Miami Dade College

Miami Dade College student Isabel Paz, 19, reflects on the lasting effects of gun violence on herself and the people around her in her submission for NPR's College Podcast Challenge. Her podcast is now a finalist for the fourth annual competition.

Scheduled to be completed in May, the Freedom Tower at 600 Biscayne Blvd. on Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus, will become a museum highlighting the building’s full history dating back to 1925.

This year’s GEMS will take place in several venues in Miami beginning Wednesday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 3, featuring 30 films from more than fifteen countries.

Miami Dade College’s Live Arts Miami kicks off its 35th season with the production of the opera musical that takes place in the future.

Government agencies across the state stopped deducting union dues directly from paychecks when a new law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis' went into effect last year. But MDC's president told WLRN the school's union contracts require it — a tension that experts say remains an 'open question.'

Out of more than 500 submissions from across the country, just 10 students were named finalists in NPR's College Podcast Challenge. Two of them attend Miami Dade College.

We're joined by Miami-Dade College's first woman president Madeline Pumariega. The once student-athlete at the Kendall Campus now leads one of the largest community colleges in the country.

Not many mother-daughter duos can say they've graduated college together. Luisy Martinez Barrera and her daughter Andrea have done it twice — earning their bachelor's degrees from Miami Dade College this semester after getting their associate's in 2019.

Since the pandemic hit, more students than ever are reaching out for help with their mental health. At Miami Dade College, an administrator says many students prefer the privacy of teletherapy over an in-person appointment — even when they call in from an on-campus location.

Teacher preparation programs across the country have been losing enrollment for years, and the School of Education at Miami Dade College is no exception. That's one of the top challenges Carmen Concepción is facing as the school's new dean.

Supporters of the Tower Theatre gathered outside the building to protest the City of Miami’s decision to take over management of the Calle Ocho institution, as city officials outlined their vision for the theater.

City officials suddenly notified Miami Dade College that their deal to run the beloved Little Havana arthouse cinema would be terminated. The news sent shockwaves through the community – a petition and a protest have already been organized.