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Board Of Trustees Select New Timeline To Find MDC’s Next President—Again

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Last March, Miami Dade College’s Board Of Trustees promised that the school’s fifth permanent president would be hired by July 24.   When the search fell apart, a new date was set: May 19.  Now, for the third time in the nearly 15-month search—that has spurred a lawsuit, mock funeral… Read the rest at our website.
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Board of Trustees Scholarship Available To Students

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Applications are being accepted for Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees Award.  Eight students—one from each Miami Dade College campus—are selected to receive the $5,000 scholarship. Eligible students will receive an email from the dean of students at their respective campus to apply.  They must have a minimum 3.5… Read the rest at our website.
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Board Of Trustees Extends Presidential Search, Cites Coronavirus As Reason

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The yearlong saga to find Miami Dade College’s fifth permanent president took another setback Tuesday when the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to extend the deadline for presidential candidates to apply until this fall because of the coronavirus.  Trustee Nicole Washington—who chairs the presidential search committee—received the recommendation from… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC Professors Protest Presidential Search, Say ‘Its The Death Of Education’

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Carrying a wooden coffin down 104th street in front of Kendall Campus, a conga line of professors protested what they feel is a lack of transparency in the College’s search to find its fifth-ever president on March 5.  Decked out in black graduation regalia, they chanted “we demand transparency,”… Read the rest at our website.
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Questions Of Transparency Arise In Miami Dade College’s Presidential Search

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By Heidi Perez-Moreno and Corbin Bolies Nearly a year after the Board of Trustees started looking for Miami Dade College’s next president, questions about the search’s transparency continue to bubble up.  Today’s meeting agenda vaguely listed the discussion of the presidential search as a “Board Member Discussion Item.” In… Read the rest at our website.
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Trustees Restart Presidential Search Process; Here Is What You Need To Know

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The Board of Trustees laid the groundwork for selecting a search committee that will be charged with selecting Miami Dade College’s fifth permanent president on Nov. 12. In comparison to the previous search committee, the pool will be smaller and less diverse.   Trustees settled on assembling a committee compromised… Read the rest at our website.
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The Cost Of Hiring A College President

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By Heidi Perez-Moreno and Corbin Bolies The hunt to find Eduardo J. Padrón’s successor has been filled with uncertainty, but one thing is clear—it will be costly. On Oct. 7, the Board of Trustees selected AGB Search to continue looking for the College’s fifth permanent president. They voted 6-0… Read the rest at our website.