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The Miami Herald " MDC helps students discover potential"
Date: May 14,  2013

The Miami Herald "MDC president to be honored by Hispanic Chamber of Commerce"
Date: May 13, 2013

The Miami Herald "Miami Dade College seeks former federal court building"
Date: May 10, 2013

The Miami Herald "Business and citizenship are winners in Miami"
Date: May 9, 2013
 

The Miami Herald "At MDC’s graduation: 13,000 students received diplomas, one received a marriage proposal"
Date: May 4, 2013

The Miami Herald " What's a All-Star doing onstage with Miami City Ballet?"
Date: April 29, 2013

The Miami Herald "An undocumented immigrant’s plea to pursue the American Dream" 
Date: April 27, 2013

The Miami Herald " 'Bethlehem Project' Urges Companies to Help Employees Become Citizens"
Date: April 24, 2013

The Miami Herald "Affleck to get honorary doctorate from Brown"
Date: April 24, 2013

The Miami Herald " Invest in educational excellence at Miami Dade College"
Date: April 8, 2013

The Miami Herald "Lessie Graham Pryor, nursing educator at Miami Dade College, dies at 68" 
Date: March 30, 2013

The New York Times "New Breed of Cuban Dissident Finds Changed Miami"
Date: March 31, 2013

The Miami Herald "Blind photographer at MDC inspires other students
Date: March 30, 2013

The Miami Herald "Let local voters decide"
Date: March 19, 2013

The Miami Herald " Study says MDC adds $3 billion to the economy"
Date: March 19, 2013

Diario Las Americas "MDC Needs Legislative Support Bill" 
Date: March 18, 2013

Hispanic Outlook "The Impact of the Second Obama Administration on Community Colleges"
Date: March 18, 2013

The Miami Herald "Blogger Yoani Sánchez remembers Cuba's Black Spring detentions"
Date: March 18, 2013

The Miami Herald "Miami Dade College needs local tax to remain ‘dream factory’"
Date: March 16, 2013

The Miami Herald "Amazing Miami International Film Festival"
Date: March 13 , 2013

The Miami Herald "Faces of HIV" exhibit opens Wednesday at Miami-Dade College"
Date: March 13 , 2013

The Miami Herald "Give a little"
Date: March 11 , 2013

The Miami Herald "MDC seeks local sales tax hike to shore up its finances"
Date: March 6 , 2013

The Miami Herald Juan Clark opened my eyes to the ‘why’
Date: March 3 , 2013

The Miami Herald "International Film Festival shines spotlight on Miami"
Date: February 28 , 2013

The Miami Herald "Miami International Film Festival gets ready for 30th anniversary event" 
Date: February 28 , 2013

The Miami Herald  "Juan Clark, Cuba scholar and Bay of Pigs vet, dies"
Date: February 27 , 2013

The Miami Herald "At Miami Dade College, Arnold Mesches retrospective explores circus of modern life"
Date: February 24 , 2013

The Miami Herald "Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez to speak at Miami's Freedom Tower"
Date: February 19 , 2013

Miami Today "Sand and rhythm in our shoes"
Date: February 19 , 2013

Miami Today "With MIami Dade College, film festival's picture brightened"
Date: February 7 , 2013

The Miami Herald "Abraham troupe powerful in ‘Live! The Realest MC!"
Date: February 5 , 2013

The Miami Herald "Miami International Film Festival unveils the 2013 lineup"
Date: January 29 , 2013

The Miami Herald "Miami Dade College and others join $10,000 degree offer"
Date: January 28 , 2013

The Miami Herald "Tower Theater remains an asset for Little Havana"
Date: December 10 , 2012

The Miami Herald "Miami event to turn entrepreneurs into ‘TekFighters’"
Date: December 6 , 2012

The Miami Herald "Basel notebook: Everglades fauna invades Freedom Tower"
Date: December 5 , 2012

The Miami Herald "In Miami, culture begets more culture with Art Basel arrival"
Date: December 2 , 2012

The Miami Herald "Artistic animals head to the Freedom Tower"
Date: November 28 , 2012

