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Miami Dade College ushered in various campus presidential position changes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alwyn Leiba was appointed interim president of the Medical Campus on June 17. Leiba, who previously served as the campus\u2019 dean of health sciences, replaces <\/span>Bryan Stewart<\/span><\/a><\/span>, who was tabbed president of Kendall Campus on June 10.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alanka Brown<\/span><\/a><\/span>, who served as president at the Eduardo J. Padr\u00f3n Campus for nearly four years, has swapped roles with <\/span>Oscar Loynaz<\/span><\/a><\/span>, who served as president of Homestead Campus for\u00a0 three and a half years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe campuses are the heartbeat of Miami Dade College; they are the pulse of the community,\u201d said College President Madeline Pumariega when announcing the leadership changes during MDC\u2019s monthly Board of Trustees meeting in June. \u201cWhile we are one college, one vision, one team\u2026each campus has a specialness to it and the campus president is the steward to making sure that the campus reflects the community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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