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New Timeline: Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to select a new College president by Nov. 17. PHOTO COURTESY OF GIORGIO VIERA/ MIAMI DADE COLLEGE MEDIA RELATIONS
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Board Of Trustees Select New Timeline To Find MDC’s Next President—Again

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Last March, Miami Dade College’s Board Of Trustees promised that the school’s fifth permanent president would be hired by July

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BOT extends presidential search.
More Time: Pictured above is an earlier photo of Rod McDavis, managing principal of AGB Search, the firm that recommended the presidential search timeline be extended in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The College’s Board of Trustees later motioned to enact this during a BOT meeting earlier today. REPORTER FILE PHOTO/PATRICK C. GROSS
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Board Of Trustees Extends Presidential Search, Cites Coronavirus As Reason

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The yearlong saga to find Miami Dade College’s fifth permanent president took another setback Tuesday when the Board of Trustees

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Professors protesting MDC presidential search.
In Unison: More than 50 professors at Miami Dade College protested the ongoing presidential search at Kendall Campus on March 5. They feel that professors haven't been given a voice while the College's looks for Eduardo J. Padrón replacement. 
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MDC Professors Protest Presidential Search, Say ‘Its The Death Of Education’

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Carrying a wooden coffin down 104th street in front of Kendall Campus, a conga line of professors protested what they

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Board of Trustees meeting for presidential search.
Next Step: Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees unveiled a working presidential profile, search committee and timeline of the presidential search process during a regular meeting today. A new president is expected to be announced in May. HEIDI PEREZ-MORENO/THE REPORTER
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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

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Round Two: Trustees met during a special Board of Trustees meeting earlier today to establish the makeup of the search committee that will continue the ongoing presidential search. PATRICK C. GROSS/THE REPORTER
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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

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AGB Search selected
You're Hired: The Board of Trustees picked AGB Search to continue their quest to find the College’s fifth permanent president. CORBIN BOLIES\ THE REPORTER
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The Cost Of Hiring A College President

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By Corbin Bolies and Heidi Perez-Moreno The hunt to find Eduardo J. Padrón’s successor has been filled with uncertainty, but

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At the Board of Trustees meeting.
Fresh Start: Board of Trustees Vice-Chair Carlos Migoya and trustee Michael Bileca are expected to recommend AGB Search as the headhunting firm to conduct the new presidential search at the next Board meeting on Oct. 7. HEIDI PEREZ-MORENO/THE REPORTER
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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

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Fired Up: Contentious debate happened at the special Board of Trustees meeting while discussing the Miami Dade College presidential search.
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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

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