The Miami Herald "Invest in Florida’s public colleges"
Date: November 27 , 2012

The New York Times "If You've Got the Skills, She's Got the Job"
Date: November 17 , 2012

The Miami Herald, "Miami’s book fair ‘Evening With…’ series ends on easy note."
Date: November 16 , 2012

The Miami Herald "South Florida’s ‘Literary Mecca’ returns."
Date: November 14 , 2012

The Miami Herald "The mystical and the political draw devoted readers to Miami Book Fair."
Date: November 14 , 2012

The Miami Herald "Author Sandra Cisneros pays tribute to mother with love, humor at Miami Book Fair"
Date: November 13 , 2012

The Miami Herald "A day for kids, adults and political junkies at Miami Book Fair"
Date: November 12 , 2012

The Miami Herald "Tom Wolfe at Miami Book Fair International: Even I can’t sum up Miami"
Date: November 11 , 2012

The Miami Herald "Junot Díaz evolves with ‘This is How You Lose Her"
Date: November 10 , 2012

The Miami Herald "Read this: Miami Book Fair International kicks off Sunday"
Date: November 8 , 2012

Maguire Associates "Miami Dade College President Implores Education Profession to Enter the 21st Century"
Date: November 5, 2012

The Miami Herald "Visionary act benefits MDC's nursing program"
Date: October 31, 2012

The Miami Herald "Leon family donates $5 million to Miami Dade College nursing school"
Date: October 30, 2012

The Miami Herald "U.S. South Florida investors must guard against rampant fraud"
Date: October 12, 2012

The Miami Herald "New Sculptures at Miami-Dade College Connect Human Rights"
Date: September 25, 2012

The Miami Herald "Tom Wolfe to Kick Off Book Fair Nov. 11"
Date: September 21, 2012

Sun Sentinel "South Florida soldiers arrive home from Afghanistan"
Date: September 18, 2012

The Miami Herald "Voter registration rally thrills MDC campus"
Date: September 18, 2012

The Miami Herald "Humanities commission focuses on arts in education"
Date: September 14, 2012

The Miami Herald "MDC professors receive awards"
Date: August 31, 2012

The Miami Herald "Colleges Offer More Courses Aimed at Job Market"
Date: August 19, 2012

The Miami Herald "Miami Dade College partners with business school at Nova Southeastern"
Date: July 24, 2012

The Miami Herald "Miami Film Festival unveils its 30th anniversary poster
Date: July 12, 2012

Community College Journal " TurboVote Comes to MDC"
Journal Date: June/July 2012

The New York Times " Filling the Skills Gap"
Date: July 2, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Two year degrees and certificate programs can give job-hunters and edge"
Date: July 2, 2012

The Miami Herald, " Lynn Wolfson, benefactress to ballet, opera and MDC, dies"
Date: June 29, 2012

The Miami Herald, "A good reason to be proud
Date: June 7, 2012

Hospitality Design Magazine, "Hospitality Design Awards 2012"
Date: June 7, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Biden and College Presidents Talk About Paying the Bills"
Date: June 5, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Miami Dade College president, a Princeton reject, fulfills his Ivy League dream"
Date: June 5, 2012

The Miami Herald, "South Florida group wins grant to assist undocumented students"
Date: June 3, 2012

The Miami Herald, "A Project to help immigrant students look for a boost"
Date: June 2, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Lighted to Honor Hometown Team"
Date: May 31, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Science in Season"
Date: May 24, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Shaq celebrates at Prime Italian, Albright dines at MDC’s Tuyo"
Date: May 7, 2012

The Miami Herald, "MDC’s Medical Campus to open low-cost clinic for the needy"
Date: May 3, 2012

The Miami Herald, "13,000 MDC graduates savor their achievements"
Date: April 28, 2012

The Miami Herald, "MDC names its 2012 Hall of Famers"
Date: April 18, 2012

The Miami Herald, "MDC galleries reaching ‘greater heights’ under Mikolajczak"
Date: April 8, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Freedom Tower, Port Miami bridge all going blue for autism awareness"
Date: April 2, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Early to rise, early to learn: Colleges offer 6 a.m. classes"
Date: March 25, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Miami-Dade College's Tuyo a place of higher dining"
Date: March 15, 2012

