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Last Candidate Standing In Miami Dade College Presidential Search—For Now.

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.
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Reporter EIC Selected For The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2019 Fall Reporting Workshop

Heidi Perez-Moreno, who currently serves as editor-in-chief of The Reporter, has been selected to participate in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2019 Fall Reporting Workshop.   The two-day workshop will take place in Washington, D.C. from Oct. 17-18.  Student journalists, selected from a national pool, will learn how to cover… Read the rest at our website.
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Metromorphosis Gets New Literary Advisor

Wolfson Campus English professor Ariel Gonzalez will serve as the new faculty advisor to Metromorphosis, the literary arts magazine at Wolfson Campus, for the 2019-20 school year.  Metromorphosis, which publishes annually, features a wide-range of creative works from Wolfson Campus students such as poetry, prose and artwork.    “If you… Read the rest at our website.
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Reporter Staff Writer Lands Position At América TeVé

Valentina Gonzalez, who served as Wolfson Campus bureau chief of The Reporter for the 2018-19 school year, has landed a part-time position with América TeVé, a Hispanic television station.   Gonzalez, 21, began working for the station’s archives desk in July. She pitches, assigns and edits multimedia content. Gonzalez served… Read the rest at our website.
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Recent Wolfson Campus Graduate Receives Hidden Hero Award

Rebecca Diaz, an alumna of The Honors College at Wolfson Campus, was one of five Andrew Goodman Foundation Ambassadors to receive the 2019 Hidden Hero award.  Diaz, 20, was selected for the award based on her ongoing service with the Andrew Goodman Foundation, and her efforts to ensure voting… Read the rest at our website.
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Eduardo J. Padrón Completion Scholarship Deadline Is Aug. 16

Students can apply to the recently created Eduardo J. Padrón Completion Scholarship through Aug. 16.  The scholarship, a $1,000 prize, will recognize 50 Miami Dade College students whose academic, social and professional lives have improved while attending the College in the midst of obstacles.  It was made available through… Read the rest at our website.
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College Provost Makes Her Pitch To Be Next MDC President

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.
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Board Of Trustees Rejects Presidential Search Process Changes

After a contentious two-hour meeting, Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees decided to affirm the current process in finding a successor for college President Eduardo J. Padrón. The special meeting’s agenda was dedicated to the presidential search, with new board members appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis seeking to modify… Read the rest at our website.