Tag: students

Reimagine Challenge 2020 Offering $25,000 Scholarships

BriefingLuisana Ortiz -
Applications for the Reimagine Challenge 2020 scholarships are available until Sept. 25. It recognizes innovative community improvement projects. A maximum of 20 entries will receive up to $25,000 in tuition scholarships and will be published in an...

New Interim Assistant Dean Of Students At North Campus

BriefingBridget Perdomo -
Taniesha Wright was appointed as the new Interim Assistant Dean of Students at North Campus. Wright, whose first day was on Aug. 3, is responsible for assisting the dean of students to assure that student’s needs are...

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

NewsHeidi Perez -
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...

Pell Grant Program Provides Inmates A Second Chance At An Education

NewsAdriana Dos Santos -
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...

Our Education System Is Failing

ForumLucia Galeano -
The concept of school and the reality of it are entirely different. We are told that school is a place we will look forward...

Now Is The Time To Start Your Career Exploration

ForumAlexa Hernández -
College students are constantly revising and updating their resumes, exploring career options, and hoping to land their ideal job. In order to expand your...

MDC Foundation Letter Condemns BOT Decision: ‘Discarding The Selection Process Has Placed The College In A Dangerous Limbo.’

Presidential SearchCorbin Bolies -
The Miami Dade College Foundation Board of Directors sent a strongly worded letter to the Board of Trustees on Friday condemning their decision to...

TRIO Program Provides Assistance To First-Generation College Students

NewsChika Ojukwu -
For first-generation college students, college can be a daunting task. With no parent or sibling paving the way before them, students often have a...

County Program Offers $5 Tickets For Students To Attend Local Cultural Events

BriefingHector Gonzalez -
The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs has created a program for students called Culture Shock Miami that allows them to buy tickets for...