The Miami Herald, "MDC president receives leadership award"
Date: March 14, 2012

Brickell Magazine, "Smart Lead"
Date: March/April 2012

The Miami Herald, "Program helps unemployed land jobs"
Date: March 6, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Zombies take Havana in "Juan of the Dead"
Date: March 6, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Miami Dade College's stewardship of Miami International Film Festival is starting to pay off for movie buffs, students"
Date: March 3, 2012

The Miami Herald, "College's stewardship of film festival pays off for movie buffs, students"
Date: March 1, 2012

The New York Times, "Schools Try to Match the Jobless With 3.4 Million Jobs"
Date: February 29, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Greater Miami Chamber honors Miami Dade College president"
Date: February 28, 2012

The Miami Herald, "South Florida's colleges provide an economic jolt to the region"
Date: February 27, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Short Sighted Approach to Excellence"
Date: February 25, 2012

The New York Times, "Florida Set For New Cut In Spending On Colleges"
Date: February 20, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Educator Honored for Work"
Date: February 15, 2012

The Miami Herald, "MDC launches first-ever course to help Miami-Dade officers save their own lives"
Date: February 8, 2012

Chef Educator Today, "South Florida Sparkler"
Date: Spring, 2012

The Miami Herald, "For info on Miami, Fed looks to elite group"
Date: January 18, 2012

The Miami Herald, "Miami International Film Festival lineup boasts mariachis, slackers and zombies"
Date: January 17, 2012

Miami Today, "Eduardo Padrón guides nation's largest community college to offer low-cost quality education despite state aid cutback"
Date: January 5, 2011

The Miami Herald, "MDC Eduardo Padron to Chair Miami Fed Branch"
Date: December 7, 2011

Poder Hispanic, "Eduardo Padron -100 Most Influential People"
Date: December 6, 2011

The Miami Herald, "Gifts with class: Lessons from South Florida masters truly keep on giving"
Date: December 1, 2011

The Miami Herald, "Norman Van Aken opens Tuyo atop Miami Culinary Institute"
Date: November 10, 2011

The Miami Herald, "New Miami restaurant features award-winning chef Van Aken"
Date: November 3, 2011

The Miami Herald, "MDC President Padrón receives Carnegie award"
Date: November 3, 2011

The New York Times, "Lynda Barry Will Make You Believe In Yourself"
Date: October 27, 2011

The Miami Herald, "Educators outline plan to improve Hispanic graduation rate"
Date: September 30, 2011

The Miami Herald, "A change at Koubek Center"
Date: September 29, 2011

The Miami Herald, "In Latino education, challenges remain formidable"
Date: September 29, 2011

The Miami Herald, "MDC gets grant for nuclear training program"
Date: September 24, 2011

The Miami Herald, "MDC exhibit examines mysteries of Mona Lisa"
Date: September 16, 2011

The Chronicle of Higher Education, "Antipoverty Group Works With Community Colleges to Graduate More Students"
Date: September 4, 2011

The Miami Herald, "MDC a finalist for $1 million prize"
Date: September 14, 2011

The Chronicle of Higher Education, "Antipoverty Group Works With Community Colleges to Graduate More Students"
Date: September 4, 2011

Poder Hispanic, "A Lesson in Excellence"
Date: August/September 2011

The Miami Herald, "Miami Dade College, FIU tops as places to work"
Date: July 26, 2011

Diverse Issues in Higher Education, "Man of the Moment"
Date: July 21, 2011

The Miami Herald, "Growing greener"
Date: July 17, 2011

The Miami Herald, "Miami cab drivers learn customer is king"
Date: July 14, 2011

The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education, "Special Section: Commencement"
Date: Summer 2011

USA Today, "Why DREAM Act is right for U.S., young people"
Date: June 28, 2011

The New York Times, "A Community College in Florida Works to Attract the Poor and the Presidential"
Date: April 20, 2011




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