Department of Social Sciences - Miami Dade College, North Campus

08/10/2025

Our own Histoey Professor Jorge Malagon shares both his personal experiences and historical expertise on the Freedom Tower.

Having fled Castro’s Cuba at age five, Jorge Malagón Márquez honors the landmark reopening in September

11/07/2024

MDC North’s Chair of Social Sciences, Dr. Ned Rinalducci, provided live election analysis throughout election night for WSAV News 3 On Your Side in Savannah GA. Posted are two of those pieces.

11/07/2024

MDC North’s Department of Social Science Chair, Dr. Ned Rinalducci, discusses write-in candidates in Georgia the day before the election on WSAV News 3 On Your Side

BRYAN COUNTY (WSAV) – There’s a chance that voters in our area aren’t selecting a candidate printed on the ballot. Instead, they are writing in a name. In Bryan County, Meredith G…

10/15/2024

Dr. Michael Letizia will be teaching this fascinating course this spring. Enroll early!!!

10/03/2024

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, MDC History Professor Jorge Malagon-Marquez shares this video he created for his AMH2020 courses that show the Cuban expatriate community in Florida during the mid-19th century. The video discusses how US history wrongfully notes that the fight for Cuban independence from Spain began with the Spanish-American War of 1898. In fact, Cubans had been fighting for independence for 30 years before the US got involved in its “splendid little war” that ultimately imposed the Platt Amendment on Cuba and US dominion over the island.

10/03/2024

We hosted a wonderful screening of 6 Hours Away on Tuesday, October 1st followed by a Q & A with the film’s stars and director moderated my MDC’s own Professor Adrian Garcia. This event was part of MDC North’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration.

09/25/2024

Please join us for a film screening of 6 Hours Away on Tuesday, October 1st at 10:00 am in Building 2, room 2147. It will be followed by a Q & A with the film’s stars and director. This event is part of MDC North’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration.

09/24/2024

The new college and university rankings by U.S. News and World Report are out Today. Miami Dade College is recognized as the number four Top Public School in the South Region and number 18 among all colleges in the South. In addition, MDC was ranked number six in Best Colleges for Veterans, tenth in Social Mobility and twelfth in Best Value in the South Region. MDC is also the largest and most diverse college in the nation. Go Sharks!

See the overall college rankings for Miami Dade College.

09/20/2024

Dr. Christina Proenza-Coles was on campus today signing her book American Founders and speaking about How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World. Her perspectives on the Haitian Revolution and its legacies were inspiring.

09/20/2024

Our Constitution Day panel was a great success. Professor Jorge Malagon led a discussion on James Madison’s Federalist No. 10 with The Honorable Ashley Gantt, Florida House of Representatives,
The Honorable Juan Fernandez-Barquin, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller for Miami-Dade County, The Honorable Judge Gina Beovides, Florida 11th Circuit Court, and Estefania Olaiz, SGA President.

A panel discussion on the relevance of Fedralist No. 10 today.