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Miami Dade College Selects First Female President In School’s 60 Year History

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Twenty months and two presidential searches later—Miami Dade College finally has its next president. The Board of Trustees unanimously selected Madeline Pumariega, the daughter of Cuban immigrants and a former basketball player at Kendall Campus, as the College’s fifth permanent president Tuesday morning.  She is the school’s first female… Read the rest at our website.
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‘That Girl From Hialeah’ Wants To Be Miami Dade College’s Next President

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Her resume is impressive. Madeline Pumariega has served as Wolfson Campus president, chancellor of the Florida College System and she currently the executive vice president and provost at Tallahassee Community College. But she hasn’t forgotten where her roots lie—the City of Progress.   “The truth is I’m still that girl… Read the rest at our website.
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Rodicio Makes Second Pitch To Be MDC’s President: ‘I’m Ready Today To Help Us Rebuild From The Storm.’

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For the second time in 15 months, Lenore Rodicio made her pitch to be Miami Dade College’s next president. The 18-year MDC veteran, who has risen from adjunct professor to second in command at the College, concentrated on her role in steering the school during the coronavirus pandemic and… Read the rest at our website.
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20 Months After It Started Its Presidential Search, MDC Is Close To Finding Its Next Leader

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It has spawned a lawsuit, a mock funeral and a rebooted search. Now—after 20 months—Miami Dade College’s quest for a new president might just be winding down. Friday, the College’s presidential search committee selected three finalists: Gregory Fowler, president of Southern New Hampshire University’s Global Campus. Morgan Phillips, vice… Read the rest at our website.
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Presidential Search Down To Seven Semifinalists After Candidate Withdraws

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Miami Dade College’s presidential search is down to seven semifinalists after Junius Gonzales, the provost and vice president for academic affairs at the New York Institute of Technology, withdrew his application this past weekend. College officials did not give a specific reason why he withdrew and Gonzales did not… Read the rest at our website.
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Presidential Semifinalists Selected—Possible Battle Brews Between Candidates With Strong MDC Ties

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A battle for Miami Dade College’s top post possibly looms between two candidates with close ties to the school after the presidential search committee selected eight semifinalists Wednesday afternoon.  Among the semifinalists: Madeline Pumariega, the executive vice president and provost at Tallahassee Community College. She was born and raised… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC Releases Detailed Timeline For Presidential Search

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Two weeks after Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees announced it would pick the school’s next president on Nov. 17, it released a detailed outline of how that process will play out.  Applicants have until Oct. 23 to meet the priority consideration deadline. The 17-member presidential search committee will… Read the rest at our website.
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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 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.