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At the Board of Trustees meeting.
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Firm Emerges As Frontrunner To Conduct MDC Presidential Search

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AGB Search, a prominent academic headhunting firm that conducted Broward College’s presidential search in 2018, has emerged as the frontrunner to lead Miami Dade College’s quest for a new president.   Board of Trustees Vice-Chair Carlos Migoya and trustee Michael Bileca heard pitches from three firms at a board workshop… Read the rest at our website.
Statue donated by the Confucius Institute.
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Miami Dade College Severs Ties With The Confucius Institute

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Miami Dade College has cut ties with the controversial Confucius Institute, a Chinese-state funded program that incorporates Chinese culture into Western institutions.  In a letter to the Confucius Institute Headquarters on Sept. 5, Interim President Rolando Montoya said the College will no longer continue its nearly ten-year partnership, effective… Read the rest at our website.
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Here Is Who Was Selected To Be MDC’s Interim President

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By Heidi Perez-Moreno and Corbin Bolies Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees selected Rolando Montoya, who retired from the College three years ago as College Provost, on Aug. 29 to serve as interim president while they find a permanent replacement for Eduardo J. Padrón. Montoya’s appointment officially started on… Read the rest at our website.
Dr. Padron giving a speech on stage.
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Padrón Opts To Not Stay As MDC President; Last Day Will Be Friday

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Eduardo J. Padrón, who built Miami Dade College into a higher education juggernaut during his 25 years as president, will not stay on past Friday, according to a senior administration official.  He announced his plan to retire in February, but there had been hope he would stay on as… Read the rest at our website.
Lenore Rodicio speaking at Convocation.
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Last Candidate Standing In Miami Dade College Presidential Search—For Now.

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Who is Lenore Rodicio? “I am not Eduardo Padrón,” Rodicio emphatically told the Board of Trustees during her finalist interview on July 24, minutes before they rebooted the five-month presidential search process, temporarily leaving her as the lone candidate.  Miami Dade College’s provost continued: “I’ve had the honor of… Read the rest at our website.
MDC Foundation letter condemning decision to reboot presidential search.
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MDC Foundation Letter Condemns BOT Decision: ‘Discarding The Selection Process Has Placed The College In A Dangerous Limbo.’

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The Miami Dade College Foundation Board of Directors sent a strongly worded letter to the Board of Trustees on Friday condemning their decision to reboot the presidential search, saying it places the College in danger of losing private donors and student scholarships.  “There is a growing sense that the… Read the rest at our website.
Eight Miami Dade College professors have filed a lawsuit against the Board of Trustees.
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MDC Professors Sue Board Of Trustees Over Presidential Search

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Eight Miami Dade College professors have filed a lawsuit against the College’s District Board of Trustees over their decision to reopen the presidential search process.  The lawsuit, filed in the Eleventh Judicial Court earlier today by Phillips, Richard & Rind, P.A.—a firm run by Mark Richard, former paralegal professor… Read the rest at our website.
District Board of Trustees during the presidential search.
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Decision To Reboot Presidential Search Angers Community: ‘The Heart and Soul of The College Is Being Ripped Apart Today’

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By Corbin Bolies and Heidi Perez-Moreno   The Miami Dade College community waited for the president they were promised. For seven months, Democracy’s College searched. They spent more than 1,000 hours, had more than 500 inquiries, 49 applicants and four finalists. After an intimate two-day open forum with the… Read the rest at our website.
Lenore Rodicio's wants to be MDC's new president.
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College Provost Makes Her Pitch To Be Next MDC President

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Lenore Rodicio wants to be Miami Dade College’s storyteller. The lone internal candidate vying to replace sitting president Eduardo J. Padrón made her pitch to a room full of her colleagues on Tuesday. “I will be a president who will honor our story,” Rodicio said. “I will be a… Read the rest at our website.