Office of the President

Communications

Emails

The president's email communications to students and the community.

• Celebrating Women’s History Month at MDC
  March 1, 2023

• Celebrating Black History Month
  February 1, 2023

• Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. at MDC
  January 11, 2023

• Welcome to 2023 at MDC
  January 3, 2023

• Season’s Greetings from Miami Dade College
  December 16, 2022

• A Message of Gratitude and Appreciation
  November 22, 2022

• Let us Come Together to Honor our Veterans
  November 8, 2022

• MDC Student Publications Win Pacemaker Awards
  October 31, 2022

• MDC's Miami Book Fair
  October 28, 2022

• MDC’s Continued Commitment to Wellness
  October 19, 2022

• Miami Dade College Continues Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
  October 14, 2022

• MDC named 2022 Great College to Work For
  September 16, 2022

• Nominate now! President’s Excellence Awards Program
  September 2, 2022

• Join me in celebrating ‘I AM MDC Day’ on September 6
  August 31, 2022

• Introducing the Friday Five
  August 26, 2022

• Welcome to the new Academic Year
  August 22, 2022

• Optimizing for the Future
  August 18

• Hialeah Campus president appointed
  August 3, 2022

• Happy Independence Day
  July 4, 2022

• Aligning MDC’s budget to our priorities
  June 24, 2022

• Selection of Endowed Teaching Chairs for 2022-23
  June 10, 2022

• Announcing the President’s Leadership Academy
  June 1, 2022

• Hurricane Season
  May 27, 2022

• Memorial Day at MDC
  May 20, 2022

• Five MDC Graduates Awarded Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships!
  May 12, 2022

• Announcing the 2022 Great Colleges to Work for Program
  March 2, 2022

• Please welcome Nelson Hincapie as Executive Director of the MDC Foundation
  January 19, 2022

• Reflecting on the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  January 13, 2022

• MDC Foundation Chairman Al Salas to Receive AACC Outstanding Alumni Award
  January 6, 2022

• Welcome Back and Happy New Year!
  January 4, 2022

• A Special Message from the President
  December 15, 2021

• Grateful for all of you
  November 23, 2021

• MDC Volleyball Team Crowned State Champions
  November 8, 2021

• Honoring veterans for their courage and sacrifice
  November 5, 2021

• Miami Dade College Certified with the Seal of Excelencia
  October 29, 2021

• MDC's Miami Book Fair
  October 20, 2021

• Remembering 9/11
  September 8, 2021

• Celebrating Independence Day
  July 2, 2021

• Let’s Unite to Help Surfside
  June 26, 2021

• Miami Dade College Remembers the Fallen and Honors Military Heroes on Memorial Day
  May 25, 2021

• Miami Dade College Baseball Team Crowned FCSAA State Champions!
  May 10, 2021

• Miami Dade College Gears Up for May 2021 Commencement
  April 26, 2021

• 18 and older eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning April 5
  March 30, 2021

• Miami Dade College’s North Campus to Serve as Federal Vaccination Site
  February 19, 2021

• Miami Dade College Launching MDC CARE Initiative and MDC LIVE Modality
  January 15, 2021

• Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  January 14, 2021

• MDC Together for the Better in 2021
  January 4, 2021

• Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year!
  December 31, 2020

• A Message of Thanks and Appreciation
  November 25, 2020

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In the News

News coverage of the president and MDC.

• Community Colleges’ Positive, Pervasive Digital Leap
  Inside Higher Ed | February 1, 2023

• Episode 90. Miami-Dade College President Madeline Pumariega
  Fluent in Floridian | November 14, 2022

• Executive Profile: Miami Dade College's Pumariega on how basketball prepared her to lead
  South Florida Business Journal | April 20, 2022

• ‘An intellectual giant’: Michael A. Finney, CEO of Miami-Dade Beacon Council, dies at 65
  Miami Herald | April 4, 2022

• Miami and Miami Dade College team up to create the tech talent of the future | Opinion
  March 18, 2022

• Meet the 2021 Power Leaders in Education
  September 17, 2021

• 7 Miami leaders to know on Women’s Equality Day. Here’s how they changed the city
  Miami Herald | August 26, 2021

• President Madeline Pumariega Comes Home
  Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine | August, 2021

• Women’s History Month Spotlight: Miami Dade College President Madeline Pumariega Shattered Glass Ceiling
  4 CBS – Miami | March 1, 2021

• New MDC leadership focusing on equity
  The Miami Times | March 23, 2021

• Madeline Pumariega Returns home to become Miami Dade College president
  Miami Today | January 14, 2021

• Miami Dade College’s board unanimously selects Madeline Pumariega as next president
  Miami Herald | November 17, 2020

• With selection of Pumariega to lead MDC, we can put fractious process behind us | Opinion
  Miami Herald | November 20, 2020

• A Q&A With Miami Dade’s New President
  Inside Higher Ed | November 30, 2020

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Writings & Remarks

Published writings and official remarks from the president.

• Florida's Colleges Lead the Way in Affordability
  Florida Politics | September 6, 2022

• Workforce Readiness: How MDC is Building up the Academic, Digital and Soft Skills Needed for Miami’s Future Talent
  Opportunity Miami | Sep 26, 2022

• We Floridians are Resilient, with the Strength and Spirit to Rebuild After Hurricane Ian
  Miami Herald | October 1,2022

• Creating a Cybersecurity Pipeline
  Community College Daily | September 11, 2022

• Aligning Industry and Higher Ed to Create a Thriving Workforce
  BHEF | July 10, 2022

• Students need a faster, affordable path to jobs. Miami DadeCollege is leading the way (opinion)
  Miami Herald | July 22, 2021

• Better Align Workforce Programming with Partnerships
  The Evolllution | June 8, 2021

• How colleges can best use government funding from the American Rescue Plan (opinion)
  Inside Higher Ed | May 3, 2021

• Women’s History Month is a time to honor, reflect and give back
  Miami’s Community Newspaper | March 8, 2021