic professor who incorporates creative activities into her curriculum. While teaching  public speaking and...

Longtime Journalism Professor Set To Retire

Longtime North Campus journalism professor David Merves is retiring after 30 years at Miami Dade College. Merves, who will reach the 30-year-mark in February...

Families Of Victims Of MDC West Campus’ Garage Collapse Reach Settlement

The victims of the Miami Dade College (MDC) West Campus garage collapse and their respective families reached a settlement agreement with the general contractor...

North Campus Photographer Retires After More Than Four Decades at North Campus

For 46 years, Joseph Ricco has stood behind the lens of hundreds of events at Miami Dade College. The friendly 66-year-old known simply known as...

Access Services Director Retires After Twenty-Six Years

Paul Edwards pressed "record," and in a jolly and passionate tone, updated his voicemail greeting. To him, the news “deserved an announcement.” “Yes, that day has...