November 5, 2024
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Samantha Hernandez is the student voice for the presidential search.
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Meet The Student Voice On MDC’s Presidential Search Committee

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Samantha Hernandez wants to leave a mark on Miami Dade College’s presidential search.  The 20-year-old, who serves as president of the Student Government Association at Kendall Campus, is doing just that, as the lone student representative on the College’s search committee.  Hernandez is one of 17 search committee members.… Read the rest at our website.
Board of Trustees meeting for presidential search.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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